Railroad Crossing Sign Builder
Print-ready SVG and PNG highway-rail grade crossing signs — the Crossbuck, Number of Tracks and Exempt plaques, DO NOT STOP ON TRACKS, the round advance warning sign, NO TRAIN HORN and the other crossing plaques, light rail and emergency notification signs — from MUTCD Part 8. For traffic engineers, sign shops, model railroaders, train fans and classrooms.
Regulatory signs
- Crossbuck SignThe white X-shaped RAILROAD CROSSING sign, MUTCD R15-1 — the sign at every public highway-rail grade crossing.
- Number of Tracks PlaqueWhite plaque mounted under the Crossbuck — 2 TRACKS, 3 TRACKS and up — wherever a crossing has more than one track.
- Exempt PlaqueEXEMPT plaque — white under the Crossbuck, or yellow under the advance warning sign — where buses and hazmat trucks needn't stop.
- Do Not Stop on Tracks SignDO NOT STOP ON TRACKS — the regulatory sign for crossings where traffic can back up across the rails.
- Tracks Out of Service SignTRACKS OUT OF SERVICE — tells school buses and hazmat trucks they needn't stop for an abandoned line.
- Stop Here When Flashing SignSTOP HERE WHEN FLASHING — marks where drivers must stop when the crossing's lights flash.
- Do Not Pass Stopped Train SignDO NOT PASS STOPPED TRAIN — for streets where light rail runs alongside traffic and stops for passengers.
- Do Not Drive on Tracks SignDO NOT DRIVE ON TRACKS — where light rail runs in its own lane that drivers might mistake for a road.
- Stop Here on Red SignSTOP HERE ON RED — where to stop for a traffic signal so a queue doesn't end up on the tracks.
- No Turn on Red SignNO TURN ON RED — keeps drivers from turning across tracks while the signal holds traffic for a train.
- Light Rail Only Lane SignLight rail only — right, left or center lane — for lanes reserved for light rail trains.
- Light Rail Divided Highway SignThe divided-highway symbol with light rail tracks in the median — at a crossroad or a T-intersection.
- LOOK SignLOOK with an arrow both ways — the reminder to look for trains, mounted on the Crossbuck post.
- No Turn Across Tracks SignThe no-right-turn or no-left-turn symbol, for an intersection where turning traffic would cross light rail tracks.
- Stop or Yield Sign at a Grade CrossingSTOP or YIELD at a passive grade crossing — one with no flashing lights or gates.
Warning signs
- Grade Crossing Advance Warning SignThe round yellow RR sign, MUTCD W10-1 — a railroad crossing ahead.
- Grade Crossing with Intersection SignAdvance warning diamond for tracks just past an intersection — a crossroad, side road or T-intersection.
- Skewed Crossing SignThe skewed-crossing diamond — tracks cross the road at a sharp angle.
- Low Ground Clearance SignThe low ground clearance symbol — a hump at the crossing that can strand a low trailer on the tracks.
- Storage Space SignHow much room there is to wait between the tracks and the highway — the symbol or the word signs.
- Light Rail Activated Blank-Out SignThe lit light rail train symbol that shows only while a train approaches.
- Stop Ahead or Yield Ahead SignStop Ahead or Yield Ahead symbol diamond — before a crossing's STOP or YIELD sign.
- Trains May Exceed 80 MPH SignTRAINS MAY EXCEED 80 MPH — the yellow diamond for crossings on high-speed rail lines.
- No Train Horn SignNO TRAIN HORN — for crossings in a quiet zone, where trains don't sound their horns.
- Grade Crossing Warning PlaqueNO SIGNAL, NO GATES OR LIGHTS, NEXT CROSSING, USE NEXT CROSSING, ROUGH CROSSING and LOW GROUND CLEARANCE yellow word plaques.
- Advisory Speed PlaqueThe yellow square advisory speed plaque — how fast to take a rough or humped crossing.
Information signs
Built on a public standard
MUTCD Part 8, Traffic Control for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Grade crossing signs are a small, familiar set from the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices: the white Crossbuck that marks every public crossing, the round yellow advance warning sign that's the only round warning sign, and the regulatory and warning signs and plaques of Table 8B-1 that go with them. The builder draws them with the MUTCD's colors, shapes and legends, and lists the table's conventional sizes — larger signs may be used (Section 2A.12).