Railroad emergency notification sign — Mississippi Permit Test

If a vehicle is stranded on a railroad track, or you see danger at a crossing, look for the blue Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign at every highway-rail grade crossing.

The sign gives you a direct line to the people who can warn the train in time.

look for the blue Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign situated at every highway-rail grade crossing.

The ENS sign is located on the black and white cross buck or on the metal box near the crossing.

In a crisis you do not have time to hunt, so you need to know where to look.

The sign is located on the black and white cross buck or on the metal box near the crossing.

The ENS toll-free number is answered by railroad dispatchers, who can attempt to stop all train traffic at the crossing during an emergency.

Only the railroad can tell a train to stop, so this call can save lives that 911 cannot reach in time.

The toll-free number is answered by railroad dispatchers who can attempt to stop all train traffic at the crossing during an emergency.

The ENS sign includes an identification number for your exact location.

Dispatchers need to know which crossing you mean, and the number tells them at once.

The sign also includes an identification number for your exact location.

You can use the ENS sign to report unsafe conditions such as malfunctions of warning signals, crossing gates and other safety devices at the crossing.

A broken gate or dead light can fool the next driver into crossing in front of a train.

malfunctions of warning signals, crossing gates, and other safety devices at the crossings

A car is stuck on the tracks. Which sign at the crossing gives you a number to call?

The Emergency Notification sign. The sign gives you a direct line to the people who can warn the train in time. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.36: “look for the blue Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign situated at every highway-rail grade crossing.”