Former Grade Crossings of the Northeast Corridor (1981-1984)

The Northeast Corridor is a 457-mile (735 km) high-speed railway line, in the United States, running from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C. It is mostly-owned and used by Amtrak, however many other regional-rail services operated by other companies also use the corridor.

As of 2018, there are only 11 at-grade crossings remaining on the entire route, all of which are located in the southeastern-area in the State of Connecticut. Currently, the entire line from New York City to Washington is grade-separated, with no crossings.

However, before Amtrak upgraded the Northeast Corridor as part of its upgrade program in the mid to late 1980s, there were still several grade crossings from New York to Washington, specifically in the States of Delaware and Maryland. Seen in this video, are a few of those crossings when they were once still active. Many Amtrak trains fly through them while sounding their horn sequence.

Here is a list of the former grade-crossings between New York and Washington (listed from North to South):

-Red Mill Road, Newark, DE
-Sandy Brae Road, Newark, DE
-Michaelsville Road, Aberdeen, MD
-Knecht Avenue, Baltimore, MD
-Hillmead Road, Glendale Heights, MD
-Glendale Road, Glendale Heights, MD
-Seabrook Road, Seabrook, MD

Glendale Road's former crossing, is the crossing featured the most in this video, while Seabrook Road makes a very brief appearance.

Disclaimer: The Video Clips Seen in this video are not owned by me, and are property of Railhead Video Productions. These clips were from a DVD composed by him, and can be purchased on his website for personal use. All original crediting belongs to him.