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Conductor Decertification 

 

The following is a list of violations that will result in de-certification of the conductor. Begins January 1, 2012. 

1) Prevent your train from running a stop signal.  The duty may be met
by warning an engineer that he/she is about to run a stop signal.
(2) Prevent your engineer from exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph.
The duty may be met by warning an engineer of a potential or
foreseeable violation.
(3) Failure to perform or have knowledge that a required brake test was
performed.
(4) Occupying main track without permission. The duty may be met by
warning an engineer of a potential violation.
(5) No tampering with mounted locomotive safety devices by engineer or conductor.
(6) Shove move causing reportable accident/incident.
(7) Leaving car(s) not in the clear, causing reportable accident/incident.
(8) Run through switch, (you caused it), causing reportable accident/incident.
(9) Fail to restore main line switch, causing reportable accident/incident.
(10 Fail to restore cross-overs, causing reportable accident/incident.
(11) Fail to properly line derail, causing reportable accident/incident.
 

 

 

 

 

 

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