Rule 567.1 — Protect Against a Foreman

1. (a)A train or transfer may be authorized to enter or move within the limits of a TOP when instructed to protect against the foreman within specified limits. “Protect against foreman (name) between (location) and (location).”
2. (b)The conductor and locomotive engineer must be made aware of the authority granted and have received instructions from the foreman before moving. The instructions must be repeated to, and acknowledged by the foreman before being acted upon.
3. (c)The RTC must not authorize another train or transfer or issue another TOP to apply, within the protected limits granted under this rule until it has been fulfilled by the train or transfer having cleared the limits, or the authority has been cancelled.
4. (d)In addition to the permission and instructions received from a foreman to enter and/or move within the limits, trains or transfers must also be authorized to enter the TOP limits under the provisions of Rule 105(a), Rule 564 or Rule 568, or to reverse within the TOP limits under the provisions of Rule 566.

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