How many public crossings does Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority report in Massachusetts?

The FRA inventory of 15 October 2026 lists 338 public railroad crossings in Massachusetts with Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as the reporting railroad.

Public crossings: 338
Public crossings with identified warning devices: 266
Public crossings reported with gates: 70%
Most trains a day reported: 66
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016: 108
Gate share compared with the state: 12 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 70% of these crossings.

Gates23570%
Flashing lights without reported gates206%
Signs without reported gates or lights113%
Other or not reported7221%

Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.

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.

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Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates