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Railroads' Emergency Phone Numbers

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Use these phone numbers to report a vehicle stalled or hung up on tracks, or a signal malfunction. Provide the location, crossing number (if posted), and the name of the road or highway that crosses the tracks. And be sure to specify that a vehicle is on the tracks!

Amtrak1-800-331-0008
BNSF Railway1-800-832-5452
CSX1-800-232-0144
Canadian National1-800-465-9239
Canadian Pacific 1-800-716-9132
Kansas City Southern1-877-527-9464 or 1-800-892-6295
Norfolk Southern1-800-453-2530
Union Pacific 1-888-877-7267

Call the local police or 911 if you cannot locate the railroad emergency phone number at the site.


 
 
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