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Time Table 132

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Michipicoten Subdivision
Westbound Trains
Inferior Direction
Miles from Hawk JunctionKilometres from Hawk JunctionStationsTelephone CallsSymbolsOffice SignalsCapacitiy
50 feet per car
Eastward Trains
Superior Direction
SidingHouse track
Hawk Junction
Jct. with Soo and North Subs.
___CKYZHJYard
9.114.7Magpie
Siderite Jct.P83
HelenZ23
Wawa_ _....W60Yard
TrembleyPZ44Yard
Brient..._PYZYard
Michipicoten. _

Michipicoten Subdivision Footnotes

All trains must obtain clearance at Wawa.

Retainers will not be set up for the grade west of Helen.

Retainers must be set up on loaded cars in trains handling more than 10 loads to descend grade west of Trembley.

Trains of Sinter from Wawa to Brient will carry 80 pounds train line pressure.

The air brakes must be in service for all movements of cars within the Michipicoten-Brient terminal. Running of switches and the kicking of cars is postively prohibited. These are precautions essential to safe operation and must be strictly adhered to. A terminal brake test as provided in Air Brake Rules 22 and 23 must be made for movement of loaded cars from Brient to Michipicoten. Test will be made by a carman when on duty, otherwise by the conductor personally. Test having been completed, the conductor will personally signal the movement. The rear end brakeman will be positioned at the "SAFETY SWITCH" but must not change the normal position, which is the derailing position, except on signal given by the engineman who will sound four short blasts of the whistle after a service application of the brakes has been made and he is satisfied beyond doubt that he has control of the movement.

Safety switch between Brient and Michipicoten must be set and locked in derailing position at all times except when in actual use.

Trains must not operate on Algoma Ore loading tracks at Wawa until it is known that track is clear for safe movement.

All switching on Algoma Ore tracks must be with special care and in full compliance of Operating Rule 112, third paragraph.

Yard limit signs are reflectorized.

Siderite Spur Mileage 12.70

Spur extend eastward 3.20 miles.

Switch off Siderite Junction siding.

Switch points face west.

Speed restrictions all trains 20 m.p.h.

Reachers must be used when Switching Warehouse spur at Siderite.

Permanent Slow Orders

Mileage 5.25 To 6.7520 M.P.H.Curves
Mileage 17.00 To 17.5020 M.P.H.Curves
Mileage 19.9520 M.P.H.Bridge

Speed Restrictions

BetweenAll Trains
Hawk Junction and Trembley30 M.P.H.
Trembley and Brient15 M.P.H.

Trains will not exceed 20 M.P.H. on sharp curves.

Movements off coal dock at Michipicoten must NOT exceed 15 M.P.H.

Speed Restrictions SD40 Units

Between Hawk Junction and Wawa Maximum 25 M.P.H.

General Speed Restrictions

Michipicoten Subdivision Special Instructions

Train Movements between Wawa and Helen Governed by Uniform Code of Operating Rules, Rule 93.

Switch to doubling spur at Helen has eastward connection.

All switching and/or train movements in Canadian Propane Spur Mileage 20.90 must be in accordance with and as prescribed by U.C.O.R. Rule 112, 3rd paragraph.

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