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	Railroad Signalling: Track Warrant Control
		The Track Warrant thus enables trains to leave the Station, whether it is in the Main Track or in the Siding.
		Unless boxes 1, 5, 6 or 7 indicates differently, Track Warrant is in effect as soon as the dispatcher has checked its correct reception by the train, and remains in effect until the train has reported the Limits clear.
		However, the Track Warrant remains in effect until the Limits are reported clear by the train.
	www.lundsten.dk /us_signaling/twc (2485 words)

	FM 55-20 Chptr 4 Rail Dispatching Operations and Procedures
		Track warrants restricting the authority or movement of a train must not be sent in this manner unless it is known that the train being restricted will not leave the point without receiving the track warrant.
		When a track warrant is in effect and the limits or instructions are changed, a new track warrant is issued with the instructions and will include the words "Track Warrant No______ is void." When a track warrant of a previous date is voided, the date must be included.
		A track warrant is in effect until a crew member reports the train clear of the limits, the warrant becomes void, or the time limit expires.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/policy/army/fm/55-20/ch4.htm (7933 words)

	GENERAL CODE OF OPERATING RULES - TRACK WARRANT CONTROL
		Track warrant limits must be designated by specifying track, where required, and exact points such as switches, mile posts, or identifiable points.
		A track warrant is in effect until a crew member reports the train has cleared the limits, or the track warrant is made void.
		Track warrants that restrict the authority or movement of a train must not be transmitted mechanically, unless the train being restricted will not leave the point without receiving the track warrant.
	www.sdrm.org /faqs/rulebook/warrant.html (1306 words)

	Generic TWC Regulations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		When the track warrant instructs the movement to enter the main the authority will extend to the last main line to loop points, or if there is no loop, to the last main line points.
		The track warrant for the new addressee must be sent to the employee being relieved who must hand it to the relieving addressee and point out particulars of the track warrant.
		The track warrnt which authorises the relief locomotive to enter the part of the line where the train is disabled will advise the Locomotive Engineer of the relief locomotive the location of the disabled train and the method to be adopted for its removal.
	www.trainweb.org /valleysignals/regulations/generictwcregs.html (6087 words)

	RDC Operating Entities - Rail Traffic Control Inc.
		The Track Warrant Control System is a computerized version of the track warrant control system traditionally utilized in North America as described in chapter 14 and 15 of the General Code of Operating Rules.
		Track Bulletin Form B numbers in effect are automatically displayed on the track warrant entry screen.
		All Track Warrants currently in effect are displayed to the dispatcher in "real time," consequently; the dispatcher can expeditiously issue warrants concentrating his/her efforts on an efficient management of train movement.
	www.rrdc.com /op_rail_traffic.html (1373 words)

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		Track bulletins, track warrants, or general orders may restrict or stop train movements because of track conditions, structures, men or equipment working.
		The speed specified by track warrant, track bulletin, general order, or radio speed restriction must not be exceeded until the rear of the train clears the restricted area.
		The speed specified by track warrant, track bulletin or general order must not be exceeded until the rear of the train clears the restricted area.
	www.utu32.com /Rules/gcor_5.htm (2866 words)

	NTSB Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Contributing to the accident was BNSF Railway Company's use of after-arrival track warrant authority in non-signaled territory, and the Federal Railroad Administration's failure to prohibit the use of such authority.
		After the trains passed, southbound 6789 was issued the track warrant authorizing it to proceed south from Dorchester after the arrival of northbound 6351.
		The southbound 6789 train crew was required to note on their track warrant form the engine number, the time, and the location when they met northbound 6351.
	www.ntsb.gov /Pressrel/2006/060613.htm (722 words)

	FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION : SAFETY
		The switch left in the reverse position is protected by the train dispatcher, and even though the track warrant will state this, FRA still recommends that the switch position (reverse) be stated anyway when the crew releases the limits of its main track authority.
		The crew that is actually reporting clear of the limits of its main track authority would state, at the time of reporting clear, after verifying with the crew that actually operated the switch, that the switch was restored to normal by the crew of the other train.
		Likewise, the crew that normalled the switch would show in the âtime switch lined reverseâ column, that the switch was authorized to be left reverse by track warrant, and then record the time it normalled the switch on its form.
	www.fra.dot.gov /us/content/1536 (799 words)

	GCOR - Movement
		A track bulletin Form B is not in effect within the same or overlapping limits.
		Track warrant, general order, or special instructions specify that flag protection is not required.
		All crews that use the main track at that point must be notified of the equipment location and must move at restricted speed when approaching the location.
	www.trainweb.com /gcor/movement.html (3790 words)

	Railroad Traffic Control Systems
		Generally, for the 2 single tracks meeting up at the switch, there will be one signal on each track, green if the switch is set in your favor, red if it is set to the parallel track, in which case you must stop.
		Track Warrant Control is a method of 'written instructions' given by a dispatcher, copied and repeated by train crews, to show their movement permission.
		Warrant locations are known as 'Stations' or Mileposts, and there are several 'station' points along the main lines.
	homepage.mac.com /xeonitedog/rrtc.html (1266 words)

	Track Warrants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Possession of this track warrant is required before a train may enter the stated district.
		Warrants were introduced to prevent two trains entering a single track district in opposite directions.
		Possession of the warrant grants permission to occupy the district.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /abrams_railroad/Warrants.html (99 words)

	Inteltrack Track Warrant Assistant TC-TWA-700 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It Issues digital track warrants, determines train location, determines train-completeness, monitors air-brake pressure or vacuum with a telemeter card, monitors all train movements, gives information about trajectories to the train crew and assists the C.T.C. in managing train movements.
		The next level of safety on RTO routes, is to add a track warrant computer to assist the dispatcher not to issue conflicting tokens.
		The main purpose is to warn the train driver and traffic dispatcher if the limits of the track warrant has been exceeded and therefore enhances the safety of Radio Train Order (RTO) significantly.
	www.inteletrack.co.za /Twa.htm (667 words)

	SSEL - Kaitiaki Data Logger
		The track warrant system ensures that the driver cannot run on a particular section of track unless a warrant has been obtained.
		The track warrant (tw) system requires a keypad/lcd unit to operate.
		Various sections of track throughout New Zealand's rail system are subject to track warrants.
	www.solidstate.co.nz /products/spec_kaitiaki.htm (1689 words)

	TABLE OF CONTENTS
		These workers must not foul a track unless they have been provided on-track safety training and a railroad employee who is trained and qualified as a lookout flagman, or employee in charge is present at the work site.
		A method of establishing working limits on controlled track in which movement authority is withheld or restricted by the train dispatcher, or one or more approaches to the working limits are protected by a flagman.
		The location of an individual or an item of equipment in such proximity to a track that the individual or equipment could be struck by a moving train or on-track equipment, or is within eight feet of the side of the near running rail.
	www.colusanet.com /cityofwilliams/saferail.htm (3227 words)

	Olympics: Track starfaces warrant in California
		An arrest warrant has been issued for 400-meter silver medalist Alvin Harrison for failing to appear in court for a traffic violation.
		Judge John Salazar of Santa Cruz (Calif.) County Superior Court issued the warrant in connection with a September 1998 citation issued by the California Highway Patrol after Harrison was stopped while driving with a suspended license.
		The warrant was issued after Harrison missed at least three court dates between September 1998 and August 2000, all on the citation.
	www.sptimes.com /News/092800/Olympics/Track_starfaces_warra.shtml (607 words)

	A-Lights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Track may be occupied.Track Warrant or permission from Train Control required.
		Extract from 1988 Rule 54 (b): When an Arrow Indicator exhibits a White arrow light in the facing direction or a related Colour-light in the trailing direction, the interlocked points are locked in the correct position and all movements over them must be controlled by a hand signal from the shunter.
		When the track circuit in advance of the Up Home signal is occupied the A-Light on the Home signal goes out.
	www.trainweb.org /valleysignals/alights/alights.html (1658 words)

	Rockingham News: New school on track, warrant discussed
		Budget Committee member Cheryl Gannon, a regular at board meetings, said during the public comment portion of the meeting that she is in favor of the committee, but said the money should be put to vote.
		She read the 2005 warrant article that created the committee, which was approved by about 75 percent, and noted it did not mention money more than $1.
		The board also discussed the wording on the warrant article to take $100,000 from the unreserved general fund balance to be put in the special education expendable trust fund.
	www.seacoastonline.com /news/rock/01062006/news/81694.htm (710 words)

	Railroad Signalling: Basics
		The second westbound can only be issued a Track Warrant permitting it to go as far as the first westbound is known to in the clear (MP XX in the example).
		Movement on Double Track within Yard Limits against the Current of Traffic is however not permitted, exept by Track Warrant, Track Bulletin or permission from Yardmaster or other authorized employee.
		Movement on Double Track against the Current of Traffic is however not permitted exept by Track Warrant, Track Bulletin or permission from Yardmaster or other authorized employee.
	www.lundsten.dk /us_signaling/movement.html (2980 words)

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		Except within track and time limits, if movement stops while the trailing end of the train is between the outer opposing absolute signals of a control point or manual interlocking, the movement must not change direction without permission from the control operator.
		Within yard limits, trains or engines are authorized to use the main track only after obtaining a track warrant listing all track bulletins that affect their movement.
		When a train stops on a main track, a flagman must immediately go back at least 1 mile, place torpedoes on the rails, leave one lighted fusee, and may then return half the distance to the train.
	www.utu32.com /Rules/gcor_6.htm (2757 words)

	mda Railway Object Name Thesaurus: Alphabetical list - T
		An on-track machine used to pack the track to its correct longitudinal and transverse level and pulling the track to correct alignment.
		A safety device carried in driving cabs and guard's bags, which is placed on the track and, by short-circuiting the track circuit, places the signal in rear at red.
		The diagram in the signalbox showing the layout of the track circuit (may be part of the signal diagram).
	www.mda.org.uk /railway/railobjt.htm (4126 words)

	mda Railway Object Name Thesaurus: Alphabetical list - R
		A heavy duty G clamp for securing a pair of fishplates to a cracked rail, thus effecting a temporary repair to allow trains to pass at restricted speed until such time as a permanent repair can be made.
		An on-track machine used for reprofiling used rails in-situ using cutting tools to remove thin layers of metal from the railhead to restore the correct profile.
		Warrant: The Victorian Railway, J Simmons, Thames and Hudson, 1991
	www.mda.org.uk /railway/railobjr.htm (3538 words)

	Track Warrant Question
		At the end of the track warrant, there are three letter-number combinations.
		The three letters repeated at the end of a track warrant are the dispatcher's initials who is giving out the track warrant.
		This is an important part of the track warrant....initials of the issuing dispatcher.
	www.trainorders.com /discussion/read.php?2,940492,nodelay=1 (203 words)

	Joe Fugate's HO Scale Siskiyou Line - Distpatching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Clearance to a given section of track is granted by using a track warrant.
		Using the prototype track warrant as a guide, here is a simplified version we use on the Siskiyou Line:
		Dispatcher: "This is track warrant number 101, Date, September 5, 1980.
	siskiyou.railfan.net /operations/dispatching.html (179 words)

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