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I am a retired Signal Maintainer [Amtrak].In my 37 years service the big problem I had was trains not sounding whisle approching men working on or about the tracks. Yes there is a rule that says trains must sound horn, BUT I would say 98% of trains DO NOT follow it. <br />On 1/4/88, a signal maintainer[Kenneth D. Plouffe age 42] was struck and killed by Amtrak train # 175 at mile post 169[Davisville R.I.] He was working my job that day because I was off. The reprot I got was that train #175 didn't have the head light on bright as he had it dimmed account of the passage of a fright train in the other direction, and DID NOT SOUND HORN. Off course Amtrak coverd themself in the offical report. You mite contact FRA for the report. Another place to check for saftey is my union.Brotherhood of railroad signalmen. Check key word BRS to contact.Even after this accident I didn't see any inprovement in the trains sounding horn. Amtrak did vastly improve there safety training and it was much better when I retired in 2002
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