1550. Operators report to and receive instructions from the Chief Train Dispatcher and will comply with the instructions of Trainmaster, Train Dispatcher, Chief Operator, Manager, Stationmaster, Yardmaster, Station Agent and the heads of other departments.
1551. Day Operators are managers of their respective offices unless otherwise directed.
1552. They are required to be constantly on duty during the hours assigned to them and must not leave their offices without permission of proper authority except in the performance of their duties prescribed in the rules.
1553. They must report the weather as required and must notify the Train Dispatcher promptly of any abnormal weather conditions prevailing in their vicinity.
1554. They will keep the office strictly private and permit no persons in the office, except employes in the discharge of their duties. Students may be allowed in offices when permitted by proper authority.
1555. They will consider all communications a confidential service and treat the contents of messages which are sent, received, or overheard, accordingly.
1556. Messages, unless on Company's business, or signed by some officer of the Company or its immediate connections, will be refused. Unnecessary communications between operators is forbidden.
1557. At all offices where arrangement has been made for the handling of public communications, Managers and Operators will be held accountable for the prompt and proper handling and report of such business in conformity with the requirements of the Telegraph Company.
1558. Before being relieved by another Operator, they must make written transfer of all information required on prescribed form and must call to attention of relieving Operator, any unfinished business.
The relieving Operator must read to the Operator being relieved, all train orders transferred and when complete understanding of the transfer has been obtained, the relieving Operator will sign transfer in the presence of Operator being relieved. Such record must be maintained for future reference.
When not relieved at the prescribed time, they will notify the Train Dispatcher.
1559. They must become sufficiently familiar with the switchboards to enable them to make such wire connections as may be directed. Articles must not be placed behind switchboards, nor flammable articles near the office wires.
Connection must not be made with private or foreign wires, without permission from the Superintendent.
1560. They are responsible for the prompt and correct transmission and delivery of messages. If the person to whom the message is addressed cannot be found, Operators must promptly notify the office at which it originated.
1561. The attention of students and messengers will be called to the rules, particularly those relating to the privacy of communications.
1562. At the offices where standard clocks are located, the Operator must see that they are regulated daily in accordance with the time signal.
1563. They must give preference to train orders and train movements.
1564. They must not handle switches for trainmen, unless authorized by proper authority.
1565. A station record of train movements must be kept on prescribed form at each train order station. Operators must record on this form, the required information, reporting promptly to the Train Dispatcher. A train passed by another train at a train order station must be re-entered upon the record. The last train leaving must be the last recorded.
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