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[quote user="zardoz"] [quote user="dehusman"]   There is no requirement to notify trains of the movement of other trains when they are moving on signal indication. [/quote] Quite true.  However, a good dispatcher will (when time permits) inform all trains involved of a planned meet. The reason: to make sure everyone is on the same 'page'.  Hearing about meets via the radio also helps other engineers in the vicinity be aware of what is going on ahead of them. The CN dispatchers do this quite frequently (at least in Wisconsin). [/quote] I am curious about this point.  In this case of this collision, do we know whether the engineer had been verbally informed that he was going to meet the U.P. train at the final signal?  If he had been so informed, and if the final signal were green, would you expect the engineer to stop for the green signal or not pass it until contacting the dispatcher for an explanation?  Would that be a typical response?  <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Is there anything in the rules that would require an engineer to disregard a signal if it conflicts with some a verbal agreement or understanding?  I vaguely recall hearing about rules controlling or limiting the use of verbal conversation to control train movements which are being controlled by signals.
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