The following operating rules are referred to in the foregoing:
In case of doubt, adopt the safe course.
Speed must always be sacrificed for safety.
1. A _blue_ flag by day and a _blue_ light by night, displayed at
one or both ends of an engine, car, or train, indicates that
workmen are under or about it. When thus protected it must not be
coupled to or moved. Workmen will display the _blue_ signals, and
the same workmen are alone authorized to remove them. Other cars
must not be placed on the same track, so as to intercept the view
of the _blue_ signals, without first notifying the workmen.
Train, engine or switchmen going between or under cars or engines
to make repairs, chain up or examination must protect themselves
in the same way by use of red flag or red light.
2. The engine bell must be rung on approaching the whistling post
at every public road crossing at grade, and kept ringing until
the crossing is passed; and the whistle must be sounded at all
whistling posts, two long and two short blasts.
3. The engine bell must be rung upon approaching and passing
through stations, cities, towns, and villages.
4. It must be understood that a train is due to arrive at a
station upon its schedule departing time at preceding station.
A train must not leave a station in advance of its schedule
leaving time.
5. Passenger trains will not exceed twenty-five miles, and
freight trains fifteen miles per hour, passing over interlocking
switches.
6. All regular freight trains, extras, and work extras will pass
into and through all stations and will approach all isolated side
tracks, and also all water tanks and coal sheds with train under
full control, expecting to find trains at such points. Speed must
be reduced; enginemen and trainmen must commence to get their
train under control one mile from all such specified points, so
that under no circumstances whatever shall it be possible for
them to strike any train, car, or engine that may be within the
switches of any regular station, or that may be taking coal or
water at any coal shed or water tank. Trains occupying main track
at stations, as an additional precaution, must protect themselves
as per Rule No. 7.