3. Pocket track 4. Bay Station and west turnouts 5. Guadalupe yard Findings: PM and track inspection records and Records for two turnout inspection areas: S-19 and RP-21 turnouts 2012: No monthly walking inspections in entire year (MTN PR-6403 4.1.2) 2012: No monthly turnout inspections in entire year (MTN PR-6403 4.1.3) 2012: No first quarter turnout/mechanism inspection” (MTN PR-6403 4.1.4) “Detailed 2012: No first or last quarter and electronically controlled track switches” “Signaled inspections (May and September of 2012 only; MTN PR-6403 4.1.5). 2014: VTA weekly Hi-rail and quarterly walking inspection forms did not consistently indicate locations of deviations or defects according to VTA inspection form policy (by or did not list station or milepost limits), personnel accompanying the inspection “additional trip” (VTA supervisors indicated that it is VTA policy for inspections to be done in teams). PM and track inspection records 2014: Only one inspection record, 1-21-14, notes any surface or profile irregularity at Hamilton Platform: inches, non-critical”. “2 Records for two turnout inspection areas: S-19 and RP-21 turnouts 2014: Mandated inspections were done, but conditions noted by CPUC track inspectors in Inspections” section below for S-19 and RP-21 turnouts were not “Visual observed by VTA inspectors or noted on inspection forms. Geometry car inspection reports No geometry car inspection documented for 2014. 2012: Visual inspections
3. Pocket track 4. Bay Station and west turnouts 5. Guadalupe yard Findings: PM and track inspection records and Records for two turnout inspection areas: S-19 and RP-21 turnouts 2012: No monthly walking inspections in entire year (MTN PR-6403 4.1.2) 2012: No monthly turnout inspections in entire year (MTN PR-6403 4.1.3) 2012: No first quarter “Detailed turnout/mechanism inspection” (MTN PR-6403 4.1.4) 2012: No first or last quarter “Signaled and electronically controlled track switches” inspections (May and September of 2012 only; MTN PR-6403 4.1.5). 2014: VTA weekly Hi-rail and quarterly walking inspection forms did not consistently indicate locations of deviations or defects according to VTA inspection form policy (by station or milepost limits), or did not list “additional personnel accompanying the inspection trip” (VTA supervisors indicated that it is VTA policy for inspections to be done in teams). PM and track inspection records 2014: Only one inspection record, 1-21-14, notes any surface or profile irregularity at Hamilton Platform: “2 inches, non-critical”. Records for two turnout inspection areas: S-19 and RP-21 turnouts 2014: Mandated inspections were done, but conditions noted by CPUC track inspectors in “Visual Inspections” section below for S-19 and RP-21 turnouts were not observed by VTA inspectors or noted on inspection forms. Geometry car inspection reports 2012: No geometry car inspection documented for 2014. Visual inspections
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