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<p>[quote user="edblysard"]All the FRA variances issued also contain the requirement that, if the locomotive engineer feels there is a clear and ongoing danger to the train, pedestrians or automobile traffic, he <b>must </b>sound his horn in a standard crossing signal.[/quote]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is what I do not quite understand about the article linked to the first post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I understand the premise of requiring horn blowing in a quiet zone in the case of danger to the train, pedestrian, or drivers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The obvious example of that scenario is that a driver or pedestrian appears to intend to not yield to the train.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the issue cited in the article is obstructed visibility of the engineer to approaching pedestrians or vehicles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Does the lack of visibility constitute a requirement to sound the horn because an engineer cannot see an approaching pedestrian or driver, and therefore cannot verify that a possible approaching pedestrian or drivers appears to intend to yield to the train?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">If that is the case, then a crossing with no visibility for the engineer would require blowing the horn every time at the crossing whether a pedestrian or driver were approaching or not. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">That would be my interpretation of what is happening in the case cited by the article.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p>
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