There are passive signs, and there are active warning signs. When approaching a public highway-rail crossing, drivers will see the round, yellow advance warning sign. These and pavement markings are generally installed by local or state agencies. Pavement markings are an example of an advanced warning sign. The letters are painted onto the surface of the road, and they typically start at the advance warning sign and will end with a stop bar close to the crossing. A common pavement marking usually looks like an “x” with two capital “r’s” on each side of the “x.” Another warning is a crossbuck. The common crossbuck is the basic warning sign required at all public crossings. It is the railroad’s responsibility to instal and maintain the crossbuck. Crossbucks are sometimes supplemented by electrical warnings of flashing lights, a bell, or a gate that descends to block the road and prevent traffic from crossing the tracks. It looks like two white panels fixated in an “x” shape, one of the panels says “railroad” and the other panel says “crossing.” Some other signs that are sometimes present at a railroad crossing are stop signs and / or yield
There are passive signs, and there are active warning signs. When approaching a public highway-rail crossing, drivers will see the round, yellow advance warning sign. These and pavement markings are generally installed by local or state agencies. Pavement markings are an example of an advanced warning sign. The letters are painted onto the surface of the road, and they typically start at the advance warning sign and will end with a stop bar close to the crossing. A common pavement marking usually looks like an “x” with two capital “r’s” on each side of the “x.” Another warning is a crossbuck. The common crossbuck is the basic warning sign required at all public crossings. It is the railroad’s responsibility to instal and maintain the crossbuck. Crossbucks are sometimes supplemented by electrical warnings of flashing lights, a bell, or a gate that descends to block the road and prevent traffic from crossing the tracks. It looks like two white panels fixated in an “x” shape, one of the panels says “railroad” and the other panel says “crossing.” Some other signs that are sometimes present at a railroad crossing are stop signs and / or yield