place of the rulings which the management of any road sees fit to make. This book is intended to make the rules clear, giving information which it is impossible for any railroad company to incorporate within a book of rules, explaining the rules and the reason for the different rules in such a manner as to be of special value in assisting examining officers to thoroughly explain the rules in detail, and also to thoroughly prepare trainmen to pass an examination with credit to themselves and their department.

In looking up special points the index will be found of great value as it enables the student to turn to any subject instantly.

G. E. COLLINGWOOD. June, 1911.

CONTENTS

PAGE

FORMATION OF STANDARD CODE . . . . . . 11-13

STANDARD TIME SCHEME. . . . . . . . . 13-27

DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 29–37

EXPLANATION TO SINGLE TRACK RULES . . . . 37

TIME TABLES EXPLAINED . . . . . . . . 38-42

TIME TABLE CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . 42-46

SIGNAL RULES EXPLAINED . . . . . . . . 46-53

TRAIN SIGNALS EXPLAINED . . . . . . . . 53-60

SUPERIORITY OF TRAINS . . . . . . . . 62-64

MOVEMENT OF TRAINS . . . . . . . . . 64-79

MOVEMENT BY TRAIN ORDERS . . . . . . 79-85

FORMS OF ORDERS EXPLAINED . . . . . . . 85-90

TRAIN ORDER COMBINATIONS . . . . . . . 91-104

CLEARANCE OF TRAINS . . . . . . . . 104-107

TRAIN IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . 108-109

EXAMINATION QUESTIONS . . . . . . . 110-135

ANSWERS TO EXAMINATION QUESTIONS . . . 136-159

STANDARD CODE OF RULES . . . . . . . 160-199

DIAGRAMS OF HAND, FLAG AND LAMP SIGNALS. . 201-208

DIAGRAMS OF TRAIN SIGNALS . . . . . 209-225

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

204

205

PAGE

CLEARANCE CARD . . . . . . . . . . . 107

DIAGRAMS OF HAND, FLAG AND LAMP SIGNALS

Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Proceed . . . . . . . . . . .

Back . . . . . .

Train Has Parted . . . . . . . . . 206

Apply Air Brakes. . . . . . . . . . 207

Release Air Brakes . . . . . . . . . . 208

DIAGRAMS OF TRAIN SIGNALS .

Engine Running Forward by Day as an Extra Train 210

Engine Running Forward by Night as an Extra Train 211

Engine Running Backward by Day as an Extra Train,

without Cars, or at the Rear of a Train Pushing

Cars . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Engine Running Backward by Night as an Extra

Train, without Cars, or at the Rear of a Train

Pushing Cars .'. . . . . . . . . .213

Engine Running Forward by Day Displaying Signals

for a Following Section . . . . . . . . 214

Engine Running Forward at Night Displaying Signals

for a Following Section . . . . . . . 215

Engine Running Backward by Day, without Cars, or

at the Rear of a Train Pushing Cars, and Display-

ing Signals for a Following Section . . . . 216

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE

Engine Running Backward by Night, without Cars,

or at the Rear of a Train Pushing Cars, and Dis

playing Signals for a Following Section . . . 217 Rear of Train by Night While Running . . . 218 Rear of Train by Night When on Siding to be passed

by Another Train . . . . . . . . . 219 Rear of Train by Day . . . . . . . . . 220 Engine Running Forward by Day, without Cars, or at

the Rear of a Train Pushing Cars . . . . 221 Engine Running Forward by Night, without Cars, or

at the Rear of a Train Pushing Cars . . . . 222 Engine Running Backward by Night without Cars, or

at the Front of a Train Pulling Cars . . . 223 Passenger Cars Being Pushed by an Engine by Night 224

Freight Cars Being Pushed by an Engine by Night 225 STANDARD TRAIN ORDER BLANK FOR 19 ORDERS. 226 STANDARD TRAIN ORDER BLANK FOR 31 ORDERS · · 227