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   Message 2,164 of 3,261   
   Adam H. Kerman to John Albert   
   Re: Chester accident?   
   05 Apr 16 02:54:40   
   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   John Albert  wrote:   
   >On 4/4/16 7:57 PM, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
      
   >>Any idea what went wrong?   
      
   >- Person providing protection for equipment crew (would be either a   
   >track foreman or a conductor-flag) somehow messed up or got confused   
   >regarding "foul time" -- and let equipment foul a "live track".   
      
   >- Engineer had a bulletin to look out for work area protected by stop   
   >signs and somehow messed up ("got by" the stop sign)   
      
   >- Dispatcher was providing protection (perhaps by limiting trains to   
   >certain tracks only), and somehow messed up. -- sending train down wrong   
   >track.   
      
   >Hard to say at this point.   
      
   Are train orders issued for maintenance of way purposes?   
      
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