A 3-minute lesson from the Nebraska course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
A typically blue sign at every highway-rail grade crossing with a toll-free number answered 24/7/365 by railroad dispatchers, who try to stop trains in an emergency.
The ENS sign is on the crossbuck or near the crossing. Below the dispatch number is a Department of Transportation number that identifies the crossing's exact location.
Your car dies on the tracks and no train is in sight. Get everyone out and away from the tracks, then call the 1-800 number on the ENS sign and give the crossing's DOT number so dispatchers can stop trains. Then call 911.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
The typically blue-colored Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign at a railroad crossing provides:
The train schedule for that crossing
A local sheriff's non-emergency line
The distance to the next crossing
A 24/7 phone number to report problems or emergencies at that crossing
Answer: A 24/7 phone number to report problems or emergencies at that crossing
The ENS sign gives a round-the-clock number for reporting crossing emergencies.