Vehicle Stalled on Railroad Tracks: Emergency Notification Sign (ENS) and Escape¶

A freight train traveling at 90 kilometers per hour (55 miles per hour) carries the kinetic energy of a 15,000-ton battering ram and requires 1.6 to 2.4 kilometers (1.0 to 1.5 miles) of straight track to come to a complete stop after the locomotive engineer pulls the emergency air-brake handle. By the time a locomotive engineer can visually see a stalled car sitting on a highway-rail grade crossing, it is physically impossible for the train to stop before impact. Yet hundreds of drivers and passengers die or suffer catastrophic trauma at railroad crossings every year because of three fatal misconceptions: hesitating to drive through a descending wooden or fiberglass crossing gate arm, calling local 911 first instead of the railroad's direct Blue Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign mounted on the crossing post, or running away from an approaching train in the wrong direction and being struck by their own flying vehicle debris. Knowing how to break through a crossing gate arm without hesitation, evacuate every occupant within 10 seconds, sprint at a 45-degree angle toward the oncoming train (away from the tracks), and read the 7-character USDOT Crossing Inventory Number to the railroad train dispatcher saves lives and stops rail traffic before a collision occurs.

እዚ ሕጂ ግበሩ¶

1. IF THE CROSSING GATES LOWER WHILE YOUR CAR IS STILL MOVING: Step on the gas and drive straight through the gate arm. Highway-railroad crossing gate arms are intentionally engineered out of lightweight hollow fiberglass, thin aluminum, or breakaway softwood attached with brass shear pins so a passenger vehicle can push or snap right through them with nothing more than a minor paint scratch. Never stop on the tracks between lowered gates to protect your car's hood or windshield.
2. IF YOUR ENGINE STALLS, TIRES SPIN ON ICE, OR CHASSIS HIGH-CENTERS ON THE RAILS: Evacuate every person and pet from the vehicle IMMEDIATELY (within 10 seconds). Do not spend 30 seconds cranking the starter, shifting gears, or trying to push the car off the rails while sitting inside or standing on the tracks. Unbuckle all seatbelts, grab infants out of car seats (unclip the whole infant carrier if faster), open the doors, and get every human being off the railroad tracks before you touch your phone.
3. IF A TRAIN IS VISIBLE OR YOU HEAR A TRAIN HORN OR BELLS: Run away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle IN THE DIRECTION OF THE APPROACHING TRAIN. This feels counterintuitive, but it is the single most important survival rule in rail safety. When a locomotive hits a stalled automobile, the train hurls the shattered car, engine block, and torn steel rail debris forward down the tracks in the same direction the train is traveling in a lethal cone of shrapnel. Running away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle toward the oncoming train places you safely behind the point of impact and out of the debris field. Move at least 30 to 50 meters (100 to 165 feet) away from the rails.
4. CALL THE BLUE "EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (ENS)" SIGN FIRST, THEN CALL 911 / 112 / 999. Once you are standing safely off the tracks, look at the metal crossbuck post, flashing-light mast, or silver signal bungalow box at the crossing. In the United States, federal law (49 C.F.R. Part 234) mandates that every highway-rail grade crossing display a reflective Blue and White ENS Sign listing two critical lines of information:
5. A 24-hour toll-free emergency phone number routed directly to the Railroad Dispatch Center controlling the trains on that exact track.
6. A unique 6-Digits-Plus-1-Letter USDOT National Crossing Inventory Number (for example: 123 456 A). Call the number on the Blue ENS sign first and tell the railroad dispatcher: "There is a stalled vehicle blocking Crossing Number [read the 6 numbers and 1 letter]. Stop all trains immediately." Immediately after hanging up with the railroad dispatcher, call local ናይ ህጹጽ እዋን ቁጽሪ (911 in the United States and Canada, 112 across the European Union, 999 in the United Kingdom, 000 in Australia).
7. NEVER attempt to push a stalled car off the tracks if crossing bells are ringing, lights are flashing, or track visibility is curved. Because modern electric and diesel-electric locomotives move with near-total silence until they sound their horn, and because the optical illusion of large-object velocity makes a 110 km/h (70 mph) train look like it is creeping slowly in the distance, bystanders are routinely killed trying to push a vehicle across the steel rail lip.
8. If driving a manual-transmission vehicle stalled on tracks WITH NO TRAIN IN SIGHT AND NO BELLS RINGING: Only if advanced and verified clear, note the starter-motor crawl. While historical manuals described holding the ignition key in START in 1^st gear with the clutch out to lurch a manual car 3 meters (10 feet) on battery starter torque, modern vehicles have clutch-starter safety interlock switches that block the starter unless the clutch pedal is pressed to the floor. Never waste seconds troubleshooting starter interlocks on live railroad tracks; evacuate on foot immediately.

flowchart TD
    A["Vehicle Trapped or Stalled on Railroad Crossing"] --> B{"Can the vehicle still move under its own power?"}
    B -->|"Yes: Trapped between descending gate arms or bumper-to-bumper traffic"| C["DRIVE FORWARD IMMEDIATELY: Accelerate straight through breakaway fiberglass/wood gate arm or pull onto angled shoulder/curb"]
    B -->|"No: Engine dead, wheels spinning on ice, or chassis high-centered on rails"| D["EVACUATE ALL OCCUPANTS IN <10 SECONDS: Leave belongings behind; unbuckle children & exit vehicle immediately"]
    D --> E{"Are crossing lights flashing, bells ringing, or is a train visible/audible?"}
    E -->|"YES: Train approaching"| F["RUN AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE TOWARD THE ONCOMING TRAIN (away from tracks) at least 30 to 50 m (100 to 165 ft) to avoid forward flying debris cone"]
    E -->|"NO: Tracks currently quiet"| G["Move 30 m (100 ft) clear of tracks; locate BLUE ENS SIGN on crossbuck post or signal box"]
    F --> G
    G --> H["CALL RAILROAD DISPATCH NUMBER ON BLUE ENS SIGN FIRST: Give 6-Digit + 1-Letter Crossing ID (e.g., 842 917 B) to stop trains via radio/PTC"]
    H --> I["CALL 911 / 112 / 999 SECOND: Report stalled vehicle at crossing and wait at safe distance"]

Global Highway-Rail Crossing Emergency Identification & Action Matrix¶

Every major rail network uses a standardized crossing identification plate so motorists can halt train traffic directly. Memorize how to locate your country's crossing plate before an emergency occurs.

Phase 1: Deep dive: The Physics of Train Impact and the 45-Degree Evacuation Geometry¶

Understanding why a train collision behaves differently from a highway car crash explains why standard roadside instincts get motorists killed on railroad tracks.

1. The Mass Ratio: Why a Locomotive Cannot Swerve or Stop¶

An average passenger sedan weighs 1,800 kilograms (4,000 pounds). A typical 100-car North American freight train weighs 12,000,000 to 18,000,000 kilograms (26,000,000 to 40,000,000 pounds): a mass ratio of 4,000-to-1. - Physical equivalence: A freight train hitting a passenger car on the tracks has the exact same mass ratio as a 1,800-kilogram (4,000-pound) passenger car driving over an empty 15-gram (0.5-ounce) aluminum soda can. - Stopping distance math: Steel train wheels rolling on smooth steel rails have only a coin-sized contact patch and a much lower coefficient of friction than rubber tires on asphalt. Even when the engineer throws the train into full emergency braking: - An 8-car commuter or Amtrak passenger train traveling at 130 km/h (80 mph) needs 1.0 to 1.6 kilometers (0.6 to 1.0 mile) to stop. - A 100-car loaded freight train traveling at 90 km/h (55 mph) needs 1.6 to 2.4 kilometers (1.0 to 1.5 miles) (more than 18 football fields) to stop.

2. The Geometry of Survival: Why You Must Run AT a 45-Degree Angle TOWARD the Train¶

When people see a train bearing down on their stalled car, their natural instinct is to turn their back to the train and run down the road or alongside the tracks away from the locomotive. Running in the same direction the train is moving puts you directly inside the kill zone.

• What happens at the millisecond of impact: When the locomotive's steel pilot (cowcatcher) strikes the side of your stalled car at 90 km/h (55 mph), the car does not stay on the crossing. Either the car is sheared in half and launched forward and outward at a 30-to-60-degree forward cone down the right-of-way at 80 km/h, or the car wraps onto the front of the locomotive and is pushed hundreds of meters down the track while tearing up wooden ties, ballast stones, and wayside signal masts.
• Why 45 degrees toward the train works: By running away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle in the direction the train is coming from, you increase your perpendicular distance from the steel rails while simultaneously moving upstream behind the collision point, where zero flying debris can travel.
• What if you cannot tell which direction the train is coming from? (For example, crossing bells and flashing red lights have just activated in dense fog, snow, or around a blind curve, and you cannot yet see the locomotive headlight):
• ብኡንብኡ ካብቲ ትራክታት ትኽ ኢልካ ንቕድሚት ርሒቕካ (ብ90 ዲግሪ ኩርናዕ ኣብ ትሕቲ ጽርግያ) እንተወሓደ ን**30 ክሳብ 50 ሜትሮ (ካብ 100 ክሳብ 165 ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ፍርቂ ዓመት
• መብራህቲ ሎኮሞቲቭ ኣብ ዝረኣኻሉ ወይ ኣንፈታዊ ምፍንጃር ቀርኒ ኣብ ዝሰማዕካሉ ህሞት፡ ካብቲ መስመር ርሒቕካ እናጸናሕካ ንነብስኻ ንላዕሊ ናብ ኣንፈት ምቕራብ ባቡር ገጽካ ኩርናዕ።
• ክልተ ወይ ልዕሊኡ ምዕራባውያን ስብስባት መስመር ባቡር ("Multiple-Track Crossings") እንተሃልዮምኸ? ባቡር ክትሓልፍ ወይ ኣብ ቀዳማይ መስመር መኪናኻ ክትሃርም እናረኣኻ ኣብ ጎኒ ኣብ ዝርከብ ስብስብ መስመር ባቡር ደው ኢልካ ፈጺምካ ኣይትውጻእ። ካልኣይቲ ፍጥነት ዘለዋ ባቡር ብተደጋጋሚ ካብ ኣንጻር ኣንፈት ኣብ ካልኣይ ትራክ ትቐርብ፣ ምሉእ ብምሉእ ብድምጽን ምርኣይን ዝበዝሐ ክፋል ናይታ ቀዳመይቲ ባቡር ተሸፊና ትቐርብ። ኩሉ ግዜ ምሉእ ብምሉእ ኩሉ ስብስባት ባቡር ሓሊፍካን ካብቲ መሳገሪ ኣፍደገ ማስቲካ ወጻኢን ውጻእ።

ምዕራፍ 2፡ ካብቶም 4 ዝበዝሑ ደረጃ ምሕላፍ መጻወድያታት ደረጃ ብደረጃ ምህዳም¶

ምምሕዳር ባቡር ፌደራል (FRA)ን ስርሒት ህይወት ኣድሕንን ዝገበርዎ መርመራታት ሓደጋ ከምዘመልክቶ ዳርጋ ኩሎም መጻወድያታት ደረጃ ዝሰግሩ ተሽከርከርቲ ኣብ ኣርባዕተ መካኒካዊ ስናርዮታት ይወድቁ፤

1ይ ተርእዮ፡ ኣብ መንጎ ዝወረደ ቅልጽም መሳገሪ ኣፍደገ ተዓጽዩ (መጻወድያ ሪጋ ትራፊክ)¶

How it happens: You drive onto a crossing following slow bumper-to-bumper traffic before a red stoplight. Traffic stops ahead of you, leaving your rear bumper sitting over the rails. Suddenly, the red lights flash, the bells ring, and the wooden or fiberglass gate arm lowers behind your trunk (or onto your roof). - ህጹጽ ስጉምቲ: 1. መኪናኻ ከይትሃርም ወይ ኣፍደገ ከይትሰብር ፈጺምካ ኣይትጸናሕ። 2. If there is any gap on the paved shoulder, grass verge, sidewalk, or adjacent lane, crank the steering wheel and drive forward and sideways off the tracks, smashing straight through the wooden or fiberglass gate arm if it blocks your path. 3. How crossing gate breakaway shear pins work: Every modern gate arm is bolted to its counterweight bracket using soft brass or plastic shear pins or spring-loaded breakaway hinges. When a bumper pushes against the horizontal bar at even 8 kilometers per hour (5 miles per hour), the shear pin snaps cleanly and swings the gate arm out of the way without damaging your radiator or windshield. 4. What if a solid wall of stopped cars is inches in front of your front bumper? Lay on your horn continuously and flash your high beams to make the car ahead pull forward into the intersection; if they do not move within 3 seconds, put your transmission in Park, unbuckle, abandon the car immediately, shout at the drivers in the cars directly ahead and behind you to get out of their cars too (a train hitting your car will accordion it into the cars ahead), and run at a 45-degree angle toward the oncoming train.

Scenario 2: Low-Clearance Vehicle, Trailer, or Car "High-Centered" (Bottomed Out) on a Humped Crossing¶

How it happens: Many rural and industrial railroad crossings sit atop a raised earthen crown ("humped grade crossing"). When a low-slung sports car, long-wheelbase limousine, RV motorhome, car-hauler, boat trailer, or lowboy flatbed truck drives across a humped crossing, the front wheels drop down the far side while the rear wheels are still climbing the near side, wedging the steel undercarriage, frame rails, or trailer landing gear solidly onto the raised steel railroad tracks so the drive wheels spin helplessly in the air. - ህጹጽ ስጉምቲ: 1. Do not try to jack up the vehicle, place wooden boards under the tires, or crank trailer landing gear while standing on live railroad tracks. 2. Evacuate all passengers 30 to 50 meters (100 to 165 feet) away from the crossing immediately. 3. ብቕልጡፍ ናብ ቁጽሪ ሰማያዊ ENS Sign ደውሉ እሞ ልዑል ማእከል ዘለዋ ተሽከርካሪት/ተጎታቲት ነቲ መሳገሪ ዝዓጸወት ክትሕብሩ። ልዑል ማእከል ዘለዎ ተጎታቲ ወይ ሎውቦይ ነጻ ንምግባር ከቢድ ስራሕ ዝሰርሕ ሮተተር ረከር ስለዘድሊን ካብ 20 ክሳብ 60 ደቓይቕ ስለ ዝወስድን፡ ብመንገዲ ባቡር ዲስፓቸር ኣቢልካ ትራፊክ ባቡር ደው ምባል እቲ እንኮ መንገዲ ንሓደ ኣዕናዊ ካብ ባቡር ንምክልኻል እዩ።

3ይ ተርእዮ፡ ጎማ ኣብ ፍላንጅዌይ ጋፕ ተሸኺሉ ወይ ካብቲ ዕንጨይቲ ኤፕሮን ወዲቑ¶

ከመይ ይኸውን: ብለይቲ፡ ኣብ ብርቱዕ ዝናብ፡ ወይ ኣብ እዋን ክረምታዊ ህቦብላ በረድ ጻዕዳ በረድ ኣብ ወሰን ናይቲ ኣስፋልት ጽርግያ ክሓብእ ከሎ (ወይ ድማ ቅድሚ መስቀላዊ መንገዲ "ንየማን ክትጥወ" ንዝተደናገረ ናይ ጂፒኤስ ናቪጌሽን ምልክት ክኽተል ከሎ፡ ሓደ መራሒ መኪና ብጌጋ ናብ መንገዲ ባቡር ንባዕሉ የማናይ መንገዲ ይጥወ፡ ካብቲ ዕንጨይቲ ወይ ኮንክሪት ዝተሰርሐ መሳገሪ ኣፕሮን ናይ ቅድሚት ጎማ ናብቲ ረጒድ ዝተጨፍለቐሉ ቦታ የውድቖ ግራናይት ኣእማን ባላስት ከምኡ’ውን ዓሚቝ ሓጺን ባቡር ፍላንጅዌይ። - ህጹጽ ስጉምቲ: 1. ጎማ ናይ ተሳፈርቲ መኪና ካብቲ ልዕል ዝበለ መሳገሪ ዕንጨይቲ ናብቲ ናይ ባቡር ክራቫታን ልሕሉሕ ባላስት ከውሕን ምስ ወደቐ፡ እቲ ናይ ዘይቲ ጣውላ፡ ታሕተዋይ ናይ ምቁጽጻር ቅልጽምን ዲፈረንሻልን ብቐጥታ ኣብቲ 15 ሴንቲ ሜተር ዝቑመቱ (6 ኢንች ቁመት ዘለዎ) ሓጺናዊ ባቡር ይዓርፍ። ነቲ መቀላጠፊ ብቕድሚት ወይ ንድሕሪት ምልባስ ነቲ ናይ ጎማ ጎማ ኣብቲ በሊሕ ሓጺናዊ መርበብ ባቡር ጥራይ እዩ ዝቕንጥጦን ኣብ ልዕሊ እቲ ባቡር ኣይክድይብን እዩ። 2. ጎማታት ምሽክርካር ኣቋርጽ፣ መኪና ኣጥፍእ ወይ ውጻእ፣ ንኹሉ 30 ሜትሮ (100 ፍርቂ ፍርቂ) ርሒቑ ዝርከብ ሰብ ኣውጽእ፣ ብቕጽበት ድማ ናብ ሰማያዊ ምልክት ENS ደውል።

4ይ ተርእዮ፡ ሞተር ደው ዝበለ፡ EV 12V Fault፡ ወይ ኣብ በረድ ዝበዝሖ ደረጃ መሳገሪ ዝሽክርከር ጎማታት¶

ከመይ ይኸውን: ኣብ ቁሪ ዝናብ ወይ ዝተዓሸገ በረድ ዝተለበጡ ንጹህ ሓጺናዊ ባቡርን ጎማ መሳገሪ ፓድታትን ዳርጋ ዜሮ ስሕበት ኣለዎም፤ ወይ ድማ ብማይ ዝተዓብለለ ሞተር፣ ዝፈሸለ ናይ ነዳዲ ፓምፕ፣ ወይ ድማ ሃንደበታዊ ናይ ኤሌክትሪክ ተሽከርካሪት (EV) ኮንትራክተር/12-ቮልት ስሕተት ኣብ እዋን ምሕላፍ ነቲ ኤሌክትሮኒካዊ ናይ ፓርኪንግ ፍሬኖ ይዓጽዎ። - ህጹጽ ስጉምቲ: 1. ሓንቲ ንጽል ናይ 3 ካልኢት ዳግማይ ምጅማር ወይ ልኡም ላሕሚ ስሮትል ፈትኑ፡ እቶም መሳገሪ መብራህቲ ምሉእ ብምሉእ ጸልማት ምስ ዝኾኑን ብኽልቲኡ ኣንፈት 1.6 ኪሎ ሜተር (1 ማይል) ባዶ ትራክ ምስ እትርእዩን ጥራይ። 2. እታ ተሽከርካሪት ኣብ ውሽጢ 3 ካልኢት ብቕጽበት እንተዘይተንቀሳቒሳ፡ ብቕጽበት መኪና ግደፋ፡ ካብቲ ትራክ ርሒቕካ ምኻድ፡ ናብ ሰማያዊ ENS ምልክት ድማ ደውል።

ምዕራፍ 3: ንሰማያዊ ENS ምልክት ባቡር ዲስፓቸር ንምድዋል ዝሕግዝ ልክዕ ስክሪፕት።¶

ኣብቲ ሰማያዊ ምልክት ENS ዘሎ ቁጽሪ 1-800 ምስ ደወልካ፡ ሓደ ናይ ባቡር ህጹጽ ዲስፓቸር ብቕጽበት ክምልስ እዩ። ነዚ ልክዕ 4 ክፋላት ዘለዎ መልእኽቲ ብንጹር ኣንብቦም፤

1. መጀመርታ ህጹጽ ኩነታት ግለጽ: "ህጹጽ ኩነታት፡ ኣብዚ ሕጂ እዋን ብቐጥታ ኣብ መስመር ባቡር ተዓጽያ ዝነበረት [መኪና / ፒክኣፕ / ትራክተር-ተጎታቲት] ኣላትኒ።"
2. ካብ ሰማያዊ ምልክት 7 ፊደላት ዘለዎ USDOT መስቀላዊ ቁጽሪ ኣንብብ: "ኣብ ሰማያዊ ምልክት ዘሎ USDOT መስቀላዊ ቁጽሪ ንብረት [ነተን 6 ኣሃዛትን 1 ፊደልን ብድምጺ ኣንብብ፣ ንኣብነት፣ 'ክልተ-ኣርባዕተ-ትሽዓተ፣ ሸሞንተ-ሓደ-ሰለስተ፣ K ከም ብኪሎ'] እዩ።"
3. ኣየናይ ትራክ ከምዝተዓጽወ ኣረጋግጽ (ብዙሓት ትራክ እንተሃልዮም): "ኣብዚ መሳገሪ [1 / 2 / 3] ስብስባት ትራክ ኣለዉ። መኪንየይ [ንሰሜን/ደቡብ/ምብራቕ/ምዕራብ ትራክ፣ ወይ ALL tracks] ትዓጽዎ ኣላ። ኩሉ ሰብ ካብታ መኪና ወጺኡ ንጹር ደው ኢሉ ኣሎ።"
4. ቁጽሪ ምምላስ ጻውዒትኩምን ቦታን ሃቡ: "ቁጽሪ ሞባይለይ [XXX-XXX-XXXX] እዩ። ኣብ [ስም ጎደናን ከተማ/ከተማን] ኢና ዘለና። ኣብ ኩለን ባቡራት ደው ምባልኩም ኣረጋግጹ።"

እቲ ናይ ባቡር ዲስፓቸር ከመይ ጌሩ ንባቡር ደው የብሎ ሓንሳብ ናይ መስቀላዊ መታወቅያ ምስሃብካ¶

ኣብ ውሽጢ ካብ 10 ክሳብ 20 ካልኢት 6-ኣሃዝ-ተወሳኺ-1-ፊደል ዘለዎ USDOT Crossing Inventory Number ናብቲ ናይ ምልኣኽ ተርሚናሎም ካብ ምእታው፡ ማእከል ስርሒታት ባቡር ሰለስተ ኣውቶማቲክ ደውታታት ይፍጽም፤ - Positive Train Control (PTC) & Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) Signal Drop: ኣብ PTC ዝተዓጠቐ ቀንዲ መስመራት፡ እቲ ዲስፓቸር ኣብቲ ማይልፖስት ኤሌክትሮኒካዊ ትራክ ብሎክ የቐምጥ፡ እዚ ድማ ዋላ እቲ መሃንድስ ነቲ መቆጻጸሪታት ቅድሚ ምትንካፉ ኣብ ውሽጢ ካቢና ግዴታዊ ናይ ኮምፒተር መቕጻዕቲ ፍሬኖ መተግበሪ ብኣውቶማቲክ የበግስ። - ቀጥታዊ ህጹጽ ሬድዮ ቶናሊቲ ጻውዒት: እቲ ዲስፓቸር ልዑል ቀዳምነት ዝወሃቦ ህጹጽ ሬድዮ ቃና ብመንገዲ ናይቲ ንኡስ ዞባ AAR VHF ሬድዮ ቻነል ብቐጥታ ናብ መሃንድስ ሎኮሞቲቭ ናይ ነፍሲ ወከፍ እትቐርብ ባቡር ኣብ ውሽጢ 25 ኪሎሜተር (15 ማይልስ) የመሓላልፍ። - Railroad Police & Signal Maintainer Dispatch: ፍሉያት ወከልቲ ባቡርን ናይቲ ከባቢ 911 ፖሊስን ነቲ መሳገሪ ንምውሓስ ይለኣኹ ክሳብ ሓንቲ ጎተራ መኪና ነቲ ባቡር ትጽርዮን ሓደ ተቖጻጻሪ ትራክን እቲ ሓጺናዊ ባቡርን ቦንድ ገመዳትን በታ ደው ዝበለት መኪና ከምዘይተበላሸወ ዘረጋግጽን።

እቲ ሰማያዊ ምልክት ENS እንተጎዲሉ፡ እንተተበላሽዩ ወይ ብበረድ እንተተሸፊኑኸ?¶

1. ካብቲ ኩርናዕ ናይቲ መሳገሪ ርሒቑ ካብ 5 ክሳብ 15 ሜትሮ (15 ክሳብ 50 ፍርቂ ፍርቂ) ኮፍ ኢሉ ዘሎ ዓቢ ብሩር ኣሉሚንየም መሳርሒ ካቢን ("ሲግናል ባንጋሎ") ርኣዮ: ሰራሕተኛታት ጽገና ባቡር ነቲ 6-ኣሃዝ + 1-ፊደል ዘለዎ USDOT Crossing Number, Railroad Milepost, ከምኡውን 1-800 Emergency Number ብዓቢ ጸሊም ወይ ኣንጸባራቒ ስቴንሲል ይገብሩ ፊደላት ብቐጥታ ናብቲ ብረት ማዕጾ ወይ ጎናዊ መንደቕ ናይቲ ምልክት ካቢን ይጽሕፉ።
2. ሕጂ'ውን ነቲ ምልክት ከተንብቦ እንተዘይክኢልካ፡ ብቕጽበት 911 / 112 / 999 ደውሉ፡ ነቲ ኦፕሬተር ንገሮ "ብዛዕባ ህጹጽ ኩነታት ኣብ መስመር ባቡር ይድውል ኣለኹ: መኪናይ ኣብ መስመራት ኣብ [ልክዕ ስም ጎደናን ዝቐረበ መስቀላዊ ጎደናን] ደው ኢላ ኣላ," እሞ ነቲ 911 ዲስፓቸር ኣብ CAD ካርታኦም USDOT Crossing ID ክደሊን ምስ ስርሓት መንገዲ ባቡር ክራኸብን ሕተቶ ብኡንብኡ ኣብ ጣውላ።

ምዕራፍ 4፡ ፍሉይ ሓደጋታት፡ ብኤሌክትሪክ ዝሰርሑ ሳልሳይ-ባቡር / ልዕሊ ርእሲ ካቴናሪ መስመራትን ሃዝማት ዲረይልመንትን¶

1. ኤሌክትሪክ ዝሰርሑ ሳልሳይ ባቡርን ልዕሊ ርእሲን ካቴናሪ ሽቦታት (Suburban Commuter & High-Speed ​​Rail):
2. ኣብ ብዙሓት ናይ ሜትሮፖሊታን ባቡር ካንሸሎታት (ከም LIRR, Metro-North, CTA, BART, SEPTA, Network Rail Southern Region ኣብ ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ፡ ከምኡ’ውን ልዑል ፍጥነት ዘለዎም ኤውሮጳውያን መስመራት)፡ ትራክ ኣብ ጎኒ ጎኒ እቲ ዝጎዪ ባቡር ዝጎዪ ልዕል ዝበለ ሓጺን "ሳልሳይ ባቡር"** 600 ክሳብ 750 ቮልት ዲሲ ይሕዙ ቮልት ኤሲ ኣብ ልዕሊ ርእሲ ካቴናሪ ሽቦታት.
3. ሕጊ ምውጻእ ኣብ ሳልሳይ-ባቡር መስመር: ክዳውንቲ ኣብቲ ልዕል ዝበለ ሳልሳይ ባቡር ወይ ፋይበርግላስ/ዕንጨይቲ መሸፈኒ ቦርድኡ ፈጺምካ ክብራሽ ፈጺምካ ኣይትረግጽ፣ ኣይትተንክፎ ወይ ኣይትፍቀደሉ (ዋላ ኣብቲ መከላኸሊ ሽፋን ቦርድ ረጊጽካ ኣብቲ ህያው 750 ቮልት ባቡር ክስንጥቖ ይኽእል)። ብጽሬት ኣብ ልዕሊ ኩሎም ባቡር ናብቲ ናይ ሓሸራ መንኵብ ስጉም። ኣብ ልዕሊ ርእስኻ ዝነበረ ናይ ካቴናሪ ሽቦ ተበቲኹ ኣብ መኪናኻ እንተወዲቑ፡ ባቡር እንተዘይመጺኣ ወይ መኪና ሓዊ እንተዘይተቓጺላ ኣብ ውሽጢ ጽናሕ፤ ብሰንኪ ትመጽእ ባቡር ክትወጽእ እንተድኣ ኣለካ፡ ክልቲኡ እግርኻ ብሓባር ሒዝካ ካብታ መኪና ምሉእ ብምሉእ ርሒቕካ ዘሊልካ ምውጻእ ምእንቲ ኣካላትካ ነታ ብሓጺን ዝተሰርሐት መኪናን መሬትን ኣብ ሓደ እዋን ፈጺሙ ከይትንክፋ፡ ከምኡ’ውን ክልቲኡ እግርኻ ብሓባር ሒዝካ 30 ሜትሮ (100 ፍርቂ ፍርቂ) ርሒቕካ ምሕዋስ ወይ ምዝላል።
4. ባቡር ምስ መኪና ተጋጭያ ታንኪ መካይን ካብ ባቡር እንተወጺኣ:
5. ባቡር ንዘይተሓዝኣ መኪናኻ እንተሃሪማተን ናይ ጽዕነት ወይ ታንኪ መካይን ካብ ባቡር እንተወጺአን፡ ንህንፋጽ ደበናታት እንተ ኣውጺአን፡ ብኡንብኡ ኣቀማምጣኻ ገዲፍካ ንፋስ ንላዕሊን ዓቐብን ብውሑዱ 800 ሜትሮ (0.5 ማይልስ) ካብቲ መስመር ርሒቕካ ርሒቕካ መርዛም ክሎሪን፡ ማይ ዘይብሉ ኣሞንያ፡ ፈሳሲ ነዳዲ ጋዝ (LPG)፡ ወይ ቫይኒል ክሎራይድ ፕላም ንኸይህሉ።

ብተደጋጋሚ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት¶

ምንጭታት ተፈቲሾም¶

• ምምሕዳር ፌደራል ባቡር (FRA, U.S. Department of Transportation) (ኣመሪካ): ኣርእስቲ 49 ሕጊ ፌደራላዊ ደንቢ ክፍሊ 234 (ስርዓት ህጹጽ መፍለጢ / ሰማያዊ ENS Sign Mandates, Telephone Reporting, and Railroad Dispatch Response Protocols)።
• Operation Lifesaver, Inc.(OLI) (ኣመሪካ፣ ካናዳን ዓለም ለኻውን): መምርሒታት ምድሓን ምድሓን ደረጃ ምሕላፍ ጽርግያ-ባቡር: ምውጻእ ደው ዝበሉ ተሽከርከርቲ፣ ጂኦሜትሪ ምውጋድ ፍርስራስ 45-ዲግሪ፣ ዲዛይን ምብታኽ ቅልጽም ኣፍደገ፣ ከምኡ’ውን ብርሃናዊ ምትላል ፍጥነት ባቡር።
• ምምሕዳር ድሕነት ትራፊክ ሃገራዊ ጽርግያ (NHTSA) & ምምሕዳር ፌደራላዊ ጽርግያ (FHWA) (ኣመሪካ): ማንዋል ብዛዕባ ውሁድ መሳርሒታት ምቁጽጻር ትራፊክ (MUTCD ክፍሊ 8: ምቁጽጻር ትራፊክ ንናይ ባቡርን ቀሊል ባቡርን መተሓላለፊ ደረጃ መሳገሪታት) ከምኡ’ውን ልዑል ማእከል ዘለዎም ትሑት ጽሬት ዘለወን ተሽከርከርቲ ኣማኸርቲ።
• ትራንስፖርት ካናዳን ኔትወርክ ባቡርን (ካናዳ / ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ): ደንቢ ምሕላፍ ክፍሊ፣ ኣገባባት ህጹጽ ምልክት ዝህብ ቴሌፎን፣ ከምኡ’ውን መምርሒ ድሕነት ተጠቃሚ ደረጃ ምሕላፍ።

ተዛመድቲ መምርሒታት¶

• ኣብ እዋን ምዝዋር ፍሬኖ ምብልሻው: ህጹጽ ምዝሕሓልን ደው ምባልን ኣገባባት
• ተዓጽያ ኣክለሬተርን ሃዳሚት መኪናን
• ጎማ ምፍንጃርን ምብልሻው መሪሕነትን ኣብ ፍጥነት
• ትራንስሚሽን ምብልሻው፡ ሺፍተር ተዓጽዩ፡ ወይ ኣብ ትራፊክ ክላች ምጥፋእ
• ምብትታን መኪናን ድሕነት ወሰን ጽርግያን
• ህጹጽ ቁጽሪ ብሃገር