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Originally Posted by KR4BD
An alarm message repeats several times to be sure the engineer hears it. Railroad regulations require the train must stop and the conductor investigate the problem before moving the train further.
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How soon must that train stop?
I live very close to a NS line and have heard these messages and while there have been a few "hot axle" alarms, etc. I don't ever recall the train stopping upon hearing that message. Although just further down the line there is an Amtrak Station and I'm sure a better place to stop if needed to check for those problems indicated.
I can't say that I'm a RailFan but I do monitor the RR freqs. due to living so close to the tracks. I know NS, CSX, and Amtrak use this track, not sure if any others do though.