_When any train makes an_ UNSCHEDULED STOP _(whether at a station or
between stations, or whether such stop be caused by accident to the
train, or by signal, or in any other way), the train shall be
protected as follows_:
_a._ _In the_ NIGHT-TIME _the flagmen shall immediately place a
lighted_ RED FUSEE _in center of track about five hundred feet
behind the rear of train._
_He shall then go back as rapidly as possible with_ RED _and_
WHITE LANTERNS _to a point less than three-fourths of a mile
(twenty-four telegraph poles) distant from rear of train and until
he reaches a point where the danger signal can be seen not less
than one-fourth of a mile (eight telegraph poles) by the engineman
of any approaching train. When the character of the road or
weather makes it necessary the flagman shall go a greater distance
with signals, so as to_ INSURE ABSOLUTE SAFETY.
_b._ _In the_ DAYTIME _he shall carry a red flag and proceed to a
like point._
_c._ _When he reaches such point, whether in the night-time or
daytime, he shall at once place_ ONE TORPEDO _on the rail on the
engineman's side and shall remain at that place until recalled. If
a train approaches he shall flag it and remain until the train
stops._
_d._ _When recalled, if no train is approaching, he shall place a_
SECOND TORPEDO _on the rail 200 feet nearer his train and return
with all possible dispatch._