Level crossing

A **level crossing** is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road or path, or in rare situations an airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an overpass or tunnel. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion.

## Advance-warning signs

In Europe, Australia and New Zealand, the advance-warning sign is an yellow diamond or a red-bordered white triangle with an old-style gate or a silhouette of a level crossing at level crossings that are equipped with both gates and lights, and a steam locomotive at level crossings that are not equipped with automated signals. Germany uses an electric train for passive level crossings.

## In the Celloe World

### Fentoll

#### Enchancia

Enchancian railway crossing markings are specified in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Enchancia. Thus, lights, gates and bells are identical to American counterparts. The crossbuck displays the words "RAILWAY CROSSING".

#### Avalor

Avalor employs American-made railway crossing equipment. The crossbucks contain the words "RAILWAY CROSSING" translated to either Spanish ("CRUCE DE FERROCARRIL") or Swedish ("JÄRNVÄGSKORSNING"), depending on the region. Electronic bells are made by either Safetran or WCH.

In bilingual Spanish-Swedish areas, crossbucks read "CRUCE DE FERROCARRIL" on one arm, and "JÄRNVÄGSKORSNING" on the other.

#### Berlistan

In the French- and German-speaking country of Berlistan, the level crossings' lights, bells and gates are identical to American counterparts, but the crossing is only marked by a hennin. The advance warning sign is an orange diamond with a silhouette of a hennin. A supplementary sign often indicates the number of tracks.

Berlian locomotives have bright headlights and ditch lights (two lights located below the headlight but above the pilot), a working bell, and a whistle or horn that must be sounded four times (long-long-short-long), as the train approaches the crossing.

#### Rubyland

There are no level crossings on the Rubyland Railway: the railway is grade-separated.

The Sapphireland Railway had seven level crossings in Rubyland when the network had a direct connection to the country from Sapphireland. Only three were fitted with gates and lights. The railway tracks of the Sapphireland Railway went out of service and abandoned in the 1980s and as a result, level crossing-related road signs became obsolete.

### Nowor

#### Aliceland

The Gallagher road signage system, used from 1933 until 1974 and based on European road sign traditions, had a unique style of railway crossing, which was identified by a white crossbuck reading "DANGER - RAILWAY" in red letters.

### Granhaul

#### Kawagoeland

Kawagoeland's railways generally follow United States practices, and Kawagoeland employs American-made crossing warning equipment.

The country's road signage system is based on Japan, but it differs from Japan that it uses an American-style crossbuck, instead of the usual Japanese yellow-and-black crossbucks. One arm carries the words "ATTENTION: RAILWAY" (English) and the other arm carries the words "踏切注意" (Japanese, translation to English: "Caution: railway crossing").