Railroad signs — North Carolina Permit Test

A circular sign with a black cross and the letters RR on yellow gives advance warning of a railroad crossing; when you see it, slow down and stop if necessary to be sure you can clear the crossing safely.

The round sign comes well before the tracks. It is the only warning you get on a road where the crossing itself is around a bend.

A circular sign, with a black cross and the black letters “RR” on a yellow background, gives advance warning of a railroad crossing.

When you see the advance railroad warning sign, slow down, and stop if necessary to be sure you can safely clear the crossing.

The sign is the moment to decide whether you can get across. Deciding at the rails is too late to stop short of them.

When you see this sign, slow down. Stop if necessary to be sure you can safely clear the crossing.

The crossbuck sign is posted at the railroad crossing itself, with RAILROAD CROSSING printed in black on white crosspieces; if there are multiple tracks a sign below it says how many.

The crossbuck marks the rails themselves. Where it stands is where you look both ways and listen.

At the railroad crossing itself is the railroad crossing crossbuck sign.

If there are multiple tracks at a crossing, they are shown on a sign below the crossbuck; vehicles must always yield to a train, even where the crossing has only a crossbuck and no lights or gates.

A second track can hide a second train. The small sign is the warning that the first train may not be the only one.

If there are multiple tracks at the crossing, they are shown on a sign below the crossbuck.

What does this sign warn of?

A railroad crossing ahead. The round sign comes well before the tracks. It is the only warning you get on a road where the crossing itself is around a bend. North Carolina Driver Handbook, p.84: “A circular sign, with a black cross and the black letters “RR” on a yellow background, gives advance warning of a railroad crossing.”