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1. Accidents; 2. Emergency applications of the air brakes; 3. Storms, washouts, or flooding that affect safe rail operations; 4. Fires on the right-of-way, bridges, or track structure; 5. Obstructions to the track; and 6. Any other conditions that could cause: a. Injury to employees or the publi...

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CSX railroad communication
1. Accidents; 2. Emergency applications of the air brakes; 3. Storms, washouts, or
flooding that affect safe rail operations; 4. Fires on the right-of-way, bridges, or track
structure; 5. Obstructions to the track; and 6. Any other conditions that could cause: a.
Injury to employees or the public, or b. Derailment or damage to property. -
✔️✔️1010.3 Use emergency transmissions to report:

a. Name and location of base or wayside station, yard office, or unique designation, or
b. Mobile radio unit by: 1. Words that identify the precise mobile unit, 2. Individual's title
and name, and 3. If applicable, the location of the equipment, including track. c. Train
by: 1. Train number, 2. The word locomotive followed by its initials and number, and 3.
Location of the equipment, including track. d. On-track equipment by: 1. The letters
OTE, 2. Initials and number, and 3. Location of the equipment, including track. -
✔️✔️1006.1 When required to provide positive identification, the employee must
provide the name or initials of the railroad and:

1. Initiating a voice transmission with another radio, and 2. Receiving a confirmation of
clarity. - ✔️✔️1005.1 Test each radio and wireless voice communication device prior to
beginning a work assignment by:

1. Remove the device from service, 2. Report the failure to the dispatcher or
yardmaster, and 3. Establish other means of communication to ensure safety and
reduce delay. - ✔️✔️1005.2 When a radio or wireless voice communication device fails
a required test, the employee must:

a. Next calendar day inspection is performed, or b. Reaching the next forward location
where facilities are available to repair or replace the radio. - ✔️✔️1005.3 If a working
radio on an occupied, controlling locomotive fails en route, the train can continue until
the earlier of the following:

1. A working radio in the occupied controlling locomotive, and 2. One of the following: a.
Working radio on another locomotive in the consist, or b. Other means of wireless
communications. - ✔️✔️1004.1 Before departing an originating terminal, each train
must be equipped with the following:

1006.3 If an exchange of communications using short identification continues without
interruption, positive identification must be repeated every 15 minutes. - ✔️✔️1006.2
Employees may use short identification, including the locomotive number, in switching,
classification, and similar operations when wholly within a yard and after establishing
positive identification.

, 1. Listen to ensure the channel is not being used, 2. Use positive identification
procedures to identify the station calling from and to, and 3. Receive acknowledgment
before proceeding with the transmission. - ✔️✔️1007.1 Before transmitting by radio:

a. Words: 1. Pronounce then spell, and 2. If needed, spell again using the phonetic
alphabet table. b. Initials: 1. Pronounce, and 2. If needed, use phonetic alphabet. -
✔️✔️1007.2 To clarify pronunciation, use the appropriate procedure below:

1. Digit, 2. Decimal point by the word point or dot, and 3. Exact multiples of hundreds
and thousands. - ✔️✔️1007.3 State numbers by:

a. Misunderstood, or b. Not completed, or c. Not in compliance with operating rules. -
✔️✔️1008.1 Do not act on a radio communication if:

a. Relates to yard switching operations, or b. Is a recorded message from an automatic
alarm device, or c. Is general in nature and does not contain any information,
instructions, or advice affecting railroad safety or train movement. - ✔️✔️1008.2
Promptly acknowledge radio transmissions by using positive identification unless doing
so would interfere with safety. Repeat the transmission, except when it:

1. Confirm their mutual understanding of the communication, and 2. Give their initials to
the other party. - ✔️✔️1008.3 Repeat radio communications from the train dispatcher
that govern the movement of trains or on- track equipment on controlled tracks. Before
acting upon any instructions, both parties must:

a. The word OVER when a response is required, or b. Positive identification followed by
the word OUT when a response is not required. - ✔️✔️1008.4 End all radio
transmissions not related to yard switching with the following:

... - ✔️✔️1009.1 Employees operating moving trains or equipment must not copy or
repeat copied information.

1. It can be received and copied without impairing safety, 2. Receiving employee is not
operating the controls of the equipment, and 3. Restriction is not within 3 miles unless:
1. Movement has been stopped, and 2. Employee operating the controls of the
equipment has been advised of the situation and can comply. - ✔️✔️1009.2
Information that is required to be copied must only be transmitted to moving equipment
when:

4 Receiving Employee
Copy the mandatory directive in writing on the prescribed form and in the prescribed
format. Read back to the train dispatcher what has been written.
5 Train Dispatcher

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