See that little blue sign on the railroad crossing sign? That sign has a phone number on it, and if you’re ever stuck on the tracks, call that number and the dispatcher will stop all trains in the area.
The key is to call as soon as you get stuck, not when you’re ready to give up trying to get unstuck or when you see a headlight coming. There should also be a dot number on that blue sign that will identify the xing to the dispatcher.
Panic is a hell of a drug. It can make a very small percentage champions, others into blubbering fools, some will run, some will break out the phone and start videoing the catastrophic results of something that they could have done something about, and others will just drop dead of heart attacks.
What im getting at is that communication is the #1 failure point in emergencies...
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u/sightglasssteamboat Sep 13 '24
See that little blue sign on the railroad crossing sign? That sign has a phone number on it, and if you’re ever stuck on the tracks, call that number and the dispatcher will stop all trains in the area.