page_title: Crossbuck
hierarchical_section_title: Crossbuck
caption_attribution_description: Railroad crossing at the intersection of Redrock Randsburg Road and the Southern Pacific Railroad, in the Mojave Desert near Garlock, California.
context_page_description: A crossbuck is a traffic sign used to indicate a level railway crossing. It is composed of two slats of wood or metal of equal length, fastened together on a pole in a saltire formation. Crossbucks are sometimes supplemented by electrical warnings of flashing lights, a bell, or a gate that descends to block the road and prevent traffic from crossing the tracks.
context_section_description: A crossbuck is a traffic sign used to indicate a level railway crossing.  It is composed of two slats of wood or metal of equal length, fastened together on a pole in a saltire formation (resembling the letter X). Crossbucks are sometimes supplemented by electrical warnings of flashing lights, a bell, or a gate that descends to block the road and prevent traffic from crossing the tracks.
caption: American crossbucks at the intersection of Redrock Randsburg Road and the Southern Pacific (now Union Pacific) Railroad, in the Mojave Desert near Garlock, California.
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