How many railroad crossings are in Essex County, Massachusetts?
The FRA inventory of lists 84 public railroad crossings in Essex County, Massachusetts.
- Public crossings
- 84
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 62
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 56%
- Most trains a day reported
- 58
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 19
- Gate share compared with the state
- 1 percentage point lower
Where are these public crossings?
Browse the listThe map shows the available locations on this page. Area shading may include crossings outside this group.
Gates are reported at 56% of these crossings.
- Gates4756%
- Flashing lights without reported gates11%
- Signs without reported gates or lights1417%
- Other or not reported2226%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Essex County, Massachusetts have the most trains?
- The crossing on Congress St reports 58 trains a day.
- The crossing on Beverly Depot Pedestrian Center reports 58 trains a day.
- The crossing on Beverly Depot Pedestrian West reports 58 trains a day.
- The crossing on Andover Street reports 44 trains a day.
- The crossing on Marblehead Street reports 44 trains a day.
They are on Congress St, Beverly Depot Pedestrian Center, Beverly Depot Pedestrian West, Andover Street and Marblehead Street. 42 of the 84 public crossings in Essex County, Massachusetts have a quiet-zone designation.
CSX Transportation
Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county
Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz
- 160.3800 MHz, base stationCall sign KCP856, license active until 22 May 2034View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WSFY904, license active until 25 Nov 2034View the license at the FCC
- 160.6200 MHz, base stationCall sign KCP856, license active until 22 May 2034View the license at the FCC
- 161.1600 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KCP856, license active until 22 May 2034View the license at the FCC
3 more licenses
- Call sign KEX386, license active until 15 May 2035View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WRWB410, license active until 1 Feb 2033View the license at the FCC
- Call sign WSFY904, license active until 25 Nov 2034View the license at the FCC
- 161.2350 MHz, base stationCall sign WSFY904, license active until 25 Nov 2034View the license at the FCC
- 161.2500 MHz, repeater, mobileCall sign WRWB410, license active until 1 Feb 2033View the license at the FCC
- 161.3100 MHz, base stationCall sign WSFY904, license active until 25 Nov 2034View the license at the FCC
- 161.3700 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign WRWB410, license active until 1 Feb 2033View the license at the FCC
- 161.4000 MHz, base station, repeater, mobileCall sign KCP856, license active until 22 May 2034View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WRWB410, license active until 1 Feb 2033View the license at the FCC
- 161.5200 MHz, base stationCall sign WSFY904, license active until 25 Nov 2034View the license at the FCC
Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.
School-bus routes
27 of 84 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 27 of those are reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route2732% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates27100% of route crossings
The FRA inventory says for each crossing whether it is on a school-bus route. A crossing not reported as on a school-bus route may still be on one.
Incident counts cover January 2016 through 31 July 2026. They describe reported events, not a rating of crossings.
Traffic counts were collected at different times. Road count years appear with each record; train count years are not reported separately.
How many trains pass each crossing?
Public crossings are ordered by reported trains a day, from most to lowest.
- Congress StBeverly2,279 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Beverly Depot Pedestrian CenterBeverlyNo road count has been reported.
- Beverly Depot Pedestrian WestBeverlyNo road count has been reported.
- Andover StreetLawrence10,680 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Marblehead StreetNorth Andover5,472 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Sutton StreetNorth Andover16,350 vehicles a day2019 road count
- North Main StreetNorth Andover4,639 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Cross RoadHaverhill2,289 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Bradford WestHaverhillNo road count has been reported.
- Bradford EastHaverhillNo road count has been reported.
- Haverhill WestHaverhillNo road count has been reported.
- Haverhill EastHaverhillNo road count has been reported.
- Lawrence StationLawrenceNo road count has been reported.
- Lowell Junction RoadAndover4,350 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Tewksbury StreetAndover1,154 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Andover StreetAndover7,737 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Essex StreetAndover7,533 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Pearson StreetAndover1,281 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Elliott StreetBeverly13,159 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Cabot StreetBeverly20,615 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Spring StreetBeverly4,062 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Essex StreetBeverly13,905 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Boyles StreetBeverly2,227 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Thissell Street WestBeverly184 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Hale StreetBeverly5,344 vehicles a day2021 road count
- West Street WestBeverly3,918 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Beach StreetBeverly3,180 vehicles a day2019 road count
- West Street EastBeverly4,100 vehicles a day1999 road count
- Beach StreetManchester4,421 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Manchester WestManchesterNo road count has been reported.
- Sea StreetManchester411 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Stanwood AvenueGloucester700 vehicles a day2008 road count
- Washington StreetGloucester15,270 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Maplewood AvenueGloucester6,290 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Cedar/Willow StreetsGloucester3,599 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Cleveland StreetGloucester2,642 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Thissell Street EastBeverly538 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Montserrat Pedestrian EastBeverlyNo road count has been reported.
- Prides Crossing PedestrianBeverlyNo road count has been reported.
- Beverly Farms PedestrianBeverlyNo road count has been reported.
- Montserrat Pedestrian WestBeverlyNo road count has been reported.
- Manchester CenterManchesterNo road count has been reported.
- Manchester EastManchesterNo road count has been reported.
- West Gloucester StationGloucesterNo road count has been reported.
- Gloucester StationGloucesterNo road count has been reported.
- Elliott StreetBeverly15,160 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Balch StreetBeverly6,004 vehicles a day2019 road count
- Cabot StreetBeverly12,130 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Dodge StreetBeverly9,328 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Larch RowWenham2,989 vehicles a day2019 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Essex County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Massachusetts
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates