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	FMIG Lines Reprints: Newsletter 21 continued

SELECTED EXCERPTS FROM THE SL-SF 1946 EMPLOYEES' TIMETABLE

15.SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Road. Foreman of Equipment will exercise duties of an assistant superintendent when on line.

Engine must be cut off to take fuel or water when handling more than 45 cars except trains handling mixed passenger and freight equipment.

Following practices are prohibited: starting and stopping engines on live rail of track scales, using injectors or sand while passing over scales, switch engines stopping on scales by application of air when switching, and handling cars over live rails of scales at speeds of more than four miles per hour. 1350, 1500, 4000, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4400, and 4500 class engines must be kept off scales except when absolutely necessary in the usual operation. Where Diesel yard engines are used, yardmen will not be permitted to ride the footboard in the direction the engine is moving.

When air pump fails on main track, engine or train must not be moved until pump is repaired and in proper condition or until second engine has been furnished to doublehead. Main track movement will not be made with engine when air pump is inoperative.

When a train on main track requires assistance from following engine or train, air must be coupled and cut through before assistance is given.

When an engine is incapable of handling published rating, enginemen must so report from first open telegraph office, staling disability of engine and tonnage same will handle.

When doubleheading 1015 class and smaller engines with 4100 class or larger engines, when practicable the smaller engine will be placed in the lead.

When doubleheading passenger trains, the regular passenger engine will be placed in the lead and will be manned by the regular crew.

In doubling trains over, or where attempting to make a coupling where there are to exceed twenty-five cars in the head end, the cut must be stopped a short distance from other cut before attempting to make coupling.

Gasoline-electric motor cars must not be operated where water is above top of rail. When trouble occurs with gasoline-electric motor cars on line and it is necessary to cut one motor out, it is permissible to bring car in on one motor, provided trailer is set out at first available siding. In case trailer is set out, mail and other business should be transferred from trailer. In case failure occurs within ten miles of terminal, trailer may be handled in with one motor at speed not to exceed 20 miles per hour.

Freight conductors will advise enginemen at initial terminal, where it can be done without delay to train, number of loads, empties, tonnage, make up of train, and work to be done on line. If advice not given at initial terminal, it should be done at first opportunity on trip. When dead engines or restricted-speed cars are handled out of terminal or picked up on line, this information must be given to engineman before leaving.

When a freight car becomes defective after leaving a terminal it must not be hand- led behind any car or caboose in which passengers (except livestock attendants) are being transported.

Mast on rail loader must be lowered before handling in road trains. Scale test cars. Brown hoists, locomotive cranes and other similar special equipment with four wheels, not equipped with air brakes but piped with straight air, must be handled in rear of train just ahead of caboose.

When operating Sperry rail detector car, air brake test must be made before leaving any terminal. On leaving terminal or any tie up point on line, running test of brakes must be made.

When Diesel engine becomes derailed, under no circumstances must attempt be made to rerail under its own power.

Loaded cars equipped with arch-bar trucks will not be handled in important fast trains without special instructions from trainmaster.

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