How should meetings or crossings within a single-warrant segment be handled?

• A. The dispatcher coordinates schedules, may require one train to stop or use a meet location, and ensures safe distances are maintained
• B. The dispatcher unilaterally determines nothing, ignore meet
• C. Trains must always stop at the same time
• D. Trains ignore each other within the segment

Answer: (B)

In a single-warrant segment, both trains operate under the same movement authority, so there isn’t a separate, dispatcher‑timed plan for a meet. The responsibility for safely handling a meeting or crossing lies with the trains themselves under the track warrant rules and the crews’ communications. The dispatcher doesn’t set a meet timetable or location in this situation; no special “meet” coordination is required beyond normal communications and maintaining safe clearance. The other options imply the dispatcher must actively schedule or dictate the meet, or imply unsafe behaviors, which aren’t how single-warrant movements are managed.