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GENERAL RULES

A. Employes whose duties are prescribed by these rules must provide themselves with a copy.
Employes whose duties are in any way affected by the Time Table must have a copy of the current Time Table with them while on duty.
B. Employes must be conversant with and obey the rules and special instructions. If in doubt as to their meaning they must apply to proper authority for an explanation.
C. Employes must pass the required examinations.
Employes whose duties require them to be familiar with the Rules of the Operating Department must pass a satisfactory examination at least once every two years, or at more frequent intervals when directed. When reporting for examination they must present their copy of the Book of Operating Rules for checking.
D. Persons employed in any service on trains are subject to the rules and special instructions.
E. Employes must render every assistance in their power in carrying out the rules and special instructions and must report to the proper official any violation thereof.
F. Accidents, failure in the supply of water or fuel, defects in, failures of, or obstructions on track, bridges, signals, or any other unusual conditions which may affect the movement of trains, engines, or cars must be promptly reported to the Superintendent, using prescribed form if available.
G. The use of intoxicants or narcotics by employes subject to duty, or their possession or use while on duty is prohibited, and is sufficient cause for dismissal.
Employes using prescription or non-prescription medications are required to seek advice from their physician or pharmacist as to the possibility of the medication affecting the safe performance of their duties. Employes must not use medications, which might be hazardous, before reporting for or while on duty.
H. The use of tobacco by employes in uniform on duty in or about passenger stations, or on passenger cars, when in view of the public, is prohibited.
J. Employes on duty must wear the prescribed badge and uniform and be neat in appearance and clean shaven. If a mustache is worn it shall not be permitted to grow beyond the edge of the upper lip. Sideburns must not be worn below a point opposite the bottom of the ear. The hair of the head must not extend over the collar of the shirt.
Coat and vest may be removed when outside temperature exceeds 70°- They must wear a clean, plain, bright blue or white broadcloth shirt with long or short elbow-length sleeves, black four-in-hand or black clip-on bow tie of dacron-wool material with square ends (41/2 inches long and 13/4 inches wide), black belt, black hose and black shoes. Ticket-punch, seat checks, Time Tables, etc. must be carried in such a manner as to assure a neat appearance at all times.
K. To avoid annoyance to the public, employes and others authorized to transact business at stations and on or about trains must be courteous, orderly and quiet, and conduct themselves in a businesslike man-her. Boisterous, profane or vulgar language is forbidden. Employes must not enter altercations with other employes or other persons, no matter what provocation may be given, but will make note of the facts and report to their immediate superiors.
L. In case of danger to company property, employes must unite to protect it providing they do not endanger their own personal safety in doing so.
Unauthorized possession of, removal, disposal or destruction of any material from company property, or property served by the company is cause for dismissal.
M. Employes must exercise care to avoid injury to themselves or others by observing the condition of equipment and the tools which they use in performing their duties and when found defective will, if practicable, put them in safe condition, reporting defects to the proper authority.
They must inform themselves as to the location of structures and obstructions where clearances are close.
They must expect trains, engines or cars to move at any time on any track in either direction.
They must not stand on the track in front of an approaching engine or car for the purpose of boarding the same.
Employes are prohibited from going on the roofs of cars except when necessary to give or pass signals during switching operations and then only after informing themselves of the locations of overhead wires, bridges and other obstructions in the area. Employes must not go on the roof of a car, not equipped with a roofwalk, at any time.
The use of spectacles with colored glass is prohibited unless approved by the Medical Director.
N. In case of accident, conductors of trains involved will, in the absence of the Superintendent or other official, take charge of the work necessary to be done, commanding the services of engines and men on other trains, should the emergency so require.
N-1. In the event of injury to employes or other persons occurring on trains or on company property medical care must be provided immediately, using the services of a Company Doctor.
N-2. Employe in charge must immediately report accident or injury to the Superintendent and complete written Accident Report (Form 17020) as soon as possible thereafter giving information required and full details of accident or injury including names and addresses of witnesses, if known.
O. The Hours-of-Service Law requires that no employe in train service shall be permitted to be continuously on duty for more than twelve consecutive hours, except in case of casualty, unavoidable accident or Act of God. Train Service employes must notify the Superintendent at least two hours in advance of the expiration of the time on duty, permitted by the Hours-of-Service Law.
After being on duty twelve consecutive hours, employe must not be required or permitted to again resume duty without having been off duty ten consecutive hours. After being on duty twelve hours in the aggregate in a twenty-four hour period, without having had a consecutive eight hour rest period in the interim, an employ, e shall not be required or permitted to again go on duty without having had at least eight consecutive hours off duty. Any employ concerned who may be ordered for duty before his legal rest period has expired must report the fact to the Superintendent before going on duty.
The Hours-of-Service Law requires that no operator or train dispatcher who dispatches, reports, transmits, receives or delivers train orders shall be required or permitted to be on duty for a longer period than nine hours in any twenty-four hour period in towers, offices, or stations open for two or more tricks, nor for a longer period than twelve hours in towers, offices, or stations open for only one trick, except in case of emergency, when the employe may remain on duty for four additional hours in a twenty-four hour period on not exceeding three days a week.
P. Undivided attention to duty is essential to safety and efficiency.
P-1. Sleeping or assuming an attitude of sleep or playing cards while on duty is prohibited. Gambling on company property is prohibited.
Books, magazines, or papers, other than those pertaining to the duties of the employe, must not be read while on duty.
The use or possession of televisions or radios, other than those used for railroad operations, is prohibited while on duty.
P-2. Employes who are insubordinate, dishonest, immoral, quarrelsome or otherwise undesirable, or who are careless of the safety of themselves or others, or who willfully neglect their duty or repeatedly violate rules will be dismissed.
P-3. Information from waybills must not be divulged except to the shipper, the consignee, company employes entitled to receive said information, or, in case of accident, to public fire or security personnel whose duties are involved.
Other company business is privileged information and may be divulged only to company employes or officials entitled to receive such information.
R. Steam engines hauled in a train without supplying any power, must be handled in the forward motion near the head end, separated by at least four cars from the engine or engines pulling the train and not less than four cars between each steam engine hauled. Train hauling steam engines shall not exceed a speed of twenty-five miles per hour.
Unless otherwise provided, Diesel engines not supplying power moving in a train shall be handled near the head end but not exceeding twenty cars from the engine pulling the train.
Trains hauling Diesel engines may operate at normal speed unless restricted by waybill or other instructions.
Cranes or other pivoted machinery with boom attached will be placed in [rains with boom trailing. Such shipments when loaded on cars and having prescribed card forms attached, may be forwarded in freight trains next to or near caboose, except that shipments traveling on their own wheels, or under restricted movement account exceeding clearance or other cause, must not be forwarded in symbol trains unless authorized by Superintendent. When cars containing such shipments are set out for repairs, conductor must notify the Superintendent that it is pivoted machinery.
Cars bearing Federal Railroad Administration placards must be placed in trains and handled in accordance with regulations of the Federal Railroad Administration currently in effect as published by the Bureau of Explosives.
Passenger equipment, wood under-frame cars, cars occupied by workmen, and scale test cars must be placed next to caboose.

Helper engines must be placed ahead of passenger cars, wood under-frame cars, cars occupied by workmen, and scale test cars.
When a car is handled at the rear of caboose in emergency, it must be coupled and chained to the caboose, unless its air brakes are operative and connected through to the leading engine.
S. Train and engine crews on moving trains must be on the lookout for signals, when passing other trains, interlocking, block, and other stations, sidings and points where trackmen are working, and when practicable, exchange signals.
Crew members must make observation of train rounding curves and at other points to detect hot journals or other defects in train. They must observe passing trains for defects, and should there be any indications of conditions endangering the train, take such measures for its protection as may be practicable. Enginemen and conductors are responsible for seeing that these instructions are carried out.
When defects are noted, the following signals must be used: Hot Journal ... Rules 12hand 12h(a) Brake sticking .. Rules 12land ]2i(a) Broken wheels; defective truck; dragging brake connection; lading shifted over side or end of cars; swinging car door; or any other dangerous condition . Rule 12a.
Signals exchanged between crews of moving trains shall be acknowledged with proceed signal (Rule 12c). Signals received from other sources by employes on moving trains shall be acknowledged by repeating signal given. Enginemen at night may acknowledge any such signal by two short blasts of engine whistle (Rule 14(9)).

T-1. Switching movements over public road crossings not protected by a watchman or non-automatic gates, must have a member of the crew with a red flag by day and a red light by night stationed on the crossing to warn all highway traffic.
T-2. In general, automatic warning devices at road crossings will not operate for train or engine movements under the following circumstances:
(a) On Single Track:

1. When recrossing the road crossing after a reversal in direction of movement.
2. When approaching the crossing before or after a meet while the approach circuit on either side of the crossing is occupied.
3. When approaching the crossing while a switching movement is being made on the opposing approach circuit.

(b) On Two or More Tracks:

1.When rectossing the crossing after a reversal in the direction of movement.
2.When moving against the current of traffic.

( c) On Siding and Side Tracks:

When moving on a siding or side track not equipped with approach circuit (See Time Table Local Instructions).
When such movement is made, automatic gates or warning signals must be operated manually. If not equipped for manual operation, movement must be protected by flagman as prescribed by Rule T-4.

T-3. Movements must not be made over
road crossings protected by automatic gates
until it is known that the gates are in
DOWN position when the following
indications are received:
(a) RESTRICTING cab signal-Rule 290;
(b) STOP and PROCEED signal - Rule 291;
(c)STOP signal- Rule 292.
Crossings protected by automatic crossing
gates operating with and against the
current of traffic are equipped with a
center track circuit extending through the
crossing and to the insulated joints about
forty feet beyond each side of the crossing.
When an engine or cars occupy this
circuit, gates cannot be raised either automatically
or manually, therefore crews
must, whenever practical, avoid stopping
engines or cars between the insulated
joints.
Trains or engines operating against the current of traffic, approaching road crossings protected by automatic crossing gates which are operated by movements against the current of traffic, must not exceed a speed of 30 miles per hour from a point approximately 2600 feet from the crossing until passing over it.
Supplemental manual operation of gates may be made by inserting and turning switch key in box provided for that purpose, as follows:
(d) TO LOWER GATES- key-hole marked "LOWER"
(e) TO RAISE GATES-key-hole marked "RAISE", for the particular track for which it is desired to raise the gates.
(f) SWITCH KEY MUST NOT BE TURNED OR REMOVED until it is again desired to restore gates to automatic operation.
g) GATES REMAINING IN DOWN POSITION when there are no movements on the approach circuit, must be reported to the Train Dispatcher immediately.
T.4. Where special instructions require train or engine crews to flag movements over certain road crossings, a member of the crew, with a red flag by day and a red light by night, shall precede engine or train to warn highway traffic until crossing is blocked by engine or cars.
U. Employes must report for duty at the prescribed time and will not be allowed to absent themselves from duty nor engage a substitute to perform their duties without proper authority.
Employes habitually refusing or missing calls for duty will be subject to disciplinary action.
Employes are required to devote their time exclusively to the business of the company. Employment outside of the company is prohibited unless authorized in writing by the Superintendent.
V. General Orders and General Notices are instructions issued by the Superintendent.
General Orders and General Notices will be posted at locations designated by Time Table.
All train service employes, train dispatchers, signalmen, block operators and track car drivers before going on duty, or returning to duty after having been off duty one or more hours, must read General Notices and read and sign for General Orders on the prescribed form, showing date and time of signature.
When they go on duty, conductors and enginemen must indicate, in space provided for that purpose on their daily time card, the number of the last General Order, and that they have read and signed for all General Orders in effect. Where crew dispatchers or others authorized to sign time cards are on duty they must know that the General Order number shown corresponds with the last General Order issued before signing.
Conductors and enginemen, while on duty, must have with them, in a binder provided for that purpose, General Orders in effect in the territory where they are qualified to operate.
W. Cars which are, or may be in the process of loading or unloading, must not be moved until all persons in or about them have been notified and all obstructions under or about the cars, and attachments, such as pipe connections to tank cars, are removed. When such cars are moved, they must be returned to original location unless otherwise instructed.
X. Cars will not be placed or left closer than ten feet from end of a stub end track, unless it is necessary to place cars closer for loading or unloading and hand brakes are applied. When re-coupling to such cars, hand brake must not be released until after coupling is made.
Y. When cars are set out or left standing on a grade where they may be set in motion if the air brakes are released by leaking off, or being bled off, a sufficient number of hand brakes must be applied to hold cars.
Cars set out or left standing on level track must have a sufficient number of hand brakes applied to prevent them from being set in motion in the event they are struck by other cars.
Chocks may be used to prevent movement of cars, however, the use of chocks does not relieve crews from applying hand brakes, where required. Chocks must be removed before moving cars to prevent possible derailment.