Warning signs
Railway crossing ahead
What it means
Advance warning of a railway crossing: look, listen and slow down, because you may have to stop for a train. A speed tab under it gives the recommended crossing speed.
Yellow diamonds (and five-sided yellow-green school signs) warn of hazards ahead.
Summarised from the Alberta Driver’s Guide. Read the original: Sharing the road ↗
How to recognise it
A yellow diamond with a black road line crossing a railway track drawn with its ties. A speed tab may be posted under it.
Where you will see it
On the approach to a railway crossing, before the crossing sign itself. At night or in poor weather, drive at a speed that lets you stop within the distance your headlights light up.
What to do when you see it
- 1.Look, listen and reduce speed: you may have to stop for a train.
- 2.A speed sign under it is the recommended speed for the crossing, and it is lower than the road’s posted speed.
- 3.If you must stop for a train, stop before the stop line; some approaches also have an X painted on the pavement.
On the knowledge test
Keep the two signs apart: the yellow diamond warns of the crossing; the crossbuck at the tracks means yield to all trains. You must stop when a train is visible or sounding a signal and is within 500 metres of the crossing.
Practice questions for this sign