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Level Crossings
Date Added: 28-Aug-2003 Courtesy: Frank SCott
Level crossings always seem to look far too clean out of the box. But many times are "over weathered".

 


Level Crossing
A place where a road or railway route crosses another railway route on the same level.
Lever Frame ...

level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, road through railroad, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing) is a crossing on one level ("at-grade intersection") - without recourse to a bridge or tunnel — ...

Level Crossing
[UK] Crossing of two railways, or a railway and road, on the same level, equivalent to US grade crossing.
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Level crossing
The point where road and rail cross. In the old days, level crossings were usually protected by wooden crossing gates that were manually swung out across the road.

A level crossing with four-quadrant gates at Chertsey, England. The gates are rising.
A train of loaded flatcars
A FRED Flashing rear-end device ...

For a water level crossing, adjust trackwork - you can connect from the upper right corner of the bottom layout to the lower right corner of the upper pike.

detection of level crossing closure) rather than by a signaller or train describer driven route setting system.

However, "at grade" means "at the same level", and a "grade crossing" is a level crossing.

Level crossing The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing) is a crossing on one level ("at-grade intersection") - without recourse to a bridge or tunnel - generally of a railway line ...

See also: Crossing, Train, Locomotive, Track, Station