crossbucks
Track intersection marker
Crossbucks are the X-shaped warning signs placed at railroad crossings, typically bearing the words RAILROAD CROSSING.
The name comes from their resemblance to a sawhorse or sawbuck.
The term also applies to X-shaped bracing used in furniture and fencing: The rustic table had crossbucks connecting the legs.
Casting back light
- mountedFixed in position
- postVertical structural beam
- warning signIndicator of potential danger
- saltireDiagonal heraldic cross
white · regulatory · visibility · intersection · approach · pavement markings · signpost · diagonal
Careful attention to risk
- hazardSource of potential harm
- warningAlert about danger
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- protectionGuarding against harm
precaution · vigilance · alert · preventive · visibility · reflective · stop · look
Marks showing passage
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- freightGoods being transported
- conductorOne who directs musicians
engineer · gates · flashing lights · bells · whistle · derailment · platform · depot
reflective
Casting back light
- mountedFixed in position
- postVertical structural beam
- warning signIndicator of potential danger
saltire · white · regulatory · visibility · intersection · approach · pavement markings · signpost · diagonal
caution
Careful attention to risk
protection · precaution · vigilance · alert · preventive · visibility · reflective · stop · look · listen
tracks
Marks showing passage
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- freightGoods being transported
conductor · engineer · gates · flashing lights · bells · whistle · derailment · platform · depot · terminal
crossbuckscrossing gates
Arms blocking rail crossings
automatic gates · flashing lights · crossing signals · warning bells
crossbucksgates
Movable barriers at openings
barriers · boom gates · traffic barriers · physical barriers