What types of railroad crossings warning devices do you encounter in Urban areas? In Rural Areas?

Question

What types of railroad crossings warning devices do you encounter in Urban areas? In Rural Areas?

Answer 1

Cross arm signs, drop arm signs, flashing lights

It all depends on the roadway they are crossing.

Answer 2

Most road/rail level crossings in Britain have the following warning: when the barriers are about to lower an amber light shows, then 2 flashing red lights. Then a horn sounds and continues until the train has passed.

Drivers must stop on seeing the amber light.

There are a few exceptions to this rule where the crossing is guarded by gates and a flagman. This is mostly on the Heritage Railways.

There are few rural places where footpaths cross the line and here, there is a gate with a notice, 'Beware of Trains, Stop, Look and Listen' and a light which is on and goes out when a train is coming.

Answer 3

As far as rural areas, there really isn't much in terms of warning devices for the most part. Being from North Dakota, I have encountered quite a few rural crossings, and about 99% of them are merely marked by a standard railroad crossing "X"

Answer 4

You are talking about passive crossing in a rural areas, there is nothing there but a sign, other crossings have bells, lights, gates, etc.

Answer 5

It strictly depends on the type of crossing, I mean the the line for one thing, is it a branch line that only sees one train a day or a busy main track?

Also the type of road, a busy highway no matter whre it is will have gates and lights, and a seldom used crossing whether it is a city alleyway or a seldom used farm crossing will probably only have crossbucks.

Depends on the traffic, both on the rail line and the road.