What is the difference between an active and passive railroad crossing?

An active-railroad crossing is controlled with electric signals. A gate will usually close, lights flash and a sound is made. A passive railroad crossing does not have any lights, sounds, or gates. They are just marked by a railroad crossing sign and a yield or stop sign.



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