MUTCD W10-1 · Warning signs
Railroad crossing ahead
What it means
Warns of a railroad crossing ahead.
What to do about it
It is a warning sign: the yellow diamond warns of a condition ahead so you can slow down and be ready before you reach it. (MUTCD W10-1.)
Practice this on the real test format
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Get the appSign designations follow the MUTCD and the California MUTCD published by Caltrans; meanings are checked against the California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025). Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
Signs in the same family
These sit next to it in the warning signs series — the ones most easily mixed up with it.
- W9-6gP Supplemental plaque for take ticket with distance information
- W9-6hP Supplemental plaque for stop ahead take ticket
- W9-7L Left lane is for exit only
- W9-7R Right lane is for exit only
- W10-1aP Supplemental plaque indicating exempt vehicles from railroad crossing requirements
- W10-2L Crossroads with railroad tracks parallel to the left
