[CBQ] Re: ICC Accident reports

["'Douglas Harding' doug.harding@iowacentralrr.org [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

I am not surprised at the number of flagging citations. There are 10 accidents out of 96 where flagging failure is reported as the cause, that is 10%. All are in the earlier years, when Timetable and Train orders controlled the road. One is within yard limits and one was on a work train. I would suspect many are because the flagman did not got out the required distance, but rather was short flagging thinking the train would not be stopped that long, or the flagman positioned himself such that the approaching train did not see him soon enough, or thinking the stop was momentary a flag was not even sent out. The yard limit one is intriguing, most likely not clearing in time for a time 1^st class train and did not send out a flagman.

 

Doug Harding

www.iowacentralrr.org

 

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