If no response after making three attempts to contact crews, what should you do under Track Breach Protection procedures?

• A. Continue monitoring and wait for a response.
• B. Call the dispatcher and halt movement.
• C. Move at restricted speed and proceed with caution.
• D. Initiate movement looking for employees working in the area.

Answer: (D)

Track Breach Protection requires actively confirming the presence and safety of personnel in the track area when you can’t reach crews after multiple attempts. If radio attempts fail after three tries, you should start moving to locate any employees working in the area so you can verify they are clear and establish a safe condition before continuing. This proactive search prevents assuming the track is safe and ensures workers in or around the area are accounted for and protected. Simply monitoring or waiting leaves you without confirmation of the workers’ status, and other options either stop progress without locating anyone or carry the risk of proceeding without knowing where people are. Initiating movement to look for employees directly addresses the safety goal of confirming the area is clear.