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12-6 MAINTENANCE OF WAY OPERATING RULES—December 2, 2009 <br />THS 2000 Tie Gangs Working <br />Equipment Continue Working Stop Working <br />Spike retriever (MIS-100) X (Note 6) <br />Tie crane X (Notes 2 & 4) X (Note 1) <br />Spike puller X <br />Anchor spreader X <br />Tie inserter (Unit 2) X (Note 2) <br />Gantry crane X X (Note 1) <br />Gantry X <br />Tie inserter/remover <br />(TKO, PAC TEX) <br />X (Note 2) <br />Cribber/Scarifier X (Note 7) <br />Final nipper tamper X <br />Plate broom X <br />Tamper X (Note 2) <br />Rail lifter X (Note 5) <br />Tie plate inserter X <br />Spiker X <br />Anchor adjuster X <br />Ballast regulator X (Note 3) <br />Note 1: Tie cranes and gantry cranes not equipped with a positive swing stop modification must <br />stop operation and secure boom. <br />Note 2: You may work only when handling, inserting, or removing ties from the side of the track <br />opposite the live track. <br />Note 3: Do not regulate ballast between the track and the adjacent live track. <br />Note 4: Tie cranes equipped with a positive swing stop modification, which limits the swing of <br />the crane to prohibit the boom or grapple head from passing beyond the rail nearest to the live <br />track with track centers of 14' or greater, may continue to work, except they must not be used to <br />load or unload ties from push cars. <br />Note 5: You may work only when inserting plates from the side of the track opposite the live <br />track. <br />Note 6: Material unloading boom must remain stowed when adjacent to live track unless <br />positive boom stop in place. Spike puller load/unload operation must not be performed while <br />passing trains adjacent to live track. <br />Note 7: Continue work only when cribbing for tie insertion from the side of track opposite the <br />live track.