I am familiar with territory (dark) where it is still required to approach facing point swithches prepared to stop even though they have been reported "lined for the main track". I thought this was an FRA requirement.

Is this track partially signalled for switches? Or do the rules not require being prepared to stop?




E Wrote:
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> RWS Wrote:
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> -----
> > Rather than blame the railroad for location of
> > signals. Lets look at the employee who violated
> > the rules and put other employees at risk by
> > giving up a track warrant before verifying that
> > all switches handled were restored to normal
> > operating postion. The Dispatcher when taking a
> > release of a warrant is required to ask the
> crew
> > if any switches were used and if the crew
> concurs
> > that they are clear of the limits of their
> > warrant. The warrant can't be released until
> the
> > crew tells the DS that if any switches were
> used
> > and if switches were used they have been
> restored
> > and the engineer and conductor have initialed
> the
> > conductors log book with the times the switches
> > were opened and closed.
>
> Correct.
>
> And if the local crew did that, then both the DS
> and the
> crew on the freight had every right to approach
> that switch
> expecting it to be lined and locked for their
> movement.