After the train has stopped, flag protection must follow which guideline?

After the train has stopped, flag protection must follow which guideline?

• A. Rule 120
• B. Rule 200
• C. Rule 99
• D. Rule 130, paragraph B, Flag Protection against Trains on Adjacent Tracks

Answer: (D)

When a train has stopped, you must establish protection to warn and safeguard against trains on nearby tracks. NORAC Rule 130, paragraph B, specifically covers Flag Protection against Trains on Adjacent Tracks, which is exactly the situation you’re dealing with. It lays out the required flags or lights and the prescribed distances to place them so approaching trains on adjacent tracks can see the protection and stop in time. The other rules govern different scenarios or aspects of protection, but they don’t address the precise need to protect against trains on adjacent tracks after stopping, so this is the applicable guideline.

When a train has stopped, you must establish protection to warn and safeguard against trains on nearby tracks. NORAC Rule 130, paragraph B, specifically covers Flag Protection against Trains on Adjacent Tracks, which is exactly the situation you’re dealing with. It lays out the required flags or lights and the prescribed distances to place them so approaching trains on adjacent tracks can see the protection and stop in time. The other rules govern different scenarios or aspects of protection, but they don’t address the precise need to protect against trains on adjacent tracks after stopping, so this is the applicable guideline.