When a flagger for each direction of traffic, or a railroad police officer providing warning at the crossing and the dispatcher is notified, the train must:

When a flagger for each direction of traffic, or a railroad police officer providing warning at the crossing and the dispatcher is notified, the train must:

• A. Proceed at Normal Speed after communicating with one of the flaggers or officers and confirming that warning is being provided for each direction
• B. Stop briefly at crossing to test the warning
• C. Reduce speed to 15 mph in both directions
• D. Alternate between directions

Answer: (A)

When both directions of a crossing are protected by a flagger (one for each direction) or by a railroad police officer, and the dispatcher has been notified, you can proceed at normal speed once you’ve spoken with one of the flaggers or officers and confirmed that warning is being provided for every approach. This setup means there’s active protection in place for both sides of the crossing, so you don’t need to slow down or stop to test the warning, and you don’t need to alternate directions. Reach that confirmation, and you move forward as permitted by normal operations. If you can’t obtain that confirmation, you would not proceed until protection is verified.

When both directions of a crossing are protected by a flagger (one for each direction) or by a railroad police officer, and the dispatcher has been notified, you can proceed at normal speed once you’ve spoken with one of the flaggers or officers and confirmed that warning is being provided for every approach. This setup means there’s active protection in place for both sides of the crossing, so you don’t need to slow down or stop to test the warning, and you don’t need to alternate directions. Reach that confirmation, and you move forward as permitted by normal operations. If you can’t obtain that confirmation, you would not proceed until protection is verified.