Re: NNG: Finger Lakes Railway locomotive rolls over after striking portable derail placed to protect track workers

guymonmd Wrote:
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> From the article:
>
> "The single locomotive derailed along the Himrod
> railway at around 8 o’clock after it struck a
> derailment apparatus that was purposely placed in
> that location to accommodate the rail replacement
> work that is underway at the intersection of
> Himrod and Rice roads."
>
> My question is why was the locomotive operating on
> the track were work was being done.
> Certainly the work had been scheduled, and the
> engineer should have been aware of the work.
>
> I wonder if he had an order that allowed him to
> operate on that portion of the track.

It is not uncommon for trains to operate on track that is having maintenance work done. On industrial/uncontrolled track movement is always supposed to be at "restricted speed" which is a speed that allows the engineer to stop his train in half the range of vision.

Scott