Rich Hunn Wrote:
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> Trains approaching men or equipment are required
> by the GCOR to sound a long and a short followed
> by intermittant shorts until the head end has
> passed the work area. This doesn't seem to have
> been
> done in the case of the BART accident. As to use
> of a lookout, it shouldn't be necessary if work
> limits and/or track and time restrictions are
> followed. Not knowing if limits were even issued
> or
> even if the men were "supposed" to be there it's
> hard to say what happened but I can tell you that
> freight railroads don't operate like that.

Rich --
I was referring also to highway workers, and others who
work around vehicles that are not confined to fixed guideways.
I very much disagree that each and every worker can ever be
able to be their own look-outs. You simply cannot be
working on the highway and looking out for traffic at the
same time. Not possible. That is what I was referring to,
not working around trains. Safety should be a team effort.

Margaret