Office of the General Manager
100 Railroad Avenue
Monetesano, Washington
CIRCULAR NUMBER: 3.3 DATE: January 1, 1955
BY AUTHORITY OF:
S.B.Clinard
President and General Manager ___________________________________________________________________________________Train
This circular explains the Time Table components in detail.
When you complete this tutorial you should have a good working knowledge
of timetable operation.
Signals
7. Ready for use.‑‑Employes whose duties may require them to give signals must provide themselves with the proper appliances, keep them in good order and ready for immediate use.
8. Prescribed Signals.‑‑Signals of
prescribed color and type (flags, or lights when so prescribed) must be used by
day, and lights of prescribed color and type by night.
9. Night and Day Signals.‑‑Day signals must be used from sunrise to sunset, but when day signals cannot be plainly seen night signals must be used in addition. Night signals must be used from sunset to sunrise, .
11. Fusee Signals.‑‑A train or engine finding a fusee burning on or near its track must stop. After stopping, train or engine will then proceed at restricted Speed for a safe flagging distance
Where there is sufficient sight distance, or where there are torpedoes or other restrictive signals a sufficient distance in advance, stop must be made before leading wheels pass the burning fusee and movements must not be made over burning fusee.
The requirements of the first two paragraphs of this rule will not apply to an unattended burning fusee:
(1) When displayed beyond both rails of an adjoining main track.
(2) When a train or engine is moving on other than a main track, unless found between the rails of such track.
On single track, fusees should be placed or dropped on the shoulder of track on the engineer's side; on two main tracks, on the outside or field side.
Burning fusees must not be placed on road crossings or bridges, nor where fire can be communicated to structures or cars, when left unattended.
11(a). Torpedo Signals.‑‑Torpedoes must be placed on the rail 150 feet apart on engineer's side. They must not be placed on public crossings, nor left at places where they may cause injury.
The explosion of two torpedoes is a signal to immediately reduce speed and proceed for a safe flagging distance at reduced Speed.
The explosion of one torpedo will indicate the same as two, but the use of two is required.
17. Headlights.‑The standard white headlight must be displayed brightly to the front of every train and engine by day and by night.
In addition, yard engines must display standard white headlight to rear by day and by night. When not provided with a headlight at the rear, a white light must be displayed. The headlight may be extinguished on the end coupled to cars.
Road engines without cars, standing or moving on other than a main track, or on main track within yard limits, in addition, must display a white light on trailing end.
When a train turns out to meet another train, the standard headlight must be kept burning brightly until entire train is clear of main track; it will be dimmed while train is moving on siding entirely clear of main track, and must be extinguished when train has stopped entirely clear of main track.
"Winking" or blinking" of headlights for any purpose is prohibited.
An extinguished headlight does not relieve train on main track from complying with Rule S‑89 (a).
It must be dimmed (except when approaching public crossings at grade):
(1) Approaching and passing head end and rear end of trains, and engines standing or moving on adjacent tracks.
(2) Approaching signals indicating train orders.
(3) When standing on main track awaiting arrival of an opposing train.
(4) When on other than main tracks, in clear of main track.
17 (a). White Oscillating Headlight.‑On engines equipped with a white oscillating headlight:
It must be displayed by day and night.
It must be extinguished when the standard white headlight is dimmed or extinguished.
17 (b). Red Oscillating headlight.‑On engines equipped with a red oscillating headlight, such head light will be displayed by day or by night when train is stopped suddenly under circumstances in which adjacent tracks may be fouled, or when head end protection is required.
The red oscillating headlight must be extinguished when necessity no longer exists.
A headlight burning red is a signal for an approaching train on the same or adjacent track to stop before passing such headlight, and be governed by conditions.17 (c). Not Relieved from Protection.‑Display of headlights does not relieve enginemen or trainmen from protecting train in accordance with Rule 99.
17 (d). Running Backward‑White Light.‑When an engine is running backward, a white light must be displayed by night on the leading end.
17 (e). Headlight Failure.‑When at night the standard white headlight fails en route, a white light must be used in its place, speed reduced, the bell rung continuously, the whistle or horn sounded frequently and train dispatcher notified.
18. Oscillating Red Rear End Lights‑.An oscillating red light displayed on rear of train is a signal for following trains on the same track to stop and for trains moving in same direction on adjacent track to move at Restricted Speed.
It must be displayed when train is stopped on or fouling main track, or when train is moving under circumstances in which it may be overtaken.
Display of this signal does not relieve flagman from performing as prescribed by Rule 99.
19. Markers.‑The following signals will be displayed to the rear of every train, as markers, to indicate the rear of the train:
(1) One or more lights displaying red to the rear, or
(2) Reflectorized markers displaying red to the rear, or
(3) By day, marker lamps not lighted in places provided, or
(4) By night, marker lamps lighted showing red to the rear and green to the front and side. If a train is not equipped to display markers, a red flag will be displayed to indicate the rear of the train.
20. Train Signals.‑Green.‑All sections except the last will display two green lights in the pieces provided for that purpose on the front of the engine.
20 (a). Train Signals.‑White.‑Extra trains will display two white lights in the places provided for that purpose on the front of the engine.
20 (b). Failure Train Signals.‑Except where CTC Rules or Rules 450 to 453 inclusive, are in effect, when electric lights, used as prescribed in Rules 20 and 20 (a), fail, or when horn or whistle fails on a train displaying signals as prescribed in Rule 20, train must identify itself to trains met or passed and a report must be made to train dispatcher.
20 (c). Train Signals on Leading Engine.‑When two or more engines are coupled, the leading engine only shall display the signals as prescribed by Rules 20 and 20 (a), and the leading engine only will give and answer signals.
23. Proper Display Train Signals.‑One marker or light displayed where in Rules 19, 20 and 20 (a) two are prescribed, will indicate the same as two; but the proper display of markers and train signals is required.
24. Observing Train Signals.‑Trainmen and enginemen must see and know that train signals prescribed by Rules 19, 20 and 20 (a) are properly displayed.
If leading engine displaying signals as prescribed by Rules 20, 20 (a) or 20 (c) is cut off from train and moved to location where signals cannot be seen or under circumstances in which its train cannot be properly identified, a crew member must be left to stop and notify trains affected.
26. Blue Signal.‑A blue signal displayed at one or both ends of an engine, car or train, indicates that workmen are under or about it; when thus protected it must not be coupled to or moved. Each class of workmen will display the blue signals and only these same workmen are authorized to remove them. Other equipment must not be placed on the same track so as to intercept the view of the blue signals, without first notifying the workmen.
When emergency repair work is to be done under or about cars in a train and a blue signal is not available, the enginemen will be notified and protection must be given those engaged in making repairs.
27. Imperfectly Displayed Signals.‑A signal imperfectly displayed, or the absence of a signal at a place where a signal is usually shown, must be regarded as the most restrictive indication that can be given by that signal, except that when the day indication is plainly seen it will govern.
A signal imperfectly displayed or the absence of a signal at a place where a signal is usually shown, must be promptly reported to the train dispatcher.
30. Ringing Bell.‑Except where the momentary stop and start, forward or backward, are a continuous switching movement, the engine bell must be rung when an engine is about to move, and while approaching and passing public crossings at grade, stations, and through tunnels.
34.
Calling of Signals.‑All members of engine and train crews must, when
practicable, communicate to each other by its name the indication of each
signal affecting the movement of their train or engine.
Signal indications (except audible signals) must be seen before being communicated to each other.
34 (a). Keeping Lookout.‑Engineers must, and other members of crew on engine will, when practicable, keep a constant and vigilant lookout for signals or any condition that may affect the movement of their train or engine.
Trainmen and enginemen must observe indication of train order signals.
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