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## RAILROAD CROSSINGS 

If your vehicle is physically on the train tracks at a grade crossing and the lights begin to flash, you may only have 20 seconds to escape before the train makes it to your location. Twenty seconds is the minimal amount of time that it takes a train to reach the grade crossing once the warning lights activate. 

Once outside, run in a 45-degree angle away from the tracks in the direction that the train is coming, then immediately dial 911. 

## If this happens to you, remember the word “GO,” as in GET OUT of your vehicle! 

## IF YOU’RE STUCK ON THE TRACKS, GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE! 

If you are stuck on the tracks, and there are NO WARNING LIGHTS, or the warning lights HAVE NOT ACTIVATED YET, GET OUT of your vehicle and immediately dial 911 and the ENS (Emergency Notification System) number located on the railroad crossing posts or the metal control box near the tracks. Provide the location, crossing number (if posted) and the road or highway that intersects the tracks. Be sure to specify that a vehicle is on the tracks! 

## Emergency Notification System (ENS) 

The typically blue colored Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign is at every highway- rail grade crossing, and provides the public with a 24/7/365 telephone number to call to report problems or emergencies at these railroad locations. The sign is either located on the black and white cross buck or near the actual crossing. The toll-free ENS number is answered by railroad dispatchers who are the first line of defense to attempt to stop all train traffic at the crossing during an emergency. Directly below the dispatch number on the ENS sign is a Department of Transportation number that identifies the exact location of the crossing in question. By following the information on the sign, the public can report unsafe conditions such as: 

(1) malfunctions of warning signals, crossing gates and other safety devices at the crossings; 

(2) disabled cars, trucks or other vehicles blocking the railroad tracks at the crossings; 

(3) the presence of trespassers on the tracks or along the right of way at the crossing; and 

(4) any other information relating to an unsafe condition at the crossing. 

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