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harley9779 t1_ixwzvc7 wrote

Reply to comment by tvieno in LPT: With winter weather coming along, consider adding the phone number of any railroads you pass over on your daily commute. by [deleted]

  1. Yes the RRs do own it all, several different RRs with several different phone numbers.

  2. True they use a phone, they have the number preprogrammed and can call it and get through in seconds.

  3. Sort of. 911 calls the RR to stop trains. It is a quick process. I've done it several times.

  4. Mostly, yes, but RRs also get hoaxes. They will confirm information from a private citizen while they will immediately halt trains with a call from LE.

  5. False, dispatchers often start tow trucks prior to LE being on scene when crmircumstances dictate.

  6. Yes there are phone numbers on a sign. 911 is still easier and faster.

  7. FMCSA does not say call the RR first. You and others are adding this. It says call 911 if you don't have the RR number. 911 is easier and quicker in most cases.

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BouncingSphinx t1_ixx31iy wrote

>It says call 911 if you don't have the RR number.

Yes, the site does tell you (not in these specific words) call the railroad before 911.

The number for RR is usually posted at or near the crossing, and like has been mentioned by others it's a direct call to the RR that operates the line. True 911 might be easier for whoever is calling, but more likely to get a stop sooner by calling the number provided, rather than the middleman of dispatch trying to call.

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harley9779 t1_ixx3i05 wrote

Possibly. Although I think calling 911, the dispatcher hitting the speed dial for the Railroad, and the RR stopping trains would be quicker in most cases than the motorist getting out of their vehicle, looking for the phone number, calling the phone number, attempting to find and give the necessary information and eventually getting the trains stopped.

Going through dispatch takes a very short amount of time.

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harley9779 t1_ixx8kdd wrote

The site does not say before or first. You all keep adding this.

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BouncingSphinx t1_iy5liq8 wrote

It doesn't say in those exact words, no. First line of the site says to call the railroad. Last line of that section says to call 911 or local if you can't find the emergency number to railroad which to me still implies call railroad first if you can.

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