Derailed...uh..Not exactly

Ever wondered what will happen if two Engines face other with hardly 10 feet separating them?I was wondering when I saw this happen at K.R Puram, the last time I was there. With two engines facing each other and my train on the adjacent track, it looked like there was a traffic jam - due to trains!! Would have been a real problem if all diesel engines did not have an option of reverse!
Well, I had to leave so left them to ponder as to who gets the rails!