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Railroad crossings with no signals, just a crossbuck.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:35 am
by Megabox
Re: Railroad crossings with no signals, just a crossbuck.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:17 pm
by freebrickproductions
These are all over the place. They usually along lines that aren't very busy and/or at roads that don't see much traffic. At these, you're supposed to treat the crossbuck as a yield sign. Basically, you slow down and look both ways to see if a train is coming.
Re: Railroad crossings with no signals, just a crossbuck.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:30 pm
by Megabox
Something I have read has stated that all railroad crossings in the United States with no signals, just the crossbuck are supposed to get either yield signs or stop signs in addition to the crossbuck by the end of this decade unless a traffic guard at the crossing will stop traffic every time a train approaches.
Re: Railroad crossings with no signals, just a crossbuck.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:39 pm
by ToledoRailfan
Pretty cool seeing those "LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS" signs. I'm pretty sure they were only ever a thing in Florida.
Re: Railroad crossings with no signals, just a crossbuck.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:48 pm
by freebrickproductions
Megabox wrote:Something I have read has stated that all railroad crossings in the United States with no signals, just the crossbuck are supposed to get either yield signs or stop signs in addition to the crossbuck by the end of this decade unless a traffic guard at the crossing will stop traffic every time a train approaches.
Most of them already have. And if it's anything like how the replacement of the old white DOT tags has been on CSX and NS (which were supposed to all be replaced with blue ones back in 2015), a few stragglers will remain without either for years to come. It's a requirement in the MUTCD as well.
Re: Railroad crossings with no signals, just a crossbuck.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:10 pm
by ZachL
ToledoRailfan wrote:Pretty cool seeing those "LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS" signs. I'm pretty sure they were only ever a thing in Florida.
Correct.
Also, how about crossings without crossbucks, but have lights? I'm sure y'all know what I mean.
Re: Railroad crossings with no signals, just a crossbuck.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:17 pm
by LosAngelesMetro56
ZachL wrote:
Also, how about crossings without crossbucks, but have lights? I'm sure y'all know what I mean.
LA Metro Gold Line has those on the original route: Union Station to Pasadena. But it is the exit guards out of the quad crossings.
Re: Railroad crossings with no signals, just a crossbuck.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:23 pm
by ZachL
LosAngelesMetro56 wrote:ZachL wrote:
Also, how about crossings without crossbucks, but have lights? I'm sure y'all know what I mean.
LA Metro Gold Line has those on the original route: Union Station to Pasadena. But it is the exit guards out of the quad crossings.
I was talking about Downtown Tampa.
Re: Railroad crossings with no signals, just a crossbuck.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:13 pm
by Megabox
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.055864, ... 312!8i6656
Here's a railroad crossing with just a crossbuck that's right next to one with lights and gates.
Re: Railroad crossings with no signals, just a crossbuck.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:16 pm
by freebrickproductions
That's typical of spur lines that break off near a road.