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TIMETABLE No. 3 Superseding Timetable No. 2 Effective 0001 Hours JUNE 15, 2014 Springfield Terminal Railway Company Pan Am Southern, LLC Boston & Maine Corporation Maine Central Railroad Company JOB BRIEFING GUIDELINES Well planned and properly conducted job briefings result in safe and efficient operations. In addition to the requirements of NORAC Rule 4, employees must consider the following when planning and conducting job briefings: B. Communicate existing or potential 1. Plan your Job Briefing hazards: A. Develop your own work plan: 1. What existing or potential hazards may interfere with safe operations, and what 1. Review work or task to be accomplished. can be done to protect against them? 2. Check the job location and work area. 2. Consider and discuss things like close 3. Determine tool, equipment, and material clearances, walking hazards, movements requirements. on adjacent tracks, other crews working in 4. Determine what safety or operating rules the area, etc. are applicable. 3. Do not needlessly create your own 5. Break the work or task down into step-by- hazards. step procedures. 4. Ensure that any hazards that are B. Consider existing and potential discovered are communicated to all crew hazards and ways to protect against members. them: C. When conditions change, conduct 1. Current and expected weather conditions. another job briefing: 2. The nature of the work to be done. 1. Ensure everyone stays on the same page 3. The work location. when conditions or tasks change. 4. The tools, equipment, and materials 2. Conduct a new job briefing when an used. individual joins or leaves the crew. 5. Equipment to be worked on. 3. For complex jobs, brief only portions of 6. Traffic conditions and visibility. the job and conduct additional briefings 7. Time of day. as work progresses. 8. Safety or personal protective equipment required. 3. Maintain Communication/Follow Up C. Consider how work assignments will be made: A. Supervisors must check job progress to ensure that: 1. Group assignments. 2. Individual assignments. 1. Plans are being followed and correct work 3. Abilities and experience of individuals. methods are used. 4. Counsel less experienced employees. 2. Any hazards have been identified and action is initiated to eliminate or protect 2. Conduct the Job Briefing against them. B. Constant communication is necessary A. Explain work or task to be completed: and required: 1. What is to be done? 1. Job briefings should be conducted face to 2. Why is it to be done? face when practical. 3. When is it to be done? 2. Use of radio or telephone is acceptable 4. Where is it to be done? when a face to face briefing is not 5. How is it to be done? practical or possible. 6. Who is to do it and what are the individual responsibilities of each crew member? 7. What methods of communication will be 4. Individual Responsibility used? All employees are responsible to see that the 8. What safety precautions are necessary? work plan is carried out according to the Job 9. Make definite work assignments and Briefing or modified when conditions change. Issue instructions clearly and concisely. 10. Job briefings are not complete until all involved employees have acknowledged their understanding. INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL TRACKS/YARDS TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS ................................ 2 INDUSTRIAL TRACKS ............................................ 126 OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER ........................... 2 NORTHERN MAINE JCT. YARD ............................ 127 SPECIAL INSTRUCTION NUMBERING ..................... 4 BUCKSPORT YARD ................................................ 127 STATION PAGES LEGEND ........................................ 4 WATERVILLE YARD ............................................... 128 RUMFORD YARD .................................................... 129 SYSTEM SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS RILEYS YARD ......................................................... 129 RIGBY YARD ........................................................... 130 DEFINITIONS/AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS ........ 6 LAWRENCE YARD .................................................. 131 ROUTE CODES ........................................................... 6 NASHUA YARD ....................................................... 131 GENERAL RULES ....................................................... 7 HILL YARD .............................................................. 132 REPORTING FOR DUTY .......................................... 10 FITCHBURG YARD ................................................. 132 MISCELLANEOUS SIGNALS .................................... 12 GARDNER YARD .................................................... 133 SPEED RESTRICTIONS AND EAST DEERFIELD YARD ....................................... 134 EQUIPMENT HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS .............. 12 MECHANICVILLE YARD ......................................... 135 INSPECTION OF EQUIPMENT ................................. 14 ROTTERDAM YARD ............................................... 135 MOVEMENT OF TRAINS .......................................... 16 QUALIFICATION RECORDS ................................ QR1 PROTECTION OF TRAINS ....................................... 22 HIGHWAY CROSSING WARNING ........................... 24 FORM D RULES ........................................................ 26 EXCLUSIVE OCCUPANCY ....................................... 26 NO JOB IS SO IMPORTANT, DCS RULES ............................................................... 27 AUTOMATIC BLOCK SIGNAL SYSTEM ................... 27 INTERLOCKING AND CONTROL POINTS .............. 27 RADIOS, COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ........................................... 28 NO SERVICE SO URGENT, MOVEMENT OF TRACK CARS ................................ 30 EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES ............................. 31 NON-CONFORMING SIGNALS ................................ 33 MISCELLANEOUS SIGNALS .................................... 34 THAT WE CANNOT STATION PAGES FREIGHT MAIN LINE: WINN to CPF 199 (FMC) ...... 35 FREIGHT MAIN LINE: CPF 199 to CPF 312 (FME) .. 53 TAKE TIME FREIGHT MAIN LINE: CPF 312 to CPF 468 (FMF) .. 67 WESTERN ROUTE MAIN LINE (WRM) .................... 85 CONN RIVER MAIN LINE (CRM) .............................. 87 NORTHERN MAIN LINE (NML) ................................. 93 TO WORCESTER MAIN LINE (WML) ............................. 99 BRUNSWICK BRANCH (LB) ................................... 103 BUCKSPORT BRANCH (BB) .................................. 107 HILLSBORO BRANCH (IB)...................................... 109 HINCKLEY BRANCH (HB) ....................................... 111 WORK SAFELY. MOUNTAIN BRANCH (MB) ..................................... 113 PORTSMOUTH BRANCH (PB) ............................... 115 ROTTERDAM BRANCH (TB) .................................. 117 RUMFORD BRANCH (RB) ...................................... 119 WATERBURY BRANCH (YB) .................................. 123 General Order 301 June 15, 2014 Timetable No. 3 1 INTRODUCTION TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS Vice President Transportation J.J. Steiniger General Manager-PAR General Manager-PAS L. McCaul M.G. Rooks Superintendent East Superintendent Central Superintendent West J.R. Quinn J.H. Dearmin (DSLE) H.T. Raven (DSLE) Trainmasters Trainmasters Trainmasters C.D. Lyford (RFE/DSLE) J.B. Anderson K.J. Bruno J.M. Nanni J.E. Cativera M.W. Dalton C.H. Rombalski K.G. Duane (RFE/DSLE) M.R. Holden D.A. Williams A.L. Lightner R.F. Mooney (RFE/DSLE) T.M. Ritchey B.E. Nollman (RFE/DSLE) M.W. O’Sullivan (RFE/DSLE) J.D. Witherell General Manager-Manpower and Personnel Superintendent - Training and Compliance J.M. Medeiros J. Robinson (DSLE) Director Of Manpower Director of Operating Rules W.S. Johnson, JR J.E. Dietz OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER General Superintendent J.G. Harkins, III Assistant General Superintendent A.C. Jacobs Director of Train Operations (DTO) S.D. Belforti J.T. Phaneuf J.W. Meuse Train Dispatchers A.M. Brady N.B. Hurst C.A. Pitarys R.C. Cabrera D.F. Kamerman G.M. Rediker A.E. Carpenter S.M. McClure J.J. Urban J.B. Deignan G.D. Munsey J.E. Hill D.C. Peck Pan Am Railways 1700 Iron Horse Park North Billerica, MA 01862 2 Timetable No. 3 INTRODUCTION Director of Train Operations Crew Dispatching Office Phone Fax Phone Fax 800-955-9208 978-663-1096 800-955-9210 978-663-9335 978-663-9317 978-663-9343 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] District 1 Communication Redundancy The following cellular telephones are available for use Phone Fax only in the event of a communication failure in which 800-955-9204 978-663-6930 all radio and conventional telephone circuits are 978-663-1202 unavailable. Email: [email protected] Office Phone number Territory: Director Train Operations 978-987-0258 • Freight Main Line (Winn to WL CPF 199) District 1 978-408-0456 • Bucksport Branch District 2 978-437-7862 • Brunswick Branch District 3 978-437-7857 • Hinckley Branch • Mountain Branch Communication Recording • Rumford Branch The train and crew dispatching telephone lines and radio circuits are recorded. District 2 Phone Fax Safety Department 800-955-9206 978-663-6934 Phone Fax 978-663-9310 978-663-6900 978-663-6914 Email: [email protected] Territory: Railroad Police Department • Freight Main Line (CPF 199 to CPF 312) Phone Fax • Western Route Main Line 978-663-1000 978-663-1004 • Northern Main Line • Hillsboro Branch Rules Department • Portsmouth Branch Phone Fax District 3 978-663-1142 978-663-1125 Phone Fax 800-955-9218 978-663-6975 978-663-9312 Email: [email protected]