Rights of Trains on Single Track; a Complete Examination for Employes on the Standard Code and Other Recommended Train Rules
Rights of Trains on Single Track; a Complete Examination for Employes on the Standard Code and Other Recommended Train Rules

Author: Harry Willard Forman

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781230322186

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ... FORM A. Fixed Meeting Points for Opposing Trains. (1.) will meet at . (2.) will meet at at (and so on).' Examples. ((1) No 1 will meet No 2 at Bombay. Ho 3 will meet 2d No 4 at Siam. No 5 will meet Extra 95 at Hong Kong. Extra 652 North mil meet Extra 231 South at Yokohama. (2) No 1 will meet No 2 at Bombay 2d No 4 at Siam and Extra No .9.5 at Hong Kong. Trains receiving these orders will run with respect to each other to the designated points and there meet in the manner provided by the Rules. Note.--The revised Code allows what may be termed a consecutive meeting order--that is, directing a train to meet a number of trains at different stations In the same order. CHART NO. 7. Question Number 758. Should two orders be received, as shown in Chart No. 7', u'Jiat would be the effect? Answer. It is a space movement. "Meet" means meet, and orders remain in effect until fulfilled, superseded or annulled. One order does not supersede another, unless the words "instead of" are added; consequently No. 2 must remain at C, and No. 1 at B. If Order No. 1 were to be annulled, the trains would meet at B; if order Xo. 2 were to be annulled, they would meet at C. Question Number 7-59. May not No. 2 proceed to B when they receive the last order, on the supposition that No. 1 must not leave there and because Order No. 2 is a later order? Axswer. No; No. 1 is quite as likely to misunderstand and proceed to C under the first order, on the theory that as the words "instead of" do not appear in the second order, the first order governs. CHART NO. 8. Order No 1. No 2 will meet No 1 at C. Onler No 2. No 2 has right over No 1 C to A. No 2 has right orer all trains C to A. Onlcr No 3. Question Number 760. Should Orders No. 1 and No. 2, Chart No. 8, bo issued, ...

The Men Who Loved Trains
The Men Who Loved Trains

Author: Rush Loving

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2006-05-21

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 0253000645

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An award-winning account of a crisis in railroad history: “This absorbing book takes you on an entertaining ride.” —Chicago Tribune A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land—America’s railroads—The Men Who Loved Trains introduces the chieftains who have run the railroads, both those who set about grabbing power and big salaries for themselves, and others who truly loved the industry. As a journalist and associate editor of Fortune magazine who covered the demise of Penn Central and the creation of Conrail, Rush Loving often had a front-row seat to the foibles and follies of this group of men. He uncovers intrigue, greed, lust for power, boardroom battles, and takeover wars and turns them into a page-turning story. He recounts how the chairman of CSX Corporation, who later became George W. Bush’s Treasury secretary, managed to make millions for himself while his company drifted in chaos. Yet there were also those who loved trains and railroading—and who played key roles in reshaping transportation in the northeastern United States. This book will delight not only the rail fan, but anyone interested in American business and history. Includes photographs