Rail Safety Quiz 76 Created on November 06, 2020 By Gaby Medina ALL ABOARD! It's time to test your skills. 1 / 8 For our purposes, please tell us if you're located in Texas. Yes No 2 / 8 If your vehicle gets stuck while crossing railroad tracks, what should you do? Call the railroads emergency # posted on the blue and white ENS sign. Communicate your location by providing the crossing ID# from the sign. Call 9-1-1. All of the above. Get out of your vehicle & move away from the track. Then, immediately call the Emergency Notification System # posted on the blue & white sign to tell them a car is stuck on the tracks & your location. Finally, call 9-1-1. 3 / 8 Where is the safest place to stop when coming to a traffic light near a railroad track? No closer than 15 ft or farther than 50 ft from the track. It is OK to stop on the tracks as long as the arms are up. As close to the car in front of you, even if your back is on the track. Never stop on the tracks. Always make sure there is room to completely clear the tracks before crossing. Trains overhang the tracks by at least 3 ft on each side. For safety, leave at least 15 ft between the rear of your vehicle & the nearest rail. 4 / 8 True or False, a locomotive (the engine of the train) is always located at the front of a train. True False Trains can be pushed or pulled by an engine. This allows trains to move in either direction at any time. Don't expect a train to only be going in one direction if you don't see a locomotive. 5 / 8 What do you do if the gates are down for more than a few minutes at a railroad track, but a train is not approaching? Go around the gates. Park your car by the track and walk. Be patient and wait for the gates to go up. Walk up the track to see if a train is coming. You can be ticketed for going around lowered gates. Treat lowered grade crossing gates as a stop sign & never drive or walk around them. If they've been down for a while, call the ENS# to report a possible malfunction. 6 / 8 It is illegal to do which of the following on railroad tracks? (Select All That Apply) Take pictures. Take a short cut to your destination. Place coins to be flattened. Nothing is considered illegal on train tracks. If you are on or near the tracks, you are trespassing on private property & breaking the law. Although many scenes in movies & photos show people on tracks, never walk, run, play or take pictures on tracks. 7 / 8 True or False, a train traveling at 55 mph can take approximately one mile, or about 18 football fields, to stop. True False A freight train moving at 55 miles per hour can take a mile or more to stop once the emergency brakes are applied. That's 18 football fields! 8 / 8 True or False, a track that has no signal lights or crossing gates is an unused track and safe to cross. True False Always expect a train. Not every track has signals & a crossing gate - especially in rural areas. Use caution when crossing any railroad track. Your score isThe average score is 76% LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz