train crossing
Tracks meet road
A train crossing is a place where railroad tracks intersect a road, requiring vehicles to stop when trains pass.
Warning signals—gates, lights, bells—alert drivers to approaching trains.
We waited at the train crossing while the freight train rumbled by.
Also called a railroad crossing or level crossing (British).
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- railroad tracksPaired rails for trains
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- trackPath or monitored route
- whistle stopSmall rural station
collision avoidance · stopped traffic · warning systems · engine · signal · traffic control · barrier · transportation · crossroad · caboose · railway station · electric locomotive · rolling stock · bells · rail junction · carriage · flagman · quiet zone
- paths and trackshiking trail, bike path, forest trail, alpine trail, branch line
- traffictraffic jam, congestion, traffic, gridlock, traffic congestion
train crossingoverpass
Bridge spanning a road
underpass · flyover · tunnel · viaduct · railway overpass
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