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How to try to prevent an incident:

Step 1: Get all personnel out of the vehicles and away from the crossing.

Step 2: Locate the rail-grade crossing identification sign with identification number.

Step 3: Call the 1-800 number listed on the identification sign.

Step 4: If a railroad identification sign cannot be located – call 911

5: Send the pilot/escort vehicles in each direction away from the crossing to place a red burning fuses/flares or red illuminating devices in the middle of the railroad tracks a minimum of 1 mile away from the crossing.

Step 6. Shunt each and every set of tracks – if this is not done correctly, you may be sending the wrong signal to an on-coming train. If you do not know how to do this – DON’T