At a railway level crossing the red light signal continues to flash after a train has gone by. What should?

Question

you do?

Answer 1

Adelle, the signalman CAN give a driver permission to cross. The flashing red lights aren't covered by the same law as a normal red light (you still have to stop, of course, but you can be given permission to go through by railway staff).

Answer 2

It could mean another train is coming, on double track the arms would stay down and the lights continue to flash, but if on single track another train is normally a few minutes behind, so they would tend to go up.

This happened to me a few months ago, the lights stayed on for 8 minutes, so I phoned the free phone number (that is normally on the crossing posts), this put  me through to the railway police, I then gave them the crossing number (again on the crossing posts). The police could then identify which crossing it was and they contacted the the signal maintainers.

But if you choose to go over the crossing when the arms are down, then it is illegal and even worse will happen to you, if a train strikes you at 90 mph.

Answer 3

It means another train is coming.

Wait till the train has passed, the light stops flashing and the gates open/barriers rise.

Then you can proceed.

Answer 4

Joolz has got it, and for heaven's sake don't decide to go around the barriers, ever!  

Happens a lot at a crossing close to here, where idiot motorists think they know better that the signal system & dodge the barriers - bang!  Luckily not always fatal as the trains are travelling very slowly at that point. There's a big campaign going on for full barriers.  Several hundred tons of steel doesn't stop quickly and barely notices flattening the average car.

Answer 5

another one is due shortly.

Answer 6

I work as a freight conductor for CSX, and what theyd like you to do is, theres alil sign on the post that holds up gate/flashing lights, and on that sign is a number to call if the gates are flashing when no train is present or if a car is stalled on the track... call that number and they'll notify the trains that that particular gate is malfuctioning and they will be forced to stop and make sure no one is crossing. because if its stuck down, with no train passing, it just as easy could be stuck up with a train passing. Then they'll send someone out to fix the problem.

Answer 7

the answers above pretty well have it covered, just a quick story to illustrate the point.

Ahile back a similar instance took place, and sure enough there was another train on an adjacent track.

The lady waiting at the crossing did not wait, she started around the gates as soon as the first train was by, we were on the second train and missed the vehicle by inches, as it turned out, not quite.

A low hanging step on a car in the train tore off part of her clearance lights and grill, she was that close.

Well, she called the railroad and was mad as h**l, insisting they pay for her damage, she should have been on he knees thanking God that she was still in one peice.

Answer 8

Wait untill it stops...There may be another train comming!

If after about 5 minutes and nothing has come use the crossings phone and call the signaller, as the crossing may have failed, he will then advise you if its safe to cross the line and ask you to call him/her once you have crossed the crossing. Once you have done that the signaller will caution all trains passing the crossing and get a Mobile Operations Manager to attend the site along with the engineers who should then fix it!

Answer 9

At our local crossing (A high speed line) you could wait for over 5 minutes before a train passes so the only answer is DO NOT CROSS as a train is coming.

Answer 10

STOP

Red means stop

There might be another train coming.

Answer 11

WAIT until the red light stops as there may well be another train in the opposite direction, or another train about to enter the signal block which is following that train.

Answer 12

wait till the next trains passed. if they stay flashing it usally means theres another train coming

Answer 13

pull forward and park on the line's !! do we have a nation of dummies !!!!

Answer 14

Wait for the light to stop because there could be another train coming.

Answer 15

wait.red is for danger like on planes and cars and blood etc-even red sky at night.or chiles think about it (red).#

or flash back,ha ha ha.

Answer 16

Tut Tut jools!

The only person who can give you permission to pass a red ROAD traffic signal is a police officer.

Answer 17

Get out and see if any trains are coming, if not and I know its not safe go around the gates.  or you can turn around a find a new route to your destination.

Answer 18

Wait to see if another train is coming