Do you ever wander what you could do to be more careful around railroad crossings? Railroad crossings can be dangerous if you don’t look out for the warning signs. There are many warnings you need to look out for so you can be safe around railroad crossings. There are a lot of things that we need to know about trains, their warning signals, and what we can do to stay safe around railroad crossings. In the article “25 interesting facts about trains” the author wrote, “There is an abandoned subway station under City Hall in New York that no train stops at but you can see it in passing if you take the number 6 train.”
First of all, trains are fast moving, high powered train cars. In the article “The history learning site” the author wrote, “In 1804, Richard Trevithick built a steam engine at his job in Penydarren, Wales. Richard Trevithick also encouraged others in there works.” This was when the first steam engine was first built. In the article “The history learning site” the author wrote, “In 1825, the Stockton to Darlington railroad crossing was first opened to the public. The first two trains were used to pull 21 coal wagons 25 miles at 8 miles per hour.” People were starting to build trains to use them for …show more content…
Have you ever heard the saying, “Always look both ways before crossing the street?” The same goes for as if you were at a railroad crossing; you always need to look both ways before going across the train tracks. But there is more to it than just looking both ways. When you approach a railroad crossing you need to be behind the yellow line or at least 15 to 50 feet from the nearest rail. Anytime you see lights flashing or the gate is lowered you must come to a complete stop until the gate is up and the lights have stopped flashing. Then you must look and listen for any trains that are coming your way; then if it is clear you can
First of all, trains are fast moving, high powered train cars. In the article “The history learning site” the author wrote, “In 1804, Richard Trevithick built a steam engine at his job in Penydarren, Wales. Richard Trevithick also encouraged others in there works.” This was when the first steam engine was first built. In the article “The history learning site” the author wrote, “In 1825, the Stockton to Darlington railroad crossing was first opened to the public. The first two trains were used to pull 21 coal wagons 25 miles at 8 miles per hour.” People were starting to build trains to use them for …show more content…
Have you ever heard the saying, “Always look both ways before crossing the street?” The same goes for as if you were at a railroad crossing; you always need to look both ways before going across the train tracks. But there is more to it than just looking both ways. When you approach a railroad crossing you need to be behind the yellow line or at least 15 to 50 feet from the nearest rail. Anytime you see lights flashing or the gate is lowered you must come to a complete stop until the gate is up and the lights have stopped flashing. Then you must look and listen for any trains that are coming your way; then if it is clear you can