I've seen this sign in different places along railroad tracks .. it said .. began twc .. or something like that. So just what does that mean?
2007-05-28 11:42:31 · 4 answers · asked by Ding Bat 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
ok y'all I seen a railroad guy at the gas station when I got off work today and I went over and asked him what TWC meant? he seemed a little puzzled why I wanted to know .. so I told him why ... I think he might of thought I wanted his phone number or something else! lol but anyways he explained it and even showed me some forms he had .. thats all he showed me I swear! lol so I said afterward .. so it's like when I was a kid .. and me asking my mom for permission so I could ride my bike down the street to the store for some bubble gum .. and he said yeah something like that .. lol
2007-05-29 17:19:28 · update #1
It means that stretch of track is under track warrant control. Its a form you fill out upon instruction from the dispatcher. It gives your train the authority to occupy a certian section of track.
2007-05-29 08:34:09 · answer #1 · answered by Chairman LMAO 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Track Warrant Control (TWC) is a verbal authorization system defined by the General Code of Operation Rules (GCOR), used to authorize trains to occupy Main Tracks. TWC can be used as a stand-alone dispatching and safety system in unsignaled territories, or can be supplemented with Automatic Block Signaling (ABS) to increase flexibility and traffic capacity
2007-05-28 19:45:17 · answer #2 · answered by bbj1776 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to Yahoo's home page and put twc on the seach line and lots of answers will come up.
2007-05-28 19:15:31 · answer #3 · answered by Candy Noel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Track warrant control territory. Crew needs to be issued a track warrant to move their train in those limits...usually issued by a train dispatcher.
2007-05-29 13:49:59 · answer #4 · answered by chitownlifer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋