When work involves on-track equipment or disturbs the track so that Normal Speed would be unsafe, what form must be issued?

When work involves on-track equipment or disturbs the track so that Normal Speed would be unsafe, what form must be issued?

• A. Form D Line 4
• B. Form D Line 4 OR Form D Line 5
• C. Form D Line 5
• D. Form D Line 6

Answer: (B)

When work on or near the tracks creates a condition where trains cannot safely move at normal speed, you must set up protection with a Form D. The line you use on that form signals the specific type of protection required. If the work involves on-track equipment, or the work disturbs the track in a way that normal-speed movements would be unsafe, you can indicate protection by using the line that covers on-track equipment or the line that covers track disturbances requiring a speed restriction. Because either situation applies here, you may issue Form D with either of those lines. This is the mechanism that communicates to all crews the proper protections and speed restrictions so trains don’t come through in an unsafe manner. Other lines refer to different protection scenarios, so they wouldn’t be appropriate for this situation.

When work on or near the tracks creates a condition where trains cannot safely move at normal speed, you must set up protection with a Form D. The line you use on that form signals the specific type of protection required. If the work involves on-track equipment, or the work disturbs the track in a way that normal-speed movements would be unsafe, you can indicate protection by using the line that covers on-track equipment or the line that covers track disturbances requiring a speed restriction. Because either situation applies here, you may issue Form D with either of those lines. This is the mechanism that communicates to all crews the proper protections and speed restrictions so trains don’t come through in an unsafe manner. Other lines refer to different protection scenarios, so they wouldn’t be appropriate for this situation.