Railroad Crossing Flashcards
(10 cards)
Grade crossing is the point at which train tracks intersect with the …. and it is considered an ….
Roadway … intersection
When crossing tracks always stay in your … and in the same …
Lane … gear
Railroad crossing sign:
Color * … with … letters … and … symbol
Meaning * there is a railroad ahead be prepared to stop. Be careful behind truck and bus they have to stop before at railroad crossings
Yellow … black … “RR” … “X”
Flashing red lights, lowered … and/or a … at a railroad crossing indicate that you must at least … from the tracks.
Crossing gates … bells … 15 feet (5 m)
Yield when you see a crossbuck sign, which is a sign shaped like a … with … printed on it. If there are multiple tracks, the sign will show the number of tracks.
“X” … “Railroad Crossing”
Look and listen before attempting to cross any railroad tracks. If there is no room for your vehicle on the other side, do not attempt to … Wait for when there is room.
Cross the railroad tracks
Any … buses with/without passengers, other buses with …, and vehicles with … cargo or … cargo must stop at all railroad crossings.
School … passengers … explosive … flammable
Sometimes, grade crossings will not have flashing red lights or gates. Pavement markings will show you that a grade corssing is ahead … the stop line and wait for the train to pass.
Stay before
Stalling on railroad tracks
1. Get out
2. … from tracks, even if don’t see a train
3. … the … sign and call the number provided telling them about the stalled vehicle
Get away … Locate … Emergency Notification System
Run towards the direction of the train is … If a train is approaching run towards the train but away at a … degree angle. If you run “down the track,” in the same direction of the train you can be hit from debrils from the collision of the train and your vehicle.
Coming from … vehicle
