Re: NTSB releases prelim report on Cayce, SC, AMTK/CSX collision
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 02-28-2018 - 20:01
espee99 Wrote:
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> Interesting that the CSX crew was still on the
> loco. Makes one think that they didn't have a
> chance to close the switch before Amtrak arrived.
Failure to ensure that all main track switches were restored for normal movement prior to releasing their main track authority.
> I wonder why the conductor wouldn't close the
> switch as they passed over it.
Because he needed to protect the point while shoving in.