How many railroad crossings are in Essex County, New Jersey?
The FRA inventory of lists 77 public railroad crossings in Essex County, New Jersey.
- Public crossings
- 77
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 70
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 18%
- Most trains a day reported
- 74
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 20
- Gate share compared with the state
- 22 percentage points 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 18% of these crossings.
- Gates1418%
- Flashing lights without reported gates1722%
- Signs without reported gates or lights3951%
- Other or not reported79%
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, New Jersey have the most trains?
- The crossing on Claremont Avenue reports 74 trains a day.
- The crossing on Grove Street reports 74 trains a day.
- The crossing on Walnut Street reports 74 trains a day.
- The crossing on North Fullerton Avenue reports 74 trains a day.
- The crossing on Pine Street reports 74 trains a day.
They are on Claremont Avenue, Grove Street, Walnut Street, North Fullerton Avenue and Pine Street. 12 of the 77 public crossings in Essex County, New Jersey have a quiet-zone designation.
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county
Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz
- 160.6500 MHz, repeater, mobileCall sign KNJX375, license active until 2 Nov 2035View the license at the FCC
Other licensed frequencies
- 173.3250 MHz, mobileCall sign KNJX375, license active until 2 Nov 2035View the license at the FCC
- 218.0625 MHz, base stationCall sign WQQC396, license active until 23 Oct 2032View the license at the FCC
- 218.3625 MHz, base stationCall sign WQQC396, license active until 23 Oct 2032View the license at the FCC
- 218.5625 MHz, base stationCall sign WQQC396, license active until 23 Oct 2032View the license at the FCC
- 218.5750 MHz, base stationCall sign WQQC396, license active until 23 Oct 2032View the license at the FCC
- 218.8625 MHz, base stationCall sign WQQC396, license active until 23 Oct 2032View the license at the FCC
- 218.9750 MHz, base stationCall sign WQQC396, license active until 23 Oct 2032View the license at the FCC
New Jersey Transit Rail Operations
Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county
Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz
- 161.3700 MHz, base station, repeaterCall sign WPNV415, license active until 2 Jul 2034View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WRS200, license active until 30 Jan 2035View the license at the FCC
Other licensed frequencies
- 154.6800 MHz, base stationCall sign WNVK315, license active until 15 Jun 2031View the license at the FCC
- 155.4750 MHz, base stationCall sign WNVK315, license active until 15 Jun 2031View the license at the FCC
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county
Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz
- 161.0550 MHz, mobile, other stationCall sign WQNR685, license active until 2 May 2031View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WQZW875, license active until 24 Aug 2027View the license at the FCC
- 161.4750 MHz, base stationCall sign WQKH220, license active until 18 May 2029View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WQNR685, license active until 2 May 2031View the license at the FCC
Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.
School-bus routes
23 of 77 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 8 of those are reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route2330% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates835% 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.
- Claremont AvenueMontclair14,304 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Grove StreetMontclair3,560 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Walnut StreetMontclair8,976 vehicles a day2018 road count
- North Fullerton AvenueMontclair1,728 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Pine StreetMontclair4,802 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Bellevue AvenueMontclair8,640 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Jerome PlaceMontclair2,496 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Lorraine AvenueMontclair4,416 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Laurel PlaceMontclair1,632 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Mt Hebron RoadMontclair4,512 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Normal AvenueMontclair8,880 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Glenridge AvenueMontclair11,136 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Lindsley RoadCedar Grove7,680 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Hawkins StreetNewark6,432 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Doremus AveNewark1,548 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Marsh StNewark1,062 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Outer Port StreetNewark5,000 vehicles a day1986 road count
- Port StreetNewark10,000 vehicles a day1986 road count
- Frelinghuysen AvenueNewark15,200 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Delancy StreetNewark3,792 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Port StreetNewark4,356 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Port StreetNewark2,664 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Port StNewark2,304 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Port StNewark2,322 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Craneway StreetNewark486 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Navy StreetNewark666 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Distribution StreetNewark1,746 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Marlin StreetNewark738 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Marlin StNewark738 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Export StNewark6,570 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Export Street Tyler StreetNewark2,106 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Calcutta StreetNewark1,000 vehicles a day1981 road count
- Inner Port StreetNewark1,872 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Craneway StreetNewark288 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Neptune StreetNewark342 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Corbin StreetNewark1,000 vehicles a day1986 road count
- Coastwise StreetNewark792 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Coastwise StreetNewark792 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Calcutta StNewark1,000 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Albert AvenueNewark240 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Lockwood AveNewark16,056 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Ferry StreetNewark14,545 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Doremus AvenueNewark13,656 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Paine AveIrvington9,120 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Chancellor AveIrvington20,260 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Lyons AveIrvington34,320 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Blanchard StNewark21,912 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Craneway StNewark2,448 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Maritime StreetNewark306 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Lister AvenueNewark1,080 vehicles a day2016 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Essex County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in New Jersey
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates