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<p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">I understand your points about this. In what terms do the rules require the confirmation that the bridge is properly lined be conveyed to the dispatcher? In other words, is the crew required to look at the locks, confirm that they are locked, and then tell the dispatcher they are locked? And if so, would that mean that the dispatcher must hear the crew say the locks are properly set before he authorizes passing the stop signal?</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">Can the locks fail in a partially locked position or do they only fail fully open or fully closed? I am just wondering if the locks could be in a position that appears to be locked, but is not, and if that much discrepancy could allow rail misalignment. I wonder if locks that are not 100% locked could completely unlock when a train rolls over the joints, and thus release the rails from holding alignment. </span></p>
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