Incident with N&W 475

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I think some may have mistaken the sudden movement of the high backed operator’s seat upon impact for that of a person being in the cab.  The side view videos that I saw were not of the same high resolution as the Virtual Railfan camera system.

Brian Gilleran
Herndon, VA




> On Nov 7, 2022, at 5:58 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> There was no operator inside the backhoe at the time in any videos I have seen.
> 
> Roger Huber
> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
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> On Monday, November 7, 2022 at 04:47:47 PM CST, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>  Gentlemen (& turnip growers)…..
> Thanks for the responses that explain situations where the “blue flag rule” (Rule 26) would apply. Since the posted videos showed that the excavator was active with an operator inside, I thought Rule 26 would have been in effect to protect the MoW crew. 
> Thanks for the clarification. 
> Herb Edwards 
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>> On Nov 7, 2022, at 3:30 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>> Herb,
>> A blue flag means that there are people working in that track and not to enter.
>> If a track is out of service, a MOW person would have locked the switch and a bulletin put out to that effect ((no blue flag).
>> 
>> Jimmy Lisle
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>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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