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Task · part of 5. Six kinds of sign, all of them what you see from the road

5(d). Signs before you reach the crossing

Required Often forgotten

Four of them: the advance warning sign, the advance warning sign for side streets, the no train horn sign, and the low ground clearance grade crossing sign. The last two are the interesting ones, because both exist to warn about something that is not the train itself.

Where this step comes from

  1. Railroading Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-15), Requirement 5(d) · The requirement names the advance warning sign, the advance warning sign for side streets, the no train horn sign, and the low ground clearance grade crossing sign.

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