Railroad Accidents, Their Cause and PreventionRichards, R. C. (Ralph Coffin)
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Railroad Accidents, Their Cause and Prevention
Richards, R. C. (Ralph Coffin)
Railroad accidents
If from the failure of telegraph line or other cause a signalman
be unable to communicate with the next block station in advance,
he must stop every train approaching in that direction. Should no
cause for detaining the train be known, it may then be permitted
to proceed, provided ten minutes have elapsed since the passage of
the last preceding train, using caution card.
14. Trains moving on caution card must do so with great care. As
block is not clear enginemen must be prepared to stop within their
vision.
15. Trains moving on caution card must expect to find main track
occupied at all stations regardless of the position of block
signal.
16. Agents are required to see that cars are properly loaded, to
obtain, if possible, the maximum capacity, and not permit an
overload to exceed 10 per cent of marked capacity. It is important
that the load be distributed evenly, securely staked, and that no
projections extend over the ends of cars.
17. Freight, baggage, and other articles must not be allowed to
stand on the depot platforms where they might cause accident or
inconvenience to passengers or employees, or receive damage from
the weather. United States mail pouches must not be left
unprotected upon the platforms or in the waiting-rooms and other
exposed places at stations.
18. Agents will see that conductors of freight trains do not block
public crossings longer than five minutes.
19. On leaving a station passenger brakeman will pass through the
train, from the front to the rear, and when about one-third the
length of the car from forward end, with closed doors, will
announce in a clear and distinct voice the name of the next
station, then proceed to within the same distance from the rear
end of the car and make the same announcement. If the train is to
stop for meals the brakeman will so state, giving the length of
time the train will stop. Conductors of all trains stopping at
stations at which lunch counters or eating-houses are located will
announce in the lunch or dining room notice of departure of the
train in ample time to allow passengers to get aboard before it
starts. Upon approaching a station located at or in the vicinity
of a railroad crossing, when it is necessary for a train to stop
at such crossing, before reaching the crossing brakemen must give
warning of the fact by calling out distinctly in each car, "The
next stop is for railway crossing, not a station." Junction
points, railroad crossings where a stop is made, and terminals
will be announced, passengers notified when to change cars, and
attention directed to their parcels and other belongings.
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