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In 1972 I was on a BN track gang out of Downers Grove. We were policing up tie plates and spikes to finish out the week after replacing the ties on track 3 out to Eola. My job was to make sure everyone was clear of the tracks for approaching trains. An eastbound freight on track 3 was the first one to appear but the headlight was not on. A horn blow from our truck cleared the crew off the tracks. As the lead unit rolled by I pointed to the headlight, then to my eye and shook my head. Apparently this was the the wrong railroad hand signal -- this was a summer job for me and appropriate hand signals were not required training for track gangs -- it was met with a blank stare from the fireman. Assuming it was equipment failure and not negligence what's the rule when the lead unit doesn't have a working headlight? __._,_.___ Posted by: Frank Piekarz <frankpiekarz@att.net> __,_._,___ |