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jim pallow

August 30, 2009 05:12PM

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A flag test is a stop test required to be performed once a year by the FRA. It may be by fusee or by flag. The time of day (or night) is what determines which is used. The test is done to see if the Engineer is both paying attention and if he has the ability to stop his train. If he passes the flag he loses his engineer license on the spot. The same penalty is applied if the train passes a red signal even by one foot. There have been Amtrak passengers who sat in the middle of nowhere because the crew got pulled and there was no new crew or the crew had to be bussed from miles away. JP

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railroad terminology question in re: banner test	Anonymous User	August 30, 2009 04:11PM
Re: railroad terminology question in re: banner test	kwilcomb	August 30, 2009 04:18PM
Re: railroad terminology question in re: banner test	jim pallow	August 30, 2009 05:12PM
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Re: railroad terminology question in re: banner test	Skip	August 30, 2009 06:39PM
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