EuclidBut if that is the case, why would you suggest that a trained expert might conclude that "It's only going to be a couple minutes, so I won't bother the dispatcher..." ?
SV's reply answers about 99% of that. The other 1% is "I've been doing this job so long that I can fix it in a short time, so no need to jump through all the usual (required) hoops.
There's also the "I've gotten away with this before" factor.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
FRA is gonna have a field day with this failed bubba. Besides being in debt for the rest of his life for willfull violation Code 1's, he'll be lucky if he stays out of jail. After FRA gets done with him, they will get into the business of UTA's culture, especially the signal side.
He will never work for an operating railroad again, as it should be.
BaltACD Maintainers don't ROUTINELY contact the Train Dispatcher to announce their arrival on site. It doesn't matter if they need to do something to the signal system or not - LET THE DISPATCHER KNOW YOU ARE THERE!
Maintainers don't ROUTINELY contact the Train Dispatcher to announce their arrival on site. It doesn't matter if they need to do something to the signal system or not - LET THE DISPATCHER KNOW YOU ARE THERE!
Balt: Have you ever had a signalman drop a block signal in front of a train causing all sorts of grief for you and train crew ?
blue streak 1 BaltACD Maintainers don't ROUTINELY contact the Train Dispatcher to announce their arrival on site. It doesn't matter if they need to do something to the signal system or not - LET THE DISPATCHER KNOW YOU ARE THERE! Balt: Have you ever had a signalman drop a block signal in front of a train causing all sorts of grief for you and train crew ?
Yes they have. Review of the CADS signal log can usually identify what happened. Maintainers excuse is always "I didn't think it would do that.'
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