Railroad Crossing (crossbuck) sign

From real handbooks

How permit tests ask about it

39 of our verified questions in 34 states show this sign. A few of them, each from a different handbook where we can:

1. 1.What should you do when you see this sign at a crossing with no lights or gates?

   • AStop only if you are driving a bus
   • BCross without slowing because there are no gates
   • CSpeed up to cross the tracks quickly
   • DYield, and look and listen for trains before crossing
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   ✓ D. Yield, and look and listen for trains before crossing

   A crossbuck marks a railroad crossing. Yield, look and listen for trains, and do not cross if a train is near enough or fast enough to be a danger.

   Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 61

2. 2.You see a white X-shaped sign that says RAILROAD CROSSING, and a train is approaching. What must you do?

   • ASpeed up to cross before the train
   • BStop before the crossing until clear
   • CSlow down but keep moving across
   • DHonk the horn and then cross
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   ✓ B. Stop before the crossing until clear

   The white X-shaped crossbuck sits at the crossing. When a train is coming, stop behind the stop line or before the crossing until it is clear.

   Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 44

3. 3.You see this white X-shaped sign at a railroad crossing. What does it mean?

   • AThe tracks are no longer in use
   • BAlways stop, even with no train
   • CTrains must stop for your car
   • DYield to trains, like a yield sign
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   ✓ D. Yield to trains, like a yield sign

   The crossbuck has the same meaning as a yield sign, so you must yield to trains. A sign under it tells you how many tracks cross the road.

   Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 53