Algoma Central Railfan & Modelling Site - Time Table 132 (Oct. 1978)
Time Table 132
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Special Instructions
- Standard time will be transmitted from 1154 to 1156 daily.
- Passenger equipment must not be detached while in motion and air must be cut in
while switching occupied passenger cars.
- Vestibule doors and platforms on all coaches must be kept closed while in motion between
stations. Trainmen in charge of train and railway officials only are permitted to ride on coach
platforms.
- When coupling to passenger or boarding car equipment movement must be stopped not less than
6 nor more than 12 feet before coupling is made.
- Persons in, on or about boarding car equipment, snow plows, flangers, and other units of
work equipment, must be warned before coupling to or moving such equipment.
- Occupied boarding cars and light equipment must be handled on rear of trains unless otherwise
instructed.
- Air must be cut in for all movements of boarding cars at any point at which hazard might exist
to the occupants.
- Boarding cars left at any point must be protected in accordance with safety rule 23.
- High loads must be handled next to engine.
- The braking and working of trains on Bridge Mileage 69.9 should be avaided whenever possible.
- Northward freight trains handling in excess of a "C" rating, and required to stop at Montreal
Falls, will make stop so as to avoid working engines on bridge when starting train.
- Engines in all service must be equipped with a full set of flagging signals and a white light. This
equipment to be maintained in good order and ready for immediate use.
- A close watch must be maintained at all times for pulpwood protruding from cars in trains and if
necessary stop must be made to replace or remove same. Pulpwood removes at sidings must not be left
between tracks.
- Passengers are not permitted to ride in cupola of caboose or on any part of engine or freight car,
except as authorised by the proper authority and only then after Company's release form has been
executed.
- Main track switches and yard limits may be equipped with reflectorized switch lamps or target of the
prescribed colour in lieu of lights.
- Derails not equipped with targets and/or lamps are indicated by yellow marker posts.
- Employees must excercise extreme car when putting out telephones between Wabos and Ogidaki, Montreal
Falls and Frater, Tabor and Anjigami, account power lines strung on poles above the telephone wires.
- Except on straight track, a car having overall length of 56 feet or more must not be coupled to any
other car until it has been ascertained that drawbars are in line and coupling will be made without
excessive side thrust.
- Engines must not be operated through water that exceeds 3 inches in depth over top of rail. When
water does not exceed this depth movement may be made at lowest possible speed.
- Back up air hose equipment must be in service on rear platform of passenger trains and air whistle
must be sounded approaching crossings when reverse movements are being made.
- When trains are delayed enroute, report to train dispatcher must be made as promptly as
practicable.
- Conductors are responsible for knowingthat members of their crew are in positionat all times for the
proper performance of their duty and that train is equipped with the required tools and suppliesin good
working order.
- Loaded cars must not be handled without waybills unless authorized by the proper authority. Waybill
must remain with the car when set off short of destination.
- Frequent sounding of Whistle signal 14 (L) is essential for the safety of track forces between the
hours of 0700 and 1800.
- Car must not be spotted within 15 feet of end of tracks or stop blocks in spur track unless such
can be accomplished without hazard to equipment.
- On multiple unit engines making station to station movements the engineman must operate the controls
from the leading unit whenever possible. If, for mechanical or other reasons, the engine is not
controlled from the leading engine, Rule 103 will apply.
- All employees are prohibitted from occupying the top of boxcars, house cars and cabooses while in
motion.
- Back-up and forward pushing movements:
When operating engines in multiple, these movements must be made with extreme care in as low a throttle
position and load range as possible, after having ensured that the brakes are fully released and that
slack has been taken inby a movement in the opposite direction. This feature must be watched closely
because excessive engine effort will cause derailment in train or cut of cars by forcing the draft gear
sideways.
- Except in cases of emergency, reverse movements on grades with tonnage trains must not attempted
when the horsepower of the three trailing units exceeds 5000 horsepower. When power is supplied solely
by the SD40 units, the power of the two trailing units only is to be utilized. This course of action is
necessary to prevent the possibility of a derailment due to excessive lateral pressure on drawbar.
- When coupling an engine consist of three or more units to a train or cut of cars, a stop must first
be made between 6 and 12 feet from point of coupling.
- All occupied cabooses and occupied service equipment, other than flangers, snow plows, spreaders,
test cars and official business cars, shall be marshalled in and moved at the rear of freight trains
immediately ahead of the operating caboose.
Where track configurations require extreme care in set-off movement, such occupied service equipment may
be moved on the headend of freight trains behind locomotive units, but for no greater distance than
twenty miles, and at no greater speed than 20 M.P.H.
- When stop is made with a train or cars that have air brakes in operation, before removing units or
a set-off of cars, the brake line pressure must be exhausted.
- Employees are cautioned that during switching operation and/or when setting off car(s), the
requirements of Uniform Code of Operating Rules, Rule 112, must be strictly adhered to.
- During switching operations tank cars loaded with flammable compressed gas must be shoved to a
coupling or rest; cars following tank cars loaded with flammable compressed gas into same track must be
shoved to a coupling or shoved to rest.
- Employees are cautioned that use or possesion of alcohol and/or narcotics in/on Company property is
prohibited.
- Employees are advised that being under the influence of intoxicants, alcoholic beverages or narcotics
while on duty or subject to duty is prohibited.
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