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Hommie- <br />Hi. BNSF also does some of their meets a little bit differently. Instead of having one train pull onto the siding and wait for the other train to blow past on the main, the train will stop on the main and the other train will run around it on the siding. This may sound strange, but it actually a unique way of doing a double roll-by inspection. While the stopped train waits on the main, the opposite train will enter the siding at 10 miles per hour. While the train is passing so slow, the conductor of the stopped train gets out of the cab and does a normal roll-by. He can better judge the train when it is moving at a lower speed. And while that conductor is doing his inspection, the conductor of the moving train is performing the same inspection on the stopped train from in the cab, or on the front platform. This way, both trains are checked during one meet. The conductors like this form better because they don't have to do as much walking, and saving all of this walking saves time, so trains can start rolling as soon as they get track and time and a green eye. <br /> <br />-Brian
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