Railway Service: Trains and Stations Describing the Manner of Operating Trains, and the Duties of Train and Station Officials |
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accident agent allowed approaching train arrival block brakemen brakes carriages carrying signals Conductors and enginemen construction trains danger signals delayed train detona direction double track road duty employés engine or train engine-driver engineman flag foggy weather following train forward freight train guard held responsible home signal immediately inferior grade instructions keep lamps loaded cars main track meeting or passing miles per hour minutes move movement of trains necessary night obstructed operator passenger train person in charge porter proceed promptly proper protect quadrupeds railroad rails railway rear receipt received regular train repairs rules and regulations safety schedule semaphore servants shunting signal box signal lamps signalman single track road special orders speed sprags Standard station-master stop Superintendent superior grade switches telegraph station terminal stations ticket tion train or engine trainmen unless vehicle wagons way-bill whistle wild trains wood trains