Pre-Planning

Your ability to plan ahead by becoming familiar with the rails in your area, assessing the situation, detecting any hazardous materials and contacting the right railroad personnel will help mitigate risk and speed the response to an incident. The better you know the rail facilities in your area, the better prepared you will be in case of an emergency.

Each crossing poses different risks and challenges in the case of emergencies, so locate the crossings in your jurisdiction.

You can identify each crossing in your area by contacting the U.S. Department of Transportation. You can find the unique DOT identification number for each crossing in the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) database.

[a crossing gate includes a CSX sign indicating to call 1-800-232-0144 to report a stalled vehicle or other crossing emergency]

Pre-Planning

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