Cross junction

nounStandard termRailroad

An at-grade intersection of two railway tracks without switches.

A special trackwork arrangement where two rail lines intersect at grade without providing a way for trains to switch from one route to the other. The layout relies on a rigid diamond crossing to carry the wheel flanges across the intersecting rails.

Heard on the job

Maintenance of Way is scheduled to replace the frogs at the cross junction this weekend.

Also heard as

  • diamond crossing
  • flat crossing