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There was an unusual grade crossing crash back in the 1990s in central Florida, which highlights the question of the police taking action to flag a train.  An Amtrak train hit a power peaking generator on a flatbed trailer that was hung up on a grade crossing.  This was a very special, oversize and extra heavy truckload being escorted by the State Patrol as well as several others.  When the trailer hung up they called the SCL and asked them if any trains were in the area.  A dispatcher told them that there was an Amtrak train close, but it was still over 15 minutes away.  Meanwhile lots of people were furiously working with jacks and blocking to get the trailer dislodged from the crossing.  Despite having several patrol cars that could have easily gotten down the line in both directions, they made no attempt to flag trains.  Instead, they stayed at the crossing with everybody hoping that the problem could be solved before the train arrived.  In about ten minutes, the train swung around a nearby curve at full speed and plowed into the generator dead center.
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