Adjacent Tracks - Two or more tracks with track centers spaced less than 25 feet.
Control Operator - Railroad employee in charge of a remotely control switch or derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment of controlled track. This includes job titles such as Train Dispatcher,...
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Adjacent Tracks - ✔✔ Two or more tracks with track centers spaced less than 25
feet.
Control Operator - ✔✔ Railroad employee in charge of a remotely control switch
or derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment of controlled track. This
includes job titles such as Train Dispatcher, Train Director, Block Operator, etc.
Controlled track - ✔✔ a track upon which the railroads operating rules require
that all movements of trains must be authorized by a control operator.
Effective Securing Device - ✔✔ A vandal and tamper resistant lock, keypad for
application and removal only by the roadway workers for whom the protection is
provided.
Employee in Charge (EIC) - ✔✔ An employee responsible for a work group
under the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker In Charge.
Exclusive Track Occupancy - ✔✔ A method of establishing working limits on
controlled track in which movement authority of trains and other equipment is
withheld by the control operator, or restricted by flagman.
Flagman - ✔✔ When used in relation to roadway worker safety, an employee
assigned designated by the railroad to direct or restrict the movement of trains past
a point on a track to provide on-track safety for roadway workers, while engaged
solely in performing that function.
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