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Re: The Investigation: Texting Might Not Be the Cause.
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 09-24-2008 - 14:09
SDP45 Wrote:
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> Was the conductor on the locomotive?
No.
> Was the conductor back on the train somewhere?
Yes.
> If so,
> perhaps he was busy with some situation with a
> passenger, as would be his job. Putting the train
> into emergency would not necessarily be his
> responsibility, especially if he is not looking
> along the tracks as the engineer would.
The theory here is that since the engineer called and the conductor repeated the Flashing Yellow the train received at the east end of the Chatworth siding, and the engineer was required to call the indication of the next signal (was Approach), that when he didn't the conductor should've inquired about it, taking action to stop the train if necessary.
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> Was the conductor on the locomotive?
No.
> Was the conductor back on the train somewhere?
Yes.
> If so,
> perhaps he was busy with some situation with a
> passenger, as would be his job. Putting the train
> into emergency would not necessarily be his
> responsibility, especially if he is not looking
> along the tracks as the engineer would.
The theory here is that since the engineer called and the conductor repeated the Flashing Yellow the train received at the east end of the Chatworth siding, and the engineer was required to call the indication of the next signal (was Approach), that when he didn't the conductor should've inquired about it, taking action to stop the train if necessary.
