Maintenance of Way Standards On American Railways: And Rules And ...
Maintenance of Way Standards On American Railways: And Rules And ...
Smith, Frederick A. (Frederick Augustus), 1856-
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— "A torpedo is an extra danger signal. It is fastened to the rail by clamps, and explodes by the engine passing over it. The explosion of a torpedo is a signal to stop the train immediately. They are to be used in all cases of accident and emer- gency, and must be used in addition to the regular day and night signals. "A fusee is an extra danger signal to be lighted and placed on the track at night in cases of accident, foggy or stormy weather. Fusees will burn five or ten minutes. Passenger t...rains will use ten-minute fusees; freight trains five-minute fusees. A train finding a fusee burning on the track will come to a stop and wait until it burns out, and then proceed w r ith caution, ex- pecting to find the track obstructed, until information is received that the track is clear." Time Card Rule No. 14. — "Flagman will place a tor- pedo on the rail on engineer's side, at a distance of ten telegraph poles from the place where track is ob- structed, a second torpedo at a distance of twenty telegraph poles, and a third torpedo at a distance of twenty-five telegraph poles from the train, or until he EASTERN ROADS.
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