Railroad Crossing

It always was a bit of a shock: a dark maw dipping sharply tTC into the ground and then leading up just as rapidly into the light -- and the strip-zoned hubbub that is York Road.Perhaps to stave off fear, children would squeal and adults honk their horns upon entering the Cockeysville underpass, which claimed at least one life during its 60 years.Area residents use it as a quick reference in giving directions -- places in Cockeysville lie either north or south of the underpass -- and they probably will for years to come.