Editing Track Warrant Control (section)

{{Short description|Rail traffic control via instructions authorizing a train crew to execute specific movements}}
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A '''track warrant''' is a set of instructions issued to a [[train]] crew authorizing specific train movements. The system is widely used in North America.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} The warrant is issued by the [[train dispatcher]] and delivered to the train crew via radio.  The train crew copies the instructions onto a pre-printed paper form and reads back the warrant to ensure that nothing was misunderstood.<ref>{{cite book | last=Solomon | first=Brian | title=Railroad Signaling | publisher=[[Voyageur Press]] | date=2010 | location=Minneapolis, Minnesota | isbn=978-0-7603-3881-0 | page=[https://archive.org/details/railroadsignalin0000solo/page/135 135] | url=https://archive.org/details/railroadsignalin0000solo/page/135 }}</ref>