BouncingSphinx t1_ixx31iy wrote
Reply to comment by harley9779 in LPT: With winter weather coming along, consider adding the phone number of any railroads you pass over on your daily commute. by [deleted]
>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.
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.
harley9779 t1_ixx8kdd wrote
The site does not say before or first. You all keep adding this.
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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