Office of the General Manager
100 Railroad Avenue
Monetesano, Washington
CIRCULAR NUMBER: 6 DATE: January 1, 1955
BY AUTHORITY OF:
S.B.Clinard
President and General Manager ___________________________________________________________________________________Train
This circular explains the current WWSL passenger operations.
Summary
- “The Woodsman”
Train #’s 1 & 3 This train provides a twice daily Montesano - Coal Grove connection.
Train #’s 2 & 4 This train provides a twice daily Coal Grove - Montesano connection.
Consist: Coach “ Roy R. Clinard", Coach “ Myron Young"
- “The Paperman”
Train #’s 6 & 8 This train provides a twice daily Montesano - Wickwood connection.
Train #’s 5 & 7 This train provides a twice daily Wickwood - Montesano connection.
- “The Executive”
Train #10. This train provides the WWSL President and General Manager a suitable business and marketing platform.
- " The Superintendent"
Special trains
The WWSL may, on occasion, play host to passenger excursions using WWSL and/or non-WWSL railroad locomotives and equipment. Foreign excursion equipment will meet all safety requirements, meet all WWSL operational rules and regulations. Foreign locomotives will have an operations employee in the locomotive cab as pilot. Foreign excursion passenger cars will have a conductor - pilot.
870. Hand baggage should not be placed in the aisles of passenger cars. Heavy hand baggage or bulky packages should not be placed in overhead racks where there is possible danger of falling. Train crews should supervise the stowing of baggage and see that it is accomplished, in such a manner as to minimize hazard of accident to passengers.
871. Conductors must not permit intoxicated or disorderly persons to get on their trains, nor persons mentally incompetent unless accompanied by an attendant. They must not permit obscene or profane language, nor interference or annoyance of other passengers, or other misconduct.
872. Train employes must be on the lookout for confidence
men and swindlers; have them watched, personally warn passengers, and if any
attempt be made to defraud them, must prevent it and report the case by wire to
the superintendent. They must not permit beggars or unauthorized peddlers to
practice their vocations on the train, nor allow advertising matter to be
distributed.
873. No person will be allowed to ride without proper
transportation, and conductors must collect fare from all persons traveling
without it.
874. When examining tickets, conductors must notify
passengers destined to points reached by other trains, where they are to change
cars, where they will find trains of such connections and the approximate
leaving time.
Approaching and before leaving stations, junctions, lunch
rooms and terminals, proper announcement necessary for the information and
guidance of passengers must be made by trainmen. Before departure, when
visitors are permitted on trains, announcement must be made, "Visitors
off, please".
Conductors will see that employes of sleeping and parlor
cars give their passengers sufficient notice as to leaving train.
875. As far as possible, conductors must see that passengers are provided with seats, and that no one is allowed to occupy more than a single seat to the exclusion of others. When there are not seats enough in the coaches and there are vacant seats in any parlor or sleeping car (except chartered cars), passengers may be seated therein and train conductors will arrange with parlor or sleeping car conductors accordingly. Such seats must be surrendered as soon as there is room in the coaches or whenever they are wanted for regular use. Seats in sleeping cars must not be so assigned or occupied at night after the regular passengers have retired.
876. Train employes must not occupy seats with passengers, nor enter into conversation with them or other employes further than is required in the discharge of their duty, but will give proper attention to the convenience and comfort of passengers, and give particular assistance to children who are unattended, and to persons who are ill, infirm, inexperienced, or otherwise unable to care for themselves.
877. If necessary to eject a passenger from a train,
discretion must be used. Local rules, state laws and the conditions shall
govern. Conductors will call upon local peace officers or upon railroad police
for assistance when necessary.
If a passenger is ejected from the train, the names and
addresses of all witnesses and their statements in writing, if possible, should
be obtained. Passengers must not be ejected except where shelter and food may
be obtained.
If there is doubt as to the right of a passenger to continue
on transportation presented, or as to the proper course to be pursued, the
facts in the case must be reported by wire to the superintendent.
878. Articles found in trains should be labelled with train
number, car number and name of finder, and upon arrival at terminal or junction
station should be turned over to agent or baggageman and receipt secured.
879. When a conductor delivers a train to another conductor,
he must inform him of any facts which it may be necessary or proper for the
relieving conductor to know before taking charge. Care must be exercised to
properly transfer transportation. Except as otherwise arranged, passenger
trainmen will remain at their trains at terminals in uniform to answer
inquiries and assist passengers until the train is vacated, or until they are
relieved.
880. Conductors will see that all telegrams intrusted to
their care are promptly delivered. If, for any reason, they cannot be
delivered, conductors will write this fact upon the envelope and hand it off at
the next open telegraph office.
881. Train employes must familiarize themselves with the
instructions governing heating, lighting, ventilation and air conditioning of
cars and see that the instructions are complied with, and that cars are
properly supplied with water or ice and are kept clean.
Toilets in passenger cars must be locked before cars are
placed at terminal stations, on approaching terminals, and prolonged stops at
intermediate stations. Steam valves on rear of passenger trains must not be
opened until it is known no one will be injured thereby.
882. Side doors and trap doors of vestibules must be kept
closed on other than suburban trains when trains are moving except when
necessary to check signals or inspect train or immediately before stop is made
to handle passengers.
When a train is standing to meet or to be passed by another
train at a point where no passengers are to be received or discharged, the
vestibule doors must be kept closed on the side on which the approaching train
is to move, unless a trainman is in position to prevent passengers from
alighting.
When cuts are to be made between passenger cars while
switching, trainmen must know that end gates, bars or chains are in proper position
at the end of each car where cut is to be made.
When necessary to uncouple an electric-lighted train, the
connector must be taken down and not left hanging.
Unnecessary noises in or about sleeping cars at night should
be prevented so far as possible, and careless switching or coupling of cars avoided.
883. Train employes should not pass through dining, sleeping
or private cars except when necessary in the performance of duty, and when
passing through dining cars during meal hours, or through private cars. train
employes, other than the conductors when lifting tickets, will remove their
caps.
Marker lamps should not be carried through business,dining,
sleeping, observation or private cars, when it can be avoided.
884. Trains must not leave a station at which they are scheduled to receive U. S. mail until the loading has been completed. Trainmen will decline to accept pouches containing mail matter unless the pouches are properly locked. When trains are diverted from their regular track on which they usually pick up mail, arrangements must be made for getting that mail.
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