Rules 81-103 Flashcards
How long are timetable schedules in effect?
Twelve hours after their time at each station.
What happens to regular trains more than 12 hours behind schedule?
They lose both right and schedule.
What must a crewmember do when an inferior train is unable to clear the main track of a superior train?
Protect the head end as provided by rule 99.
How must inferior trains clear the time and block of opposing regular trains on single track where rule 251 is in effect?
By not less than five minutes unless otherwise provided by Form L.
How will extra trains be governed with respect to opposing extra trains on single track where rule 251 is in effect?
By Form L.
At a meeting point between extra trains on single track where rule 251 is in effect, which train must take the siding?
The train in the westward direction unless otherwise stated in Form L.
What will be used to establish meeting points on single track where rule 251 is in effect?
Form L’s.
What must be done if the train to be met has not arrived at meeting points on single track where rule 251 is in effect?
The Conductor or Engineer must contact the Block Operator or Train Dispatcher immediately.
At meeting points between regular trains on single track where rule 251 is in effect, which train will take the siding?
The inferior train unless otherwise provided by Form L.
How are meets established where rule 261 is in effect?
By signal indication.
When can a train leave in advance of its schedule on single track where rule 251 is in effect?
A train must not leave in advance of its scheduled leaving time.
How are Yard Limits specified?
By timetable special instructions.
How are Yard Limits indicated?
By Yard Limit Boards.
What is the purpose of Yard Limits?
To allow an Extra Train to occupy a portion of single main track without Form L authority.
At what speed will an Extra Train move between Yard Limits?
Not exceeding 15 miles per hour.
What authority is needed for a train to operate through Yard Limits?
Proper signal indication or permission from the Block Operator.
Where may two coupled trains be separated?
Only at a Block or Interlocking station.
How will two coupled trains move with respect to signals?
They must be considered one train for the purpose of observing fixed signals.
How are regular trains designated in Form Ls?
By both schedule and engine number.
How is a train authorized by a timetable schedule in Form Ls?
By both schedule and engine number.
How are trains identified?
Leading Engine Number.
How are extra trains designated?
By engine number and direction.
What must an inferior train be notified of regarding an opposing regular train on single track where rule 251 is in effect?
The engine number of the opposing regular train, if possible.
What does an extra train need to run on single track where rule 251 is in effect?
Form L or proper signal indication.
What is needed for an extra train to run on 2 or more tracks where rule 251 or rule 261 is in effect?
Signal indication and permission from the Block Operator.
What procedure must be followed once a train becomes disabled under unusual circumstances?
Adjacent tracks must be protected and a radio transmission made to the Block Operator.
When pushing or shoving cars, where must the crewmember controlling the movement be stationed?
On the leading car.
When can the movement continue after loss of sight of the hand signal when pushing or shoving cars?
The movement must be stopped.
What must be done when pushing or shoving cars against a fixed obstruction?
A 2 car safety stop.
After making a 2 car safety stop, at what speed will the train be operated?
Not exceeding 2 MPH.
When may a train leave in advance of its scheduled leaving time?
At D stops, on two tracks with permission, or at stations not scheduled to receive passengers.
When must the Conductor or qualified crew member be positioned on the end with the Engineer during a drill move?
When approaching a bumping block or fixed obstruction.
What must be ascertained at a moveable bridge if a stop signal cannot be changed?
That the rails are properly lined and locked.
When will a moveable bridge be listed on the station pages of the current timetable?
When not part of an interlocking.
How must trains approach the end of two or more tracks and moveable bridges?
Prepared to stop.
