Reading Division

READING COMPANY INDEX READING DIVISION

Page TIME TABLE No. 58 Allentown Branch ...... 29 Effective 2.01 A. M., Eastern Standard Time Catasauqua and Fogelsville Branch ...... 21 Colebrookdale Branch ...... 18 East Pennsylvania Branch ...... 24 French Creek Branch ...... 21 Gettysburg Branch ...... 35 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,1953 Hunters Run Branch ...... 36 Kentmere Branch ...... 21 Lebanon and Tremont Branch ...... 22 Lebanon Valley Branch ...... 24 Main Line ...... 2 For the Government of Employes Only Middletown and Hummelstown Branch ...... 29 Destroy all former Time Tables Mount Hope Branch ...... 29 Perkiomen Branch ...... 14 Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh Branch..... 33 Pickering Valley Branch ...... 13 Reading and Columbia Branch ...... 30

Reading Belt Railroad ...... 13

Rockland Branch ...... 21

Schuylkill and Lehigh Branch ...... 22

Wilmington and Northern Branch ...... 19

W. E. MARTIN,

Superintendent

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Company Surgeons 107 Electrical Operation 43 Employees Authorized to Issue Form TD-116 ...... 95 General Instructions ...... ,...... 41 Hand Thrown Switches with Electric Locks on Derails ...... 59 SAFETY ALWAYS Hours During Which Passenger Stations Are Open . . 84 Instructions Governing Fire Fighting Equipment On Make this Railroad the safest on which to work Diesel Locomotives ...... 52 and travel Letter Indications ...... 41 Manual Block Stations with Hours of Service ...... 80

Manual Block System ...... 79

Maximum Speed of Locomotives ...... 92 Maximum Speed of Trains ...... 88

Movement Over Wye Tracks ...... 62

Preferred Freight Service ...... 37 Railroad Radio ...... 53

Restriction on Operating Locomotives and Cranes

Over Main Tracks and Maximum Weights Allowed for All Freight Cars ...... 108 Resuscitation from Electric Shock by the Back

Pressure-Arm Lift Method ...... 47 READING EAGLE PRESS, READING. PA. Special Instructions ...... 57 Speed Table ...... 93 Standard Clocks, Bulletins and Train Registers ..... 86 Telephones for Use of Employes ...... 96 Train on Branch Signals ...... 58 Train Order Offices With Hours of Service ...... 82 Watch Inspectors ...... 87 Yard Limits ...... 94

READING COMPANY

READING DIVISION

TIME TABLE No. 58

Effective 2.01 A. M., Eastern Standard Time

1953 Date ………………………………

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,1953

For the Government of Employes Only Destroy all former Time Tables

Location ………………………………………………..

W. E. MARTIN, ………………………………………….. Employed as Superintendent

READING COMPANY Name …………………………………………………. Name ………………………………………………….

SAFETY ALWAYS TEAR OFF, SIGN AND RETURN TO EMPLOYING OFFICER Make this Railroad the safest on which to work and travel

I hereby acknowledge receipt of copy of READNING DIVISION TIME TABLE No. 58 No. TABLE TIME DIVISION READNING of copy of receipt acknowledge I hereby

READING EAGLE PRESS, READING. PA.

LETTER INDICATIONS

B--.Stop to discharge passengers. C--Stop to discharge passengers from Philadelphia or Reading. D--Stop to discharge passengers-Sundays. E--Stop to receive passengers. F--Flag stop to receive or discharge passengers or freight. G--Flag stop-Sundays and Holidays. K--Stop on notice to conductor to discharge passengers from points East of Allentown. N--Flag stop to receive passengers for Philadelphia or New York. O--Stop to discharge passengers-Saturdays. Q--Regular stop-Saturdays. R--Regular stop-Weekdays. S-Regular stop. T--Regular stop-Sundays and Holidays. U--Stop to discharge passengers on notice to conductor. W--Stop to discharge passengers from points east of Reading. A-Does not carry local or intermediate baggage, etc, E. D. T – End of Double Track. T. O.-Train Order Office. K-Will not run Holidays. Y. L.-Yard Limits. Holidays: Days celebrated as: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day,

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. On two or more tracks, extra trains may run, work extras may work or run with the current of traffic on authority of Train Masters, Assistant Train Masters, Yardmasters, or Operators, and may occupy main tracks under proper protection, until the arrival of fourth class trains and other extras. Fourth class trains and other extras will be governed accordingly.

2. Trains using middle sidings must, unless otherwise directed, enter siding at first switch, and, where middle crossovers are provided, leave siding at crossover.

3. Class K-1, T-1, I-10 and E-5 engines must not be run over coal trestles.

4. All Road Enginemen and Conductors will be required to have with them, while on duty, copies of all current General Orders for a period of not less than two weeks after the effective date of the order, covering any division or portion of a division over which they operate.

Book Form 364-1 or 2, in which all qualified Road Enginemen and Conductors, whether or not serving in that capacity, are required to sign for General Orders, will be supplemented with printed or stamped notations: "I have read and understand, and herewith sign for General Order ( )".

Yard Conductors and Enginemen are to be familiar with and understand General Orders that affect the territory over which they operate.

42 43 within five (5) feet of wire crossings or wires paralleling the right GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS-Continued of way.

Road Conductors and Enginemen must sign, before commencing any trip or tour of duty, and insert in the space provided on the GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS-Continued time-return Forms 475 and 477, the number of the latest Gen- ELECTRICAL OPERATION. eral Order for each division over which they are to operate. These signatures shall be certifications that they have not only read and (1) Conditions Affecting the Power System to be reported to signed for all General Orders as shown, but that they have in the Power Dispatcher. their possession and understand the provisions of the current General Orders. The Power Dispatcher is located at Wayne Junction Substation and has control of all electrical lines and substations within elec- Before starting on a trip or tour of duty, the Conductor and En- trified territory. He receives and dispatches all trouble reports in gineman must know that the other is qualified and has current connection therewith. General Orders for such trip or tour of duty. In addition, the Con- ductor must know, with respect to the Trainmen, and the Engi- When emergency requires that power be shut off the overhead neer, with respect to the Fireman, that they have seen and are catenary system, immediately telephone the Power Dispatcher or familiar with General Orders. Train Dispatcher. Power will not be restored until the Power Dis- patcher has been notified by a responsible person that it is safe to 5. In Automatic Block Signal territory, permission must be ob- do so. tained before trains or engines enter main track or cross over from one main track to another. Such permission will not relieve Do not touch any overhead wires even though the Power Dis- crews from complying with the requirements of Rule 86. patcher reports that he has cut off the power, unless a qualified electrical employe is present and has placed a visible ground con- Trains or engines passing from side tracks to main tracks or nection on that wire. Any wire of the overhead system without a crossing over from one main track to another must, as a protec- visible ground connection must be considered alive at all time and tion against following trains, be governed by Operating Rule 513, coming in contact with such a wire may cause serious injury. except-at (a) Meeting points. Employes must not touch dangling wires nor attempt to move (b) American Street Line from Tabor Jct. to Fairhill Jet. them by any means, but must report their location immediately to (c) Tamaqua Yard (Within Yard Limits). the Power Dispatcher and should, if possible, leave someone to (d) Pottsville Yard from Pottsville Jct to Passenger Sta- watch such wires until their removal. Other persons in danger tion. should be warned of their location. (e) Bethlehem Yard from Adams Street to West end of Bethlehem Passenger Station. Employes must report to the Power Dispatcher any attachments (f) Newberry Junction Yard from Signal No. 150 located of the overhead wire system which are out of place and state four hundred fifty-seven (457) feet east of Arch Street, whether or not they are in such a position that they can foul the Newberry, to end of automatic block located one thou- pantograph of an electric car or the top of a steam locomotive. sand four hundred ninetyone (1491) feet west of Arch Loose connection to traction and impedance bonds must be re- Street, Newberry. garded as alive and report must be made promptly to the Power Dispatcher. 6. When coupling occupied passenger equipment, a stop must be made about ten (10) feet distant and then move slowly to make the coupling.

The steam, air or whistle hose must never be connected until the cars have been stretched to assure that the coupling has been made.

Air brakes will be coupled and working when doing work with occupied passenger equipment. Trains making back-up moves with passenger equipment must have back-up hose or platform valve m operation and exercise care when approaching public crossings and passing through yards. The air signal whistle to be sounded at intervals at such points.

Passenger equipment must not be detached while cars are in motion and, when switching, must be shoved into track and stopped before detached.

7. If and when passenger-carrying equipment is handled in mixed or local freight trains, such passenger cars will be carried on rear of trains.

In the case of through or local high speed passenger trains carrying freight equipment in Pennsylvania, the latter will be carried on rear of trains except in cases where freight cars are especially equipped for passenger service (having proper trucks, wheels, air signal and steam connections, etc.) they may be carried on head end.

8. WIRE CROSSINGS AND WIRES PARALLELING RIGHT OF WAY

In order to avoid hazard or injuries to employes, work train foremen and others in charge of derricks, ditchers, cranes, etc., must see that no part of such equipment, nor materials handled, comes 44

45 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS-Continued GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS-Continued Employes observing excessive flashes or arcs at overhead bridges, flashes on or about the car or overhead equipment indi- Employes assigned to duty as pilots with foreign crews or cating some irregularity in the electrical operation should imme- crews of other divisions using tracks electrified with high voltage diately notify the Train Dispatcher or Power Dispatcher. Delay in overhead wires must arrange to have each member of such crews reporting such cases may result in damage to equipment or train notified that he must not get on top of high equipment within the delays. In reporting troubles in the overhead system it will assist electrified zone. Yardmasters and Conductors will notify caretak- maintenance forces if proper terms for the various parts are used. ers of equipment or shipments, that they must not go on top of These terms are shown in the view of line construction included equipment within the electrified zone. in this time table. (5) Locomotive Operation. (2) Qualified Employes. It will be the specific duty of the engineman to know, be- Whenever the term Qualified Employes is used in the fol- fore entering any electrified zone, that no part of his engine or lowing instructions it refers to those employes in the electric ser- engine equipment will foul the overhead catenary construction, vice who by examination and approval of their superior officers particular attention being given the position of cab ventilators. are qualified to perform certain duties and are classed as follows: Class 1-Employes competent to erect, maintain and repair electri- Firing tools must be handled in such manner that they cal apparatus or supervise and protect other employes cannot come in contact with the overhead wires. performing such work. Class 2-Employes such as Enginemen operating electric equip- Care must be exercised when using the squirt hose on ment, Electricians on Electric Rolling Equipment and locomotives to prevent the steam from striking the overhead other employes in electric service permitted to go on high wires. Squirt hose must not be used when locomotives are in train equipment for the purposes and under conditions here- sheds, or when passing under overhead bridges. inafter authorized. To avoid failure of transmission and catenary insulators (3) Handling Work Near Overhead Wires. and the consequent interruption to the power supply due to the action of steam and smoke on these insulators, enginemen must, All overhead wires including catenary, transmission and so far as possible, avoid stopping their engines under porcelain or signal lines in electrified zones are to be considered alive at all wood stick insulators or under highway or other bridges within times. Insulating covering of wire should not be depended upon the electrified zone. for protection against shock. No employe except Class 1 employes shall do any work (6) Multiple Unit Operation. near high voltage wires or apparatus where it is possible for any part of his body or tools and material with which he is working to Employes whose duty it is to operate multiple unit cars come within three feet of such wires, unless a Class 1 employe is must familiarize themselves with such equipment and carefully assigned to protect him against personal injury. When persons study the special instruction book on "Alternating Current Multi- other than Class 1 or Class 2 employes are required to do work ple Unit Car Equipment." near overhead wires and apparatus they must be protected by a Class 1 employe who will take necessary precautions for their The master controller handle must in no case be safety before starting and during progress of the work. blocked, fastened or otherwise tampered with in such a manner as to prevent the spring tension returning it to the Emergency (4) Keep Off Top of High Equipment. Position if the Engineman's hand is removed.

Employes (excepting Class 1 and Class 2 electric service When necessary for engineman to leave his compartment employes and others under their supervision in the discharge of due to trouble while on the road the brake valve and controller their duties) are prohibited from going on top of box cars, locomo- handles must be removed and kept in his possession. tives, tenders or other high equipment while on tracks electrified with high voltage overhead wires or while movements are being When two or more electric trains have been stopped on made to such tracks from sidings, yards or other tracks which are same track, a short distance apart, each engineman should not not electrified. attempt to start his train until 30 seconds after train ahead has started and then should accelerate slowly by notching up the con- WHILE UNDER OR NEAR OVERHEAD BRIDGES ENGINEMEN, troller. FIREMEN AND OTHERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM GOING ON FOOT BOARDS OR SMOKE BOX STEPS OF LOCOMOTIVES In the event of loss of power from the trolley wire, En- WHILE ON TRACKS ELECTRIFIED WITH HIGH VOLTAGE gineman must immediately place controller handle in "Off" posi- OVERHEAD WIRES. tion and keep it there until power is restored.

At other points under the wires, firemen and others are Signalmen, Yardmen or Trainmen must not line up prohibited from going on foot boards or smoke box steps without tracks for electric trains for movements to unwired tracks unless first securing permission from the engineman, who will supervise pantographs are down and all concerned are informed as to the the movements of such employes while in such position. movement to be made.

KEEP AT LEAST THREE (3) FEET FROM OVERHEAD WIRES. Multiple unit trains must not assist in starting steam trains as this would probably damage motors and electrical When engine stops to take water, fireman must not climb equipment. over coal in tender. He will alight from engine by way of side steps, walk to the rear and use rear ladder to reach man-hole; In cases where trolley wires are noticed to be shaking this, to avoid coming in contact with overhead power wires. violently, unusually heavy arcing occurs, or it is believed that Spout of water column must be operated by lever located on col- electrical trouble exists, all pantographs should be lowered at umn. Fire hooks or other metal rods must not be used to turn once and the Power Dispatcher advised of conditions immediately. water spout. When there is a possibility that the contact between the multiple unit car and the electric return circuit, as represented by the running rail, may be broken due to derailment or any other

46 47 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS-Continued GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS---Continued Track supervisors and others assigning work trains containing cause, pantographs must be immediately lowered. No panto- derricks, ditchers, cranes, etc.. for service at any location within graphs shall be raised until it has been definitely known that the limits of electrified territory, shall notify Power Dispatcher of lim- multiple unit car is again making proper contact with the rail its of work area and working time of equipment prior to starting return circuit. work.

In the event of a pantograph being fouled or damaged, the en- When Maintenance of Way machinery equipped with boom is used gineman assisted by the train crew must make prompt efforts to in electrified territory, the boom must be properly grounded. Such clear the trouble so that the train may proceed if possible. In the machinery must be operated so that the following clearance re- event a Class 1 employe is not present, Class 2 employes and strictions are observed: others under their supervision may clear the trouble by the following procedure: (a) With wires alive: 1. Without supervision of Class 1 employes. (a) Pull pantograph down to the lock position either by means of not closer than 5 feet to transmission wires. pantograph "Down" button or by use of hook stick. In the event not closer than 3 feet to catenary system or the pantograph is damaged, pantograph or pantograph parts contact wire. should be removed from contact with the energized wires only by not closer than 3 feet to signal power wires. means of the hook stick. Sections must be removed to a point at 2. Under supervision of Class 1 employes. least three feet below the level of the contact wire and clear any not closer than 3 feet to transmission wires. not closer than 14 inches to catenary system other energized portion of the overhead wire or fittings by this distance. or contact wire. -not closer than 14 inches to signal power (b) When possible, close grounding switch on damaged car after wires. bus connectors have been opened. (b) With wires deenergized and grounded: (c) Class 2 employe must assure himself that in going to the car 1. Under supervision of Class 1 employe. contact roof he will not place any part of his I body, tools or equipment with wires permitted if necessary, with which he is working within three feet of the overhead wire or avoiding damage. fittings. If in the opinion of the Foreman or Operator, above clearances UNDER NO CONSIDERATION, UNLESS THE FOREGOING IN- cannot be maintained or any hazards are involved protection of a STRUCTIONS (a), (b) and (c) ARE COMPLIED WITH, MAY Class 1 employe must be requested. CLASS 2 EMPLOYES OR OTHERS UNDER THEIR SUPERVI- SION GO ON THE CAR ROOF. When equipment is required to work in vicinity of overhead bridges where wires are depressed below normal height of 22', In the event it is impossible to clear the pantograph from the wire special precautions must be taken by Foreman or Operator, and or fittings by at least three feet by means of the hook stick, en- unless clearances of Section a, 1 can be met, no work shall pro- gineman or train crew must comI municate with Train Dispatcher ceed unless under protection of a Class 1 employe. requesting services of a Class 1 employe who will ground overhead wires and clear pantograph to permit movement of train. (8) Fires Within Electrified Territory.

In securing the damaged pantograph, the train must not be When fires occur near overhead wires or when fire apparatus is moved until the pantograph has been removed or properly se- tested near live wires, the power should be cut off and the wires cured so that no parts may come in contact with overhead wires grounded. or trains running on adjacent tracks. Bus connectors on the particular car should be separated and pantograph damaged in any Water must not be used to extinguish an electrical fire. Sand, part should have grounding switch closed. pyrene, and other extinguishers containing carbon tetrachloride may be used on electrical fires, on arcs, or other exposed live When observing a pantograph drop order, in effect over a certain parts. section of track, the pantograph down button should be pushed in and left in until train has passed under the section in trouble. Any employe noticing fires or other trouble on electric cars, wires, poles or in manholes must immediately notify the Power Dis- Pantographs on cars laying over must be kept down except when patcher. required to be against wire to make necessary tests, heat cars or to prepare them for movement. Engineman operating "MU" trains (9) Miscellaneous. will be governed by following instructions regarding use of pantographs: All employes must familiarize themselves with rules for resuscitation from electric shock. Location of No. of Pantographs Pantographs "SAFETY FIRST" SHOULD BE EVER IN THE MIND OF EACH Cars in Train raised in Train EMPLOYE. 2 to 7 2 Last 2 cars 8 to 12 4 Last 4 cars STANDARD TECHNIQUE FOR EXECUTING THE (7) Operation of Work Equipment and Maintenance of Way BACK PRESSURE-ARM LIFT METHOD OF Machinery. ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION Follow These Instructions Even if the Patient Appears Dead. When derricks or cranes are used in electrified territory the wreckmaster or work train foreman in charge of the equipment The victim must be freed from contact with the live conductor as must take special care to safeguard the workmen and himself promptly as possible. Use a dry stick, dry rope, dry coat, or other from the electrified overhead wires. The operation of the equip- non-conductor. Extreme care must be exercised in releasing the ment must be conducted under the personal supervision of the victim to avoid receiving a shock yourself. Many persons, by their wreckmaster or work train foreman who must be governed by the carelessness in such matters, have been severely shocked or rules governing clearances as outlined below. burned.

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If alone with the victim, do not neglect immediate and continued resuscitation in order to call a doctor. START AT ONCE-THE FIRST FEW MINUTES ARE VALUABLE. If other persons are present, send one of them for a doctor without a moment's delay.

The latter treatment, given through medical assistance requires first of all a live patient; therefore, delay in employing artificial respiration may lose the fight at the very outset.

As soon as possible feel with your fingers in the patient's mouth and throat and remove any foreign body (tobacco, false teeth, etc.). If the mouth is tight shut, pay no more attention to it until later. Do not stop to loosen the patient's clothing, but immediately begin actual resuscitation. Every moment of delay is serious. Pro- ceed as follows with:

Compression phase

(3) Rock forward until the arms are approximately vertical and allow the weight of the upper part of your body to exert slow, steady, even pressure downward upon the hands. This forces air out of the lungs. Your elbows should be kept straight and the pressure exerted almost directly downward on the back.

Position of the subject

(1) Place the subject in the face down, prone position. Bend his elbows and place the hands one upon the other. Turn his face to one side, placing the cheek upon his hands. Position of the operator

Position for expansion phase

(4) Release the pressure, avoiding a final thrust, and commence to rock slowly backward. Place your hands upon the subject's arms just above his elbows.

(2) Kneel on either the right or left knee at the head of the subject facing him. Place the knee at the side of the subject's head close to the forearm. Place the opposite foot near the elbow. If it is more comfortable, kneel on both knees, one on either side of the subject's head. Place your hands upon the flat of the subject's back in such a way that the heels lie just below a line running between Expansion phase the armpits. With the tips of the thumbs just touching, spread the fingers downward and outward. (5) Draw his arms upward and toward you. Apply just enough lift to feel resistance and tension at the subject's shoulders. Do not bend your elbows, and as you rock backward the subject's arms will be drawn toward you. Then drop the arms to the ground. This completes the full cycle. The arm lift expands the chest by pulling on the chest muscles, arching the back, and relieving the weight on the chest.

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The cycle should be repeated 12 times per minute at a steady, uni- Use hot pads, hot water bottles, hot bricks, radiator heaters or form rate. The compression and expansion phases should occupy other similar means, but remember that an unconscious man has about equal time; the release periods being of minimum duration. no way of telling you when he is being burned.

Additional related directions: Do not permit the patient to exert himself. If it should be necessary

to move him keep him lying down. It is all important that artificial respiration, when needed, be started quickly. There should be a slight inclination of the body in Medicines and Medical Help. such a way that fluid drains better from the respiratory passage.

The head of the subject should be extended, not flexed forward, and Never give an unconscious man anything to drink. It may choke the chin should not sag lest obstruction of the respiratory passages him. Medical science knows no drug which of itself will start the occur. A check should be made to ascertain that the tongue or for- breathing in a patient whose breathing has ceased. eign objects are not obstructing the passages. These aspects can be cared for when placing the subject into position or shortly thereaf- There is great danger of prematurely ceasing resuscitation. Breath- ter, between cycles. A smooth rhythm in performing artificial respir- ing has been re-established after eight hours of resuscitation in ation is desirable, but split-second timing is not essential. Shock cases of electric shock. Therefore, the ordinary and general tests for should receive adequate attention, and the subject should remain death should not be accepted, and any doctor should make several recumbent after resuscitation until seen by a physician or until very careful examinations and be sure specific evidence such as the recovery seems assured. onset of rigor mortis, is present before the patient is pronounced

dead and resuscitation is stopped. The above described method covering the new Standard Technique for executing the Back Pressure-Arm Lift Method of Artificial Respi- The Action of the Electric Current. ration has been approved by the American Red Cross and super- sedes the Schafer Prone-Pressure Method formerly exhibited in the In electric shock the current may pass through the breathing center Time Tables; however, if you have not been instructed in the new at the base of the brain and cause this center to stop sending out Back Pressure-Arm Lift Method and the emergency arises necessi- the nervous impulses which act upon the muscles responsible for tating the need for use of Artificial Respiration, then use any known breathing. As a consequence, breathing stops abruptly. If the shock method. has not been severe, after a time the breathing center recovers and

resumes the vitally necessary duty of sending impulses to the mus- (6) Continue artificial respiration without interruption until natural cles of breathing. In such cases the immediate use of the Back breathing is restored, if necessary, four hours or longer, or until a Pressure-Arm Lift method substitutes this artificial breathing for physician declares the patient is dead. the natural respiration of the patient. As has been pointed out, the

current may so paralyze the breathing center as to require eight (7) As soon as this artificial respiration has been started and while hours for recovery and the Back Pressure-Arm Lift method must be it is being continued, an assistant should loosen any tight clothing used unceasingly through this entire time. about the patient's neck, chest or waist. Keep the patient warm. Do not give any liquids whatever by mouth until the patient is fully Victims of electric shock of this sort are unconscious, but in them conscious. the heart and blood circulation continue. Their treatment demands

artificial respiration with the greatest possible promptness. (8) To avoid strain on the heart when the patient revives, he should In some cases the electric current affects the heart. Under these be kept lying down and not allowed to stand or sit up. If the doctor circumstances the heart suddenly ceases to pimp blood. Many has not arrived by the time the patient is revived, he should be cases of electric shock escape this heart effect, and even an experi- given some stimulant, such as one teaspoonful of aromatic spirits enced examiner requires time to assure himself it has occurred. of ammonia in a small glass of water, or a hot drink of coffee or tea, Consequently it is the duty of those first reaching the shocked per- etc. The patient should be kept warm. son to give artificial respiration by the Back Pressure-Arm Lift

method at once and to continue until natural breathing is restored (9) Resuscitation should be carried on at the nearest possible point or until the onset of rigor mortis. to where the patient received his injuries. He should not be moved from this point until he is breathing normally, of his own volition First Care of Burns. and then moved only in a lying position. Should it be necessary, due to extreme weather conditions, etc., to move the patient before When natural respiration has been restored, burns, if serious, he is breathing normally, resuscitation should be carried on during should be immediately attended to while waiting for the doctor to the time that he is being moved. arrive.

(10) A brief return of natural respiration is not a certain indication A raw or blistered surface should be protected from the air. If cloth- for stopping the resuscitation. Not infrequently the patient after a ing sticks, do not peel it off-cut around it. The adherent cloth, or a temporary recovery of respiration, stops breathing again. The pa- dressing of cotton, or other soft material applied to the burned sur- tient must be watched, and if natural breathing stops, artificial face, should be saturated with picric acid (0.5 per cent.). If this is respiration should be resumed at once. not at hand, use a solution of baking soda (one teaspoonful to a

pint of water), or the wound may be coated with a paste, of flour General Points to be Observed in all Cases Requiring Resuscita- and water, or it may be protected with vaseline, carron oil, olive oil, tion. castor oil or machine oil, if clean. Cover the dressing with cotton,

gauze, lint, clean waste, clean handkerchief or other soft cloth held Take care of the patient. An unconscious person becomes cold very lightly in place by a bandage. rapidly, and chilling means a further strain on a vitality already weakened. Experience has shown that the cold to which the victims The same covering should be lightly bandaged over a dry, charred of electric shock are often carelessly exposed, is probably the most burn, but without wetting the burned region or applying oil to it. important cause of pneumonia, and this disease is the most dan- gerous after-effect of the accident. As far as possible keep the patient covered and warm both during and after resuscitation.

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INSTRUCTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF THE INSTRUCTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON DIESEL LO- THE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON DIESEL COMOTIVES LOCOMOTIVES-Continued

ENGINEMEN AND CREWMEN: Maintenance of Extinguishers: Fire Discovery: 1. Bring train to stop to reduce draft and shut off all engines. 1. Extinguisher must be kept accessible and clean.

2. Pull emergency fuel cutout handle on unit affected. 2. Foreign material must not be hung or stored on extinguishers.

2 3. Snap off fuel pump switches. 3. Know safety pin is in valve on CO extinguishers and valve is properly sealed. 4. For electrical fire-Shut off current to unit affected. 4. Check pressure gauge on large Pyrene extinguishers; it should Fire Extinguishers: show 100 lbs., examine liquid level through sight glass in front of extinguisher. 1. CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) is the preferred extinguisher for use on either oil or electrical fires. It can identified by fan shaped 5. Check small Pyrene extinguisher by lifting to determine full- horn or nozzle. Diesel locomotives are equipped with 10, 20 and ness. 50 pound sizes. 2. Pyrene (Carbon Tetrachloride) -Diesel Locomotives are 6. Report any exceptions to condition of extinguisher. equipped with 1 qt. size in cab and 1 gaL size in motor room. Warning Guides: Use of Extinguishers: 1. Gases of combustions are toxic; therefore in confined places CO2 Small sizes: Grip the handle of the horn, pull the safety pin after fire is extinguished, ventilate area. and set off the extinguisher by. opening the valve on top of the cylinder, or by squeezing handle together. Use close to fire as ex- 2. Contents of fire extinguishers on Diesel locomotives are non- tinguisher has a maximum range of 8 feet. conductors of electricity.

CO2 Large Size: This extinguisher is portable by two men. Pull 3. Never point extinguisher at fellow employe unless he is on fire; extinguisher from clamps and carry to any location needed. Ex- avoid unnecessary handling of carbon dioxide snow. tinguisher must be in upright position when used. 4. Time is important after discovery of fire, so know in advance To Operate: Uncoil hose. Pull out lock pin. Open valve at top of locations and use of extinguishers. cylinder. Control discharge from horn by valve provided on the horn handle. Discharge valve should be triggered to prevent the 5. A Diesel locomotive must not be stopped over any open flame, possibility of freezing the valve shut. When two men are available light or fire, except in case of emergency, when immediate action the other man should handle the cylinder valve. This extinguisher must be taken to prevent damage to the locomotive by fire. is most effective when operated close to the fire. After extinguish- ing fire close valve on cylinder and again open horn valve to re- It is of the utmost importance that you be fully familiar with the lease gas from hose. use of the respective fire extinguishers and procedure to follow in case of fire on Diesel-electric locomotives. If you are in doubt as to The best results are obtained from C02 extinguishers by playing procedure, get in touch with your Road Foreman or Asst. Road the discharge as close to fire as possible, directing it at the base Foreman of Engines, Inspector of Safety, Diesel Supervisor, Mas- of the fire and moving it very slowly from side to side, gradually ter Mechanic or M. P. & R. E. Fire Chief. progressing forward or upward. Continue discharge until hot surface and glowing material is cool. RAILROAD RADIO

Pyrene -1 qt. size: Pull extinguisher from bracket, turn the han- All personnel whose duties require their operating a Base Station dle one-quarter turn counter-clockwise, and operate as a pump. radiotelephone must take and pass an examination on the follow- Direct the stream of liquid at base of the fire. ing Railroad Radio General and Operating Rules and Special In- structions. Personnel whose duties require their operating a mo- Pyrene -1 gal. size: Bring extinguisher as close as possible to the bile station only must understand and be conversant with these fire. Hold the hose in one hand and open small valve at the back Rules, and Special Instructions. of the extinguisher. Direct stream of liquid at base of the fire. Fire in traction motors can be put out by either C02 or Pyrene The instructions herein set forth govern "Railroad Radio" and extinguisher. When C02 extinguisher is used lace extinguisher cover the use of radio systems on the railroads operated by the horn against opening in traction motor lower and expel C02 gas Reading Company and must be observed by all employees whose into it. When Pyrene extinguisher is used discharge liquid into duties are in any way affected thereby. motor through exhaust ventilating duct located in the housing. I. GENERAL RULES After Fire is Extinguished: A. Definition: A Railroad Radio Communication System 1. Replace extinguisher. is one employing radio for the transmission of intelligence be- 2. Furnish proper report, showing cause, action taken and extin- tween moving equipment, between moving equipment and a fixed guisher used. point, or between fixed points. 3. Restore to proper operating positions, emergency fuel cut-off B. Radio communication systems are under the juris- valve, fuel pump and electrical switches. diction of the Federal Communications Commission. The Railroad Company and its employees are governed by the Commission's Operating Rules. Violation is a federal offense for which severe penalties are provided.

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C. In order to operate a radio transmitting set a railroad employee 11. Internationally, the word "MAYDAY" indicates a distress mes- must read and study the following rules and pass an examination sage, the word "PAN" an urgent message, and the word "SECU- thereon. Such examinations will be given by railroad examiners. RITY", a safety message. Railroad employees may hear such messages sent by aircraft or, in coastal areas, by boats. Railroad em- II. OPERATING RULES ployees hearing such messages must report them immediately through authorized channels to the designated railroad official in 1. All employees, except those specifically authorized to do so, are addition to taking such appropriate action to relieve the distress as prohibited from making any adjustments to a railroad radio set. may be possible. Employees so authorized must carry their FCC Operator License or verification card when on duty. If it appears that a radio transmitter III. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS is not operating properly its use shall be discontinued and the designated railroad official notified as soon as possible. 1. Radiotelephone equipment consists of loud speakers, hand-set telephones, control units and associated apparatus, installed in 2. No employee shall knowingly transmit any false distress commu- cabs of diesel locomotives, other rolling equipment and at wayside nication, any unnecessary, irrelevant or unidentified communica- stations. It also consists of portable units, carried manually, in tion, nor utter any obscene, indecent, or profane language via ra- vehicles, on trains, etc. Radiotelephone equipment is used for tele- dio. phone communication between units so equipped.

3. No employee shall divulge or publish the existence, contents, Radiotelephone is to be used only in connection with Company purport, effect or meaning of any communication (distress commu- business and in the protection of life and property. It will be used nication excluded) except to the person for whom the communica- between locomotive and caboose, train to train, between wayside tion is intended or to another employee of the railroad whose duties radio offices and with portable sets whenever its use is in the inter- may require knowledge of the communication. The above applies est of safe operation and will avoid delay to trains or damage to either to communications received direct or to any that may be equipment. Its use should make it unnecessary for the conductor to intercepted. apply air from the caboose except in cases of extreme emergency. Use for casual conversation and similar purposes is prohibited. 4. Before transmitting any employee operating a radio transmitting set shall listen a sufficient interval to be sure that the circuit is not 2. Definitions: A BASE STATION is a permanently fixed location at already in use, particularly for distress traffic. which the radio transmitting apparatus is located. MOBILE STATION. A station in a mobile service intended to be used 5. A distress call will be preceded by the word "Emergency" re- while in motion or during halts at unspecified points. peated three times. Such calls shall be used only to cover initial reports of derailments, storms, washouts, fires, obstructions to 3. Base stations will be kept in service at all times unless otherwise tracks, or other matters which would cause serious delay to traffic, provided. damage to property, injury to employees or the traveling public, and shall contain as complete information thereon as possible. All em- 4. Mobile stations, except diesel units and other equipment being ployees shall give absolute priority to communications from another hauled dead in the train, must have the radiotelephone equipment station in distress, and except in answering or aiding a station in in service between initial and final terminals unless otherwise pro- distress shall refrain from sending any communications until there vided. In cases of emergency or at other times, radiotelephone ap- is assurance that no interference will result to the station in dis- paratus located on dead equipment may be used. tress. 5. Base stations will be shown in the timetable and the location of 6. The Railroad Company is required to answer an official notice of control stations indicated. violation of the terms of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, within three days from receipt of notice and any em- 6. Local Control Units located in the cabs of locomotives and other ployee receiving inquiry concerning any violation shall answer such rolling equipment are installed for the purpose of controlling the inquiry within 24 hours after receipt of notice. mobile transmitter and receiver and holding the telephone handset. They contain the following components: 7. Any employee shall permit inspection of the radio equipment in his charge and all FCC documents pertaining thereto, by a duly (A) A telephone handset suspended on a hanger. accredited representative of the Federal Communications Commis- (B) An amber colored light indicating transmitter "On the sion at any reasonable time. Air". (C) A yellow colored light indicating power is turned on to the 8. Employees shall identify the radio station from which they are equipment. calling by prefacing their call with the railroad name. (See Special (D) A volume control for controlling the level of sound to the Instruction 17). handset receiver and the loudspeaker.

9. In certain cases at crossings, junctions or paralleling track some When the handset is suspended in its hanger the loudspeaker is in interference may develop with another railroad. In such cases espe- service. To use the transmitter, the handset is lifted off the hanger cial care in making identification shall be used and the employees which automatically disconnects the loudspeaker. To transmit the concerned shall cooperate in handling their business by alternating "Push-to-talk" button on the handset is depressed and the amber calls and being as brief as possible. light is illuminated on the control unit. No reception can be had while this button is depressed. When the transmission is concluded 10. If any communication from a station other than another rail- the button is released and the amber light is extinguished, recep- road radio station interferes with Railroad Radio Service, the Rail- tion again being possible through the handset receiver, only as long road employee will endeavor to ascertain the identity of such sta- as the handset is off its hanger. To actuate the loudspeaker after tion and report the occurrence as soon as possible through author- the conversation is completed the handset is simply replaced on ized channels to the designated railroad official, giving the exact time, nature of the communication and identity of the station, if possible.

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RAILROAD RADIO-Continued RAILROAD RADIO-Continued the hanger. To light the yellow light on the control unit and hence TRACK CAR-Reading Track Car ...... (TC#) energize the radio equipment, the switch type circuit breaker lo- AUTOMOBILE-Reading mobile ...... (Automobile number.) cated near the radio apparatus must be actuated by hand. PORTABLE-Reading portable ...... (Unit number.) WAY STATION-Reading ...... (station name.) For multi-unit 7. Speech to the transmitter should be made with a clear, distinct diesels, the unit designating letter shall follow the num- tone of natural voice and slowly enough to be understood. ber.

8. A talk-test shall be made before leaving the specified terminal. (C) In initiating a conversation the calling station states the called Satisfactory two-way conversation shall serve as the test. Any station first, followed by his own call and the word "over". failure shall be reported immediately to the engine house mainte nance force on duty or to the designated railroad official. [D] The following is an example of a complete conversation between a mobile and a wayside station: 9. Terminals at which radio equipment is located for talk-tests are "Reading Woodbourne, this is Reading extra 507, over." Bridgeport, Erie Avenue and Saucon Creek engine house. "This is Reading Woodbourne, over." "This is Reading extra 507; I have 17 coal for Fairless. Advise 10. Any failure which occurs while on line of road shall be disposition, over." promptly reported to the designated railroad official. In addition "This is Reading Woodbourne; proceed to Fairless and take locomotive radio failures shall be reported on the locomotive per- instructions from yardmaster there, over." formance report for the trip. Conductors shall insure that failures "This is Reading extra 507; Roger, out." of equipment other than that located in locomotives are reported to the engine house maintenance force upon reaching the termi- 18. Brief information of emergencies should be given with the first nal. call made; for example, "Emergency, emergency, emergency; Reading extra 257A this is Reading "JG" Tower-hotbox (plus fur- 11. Personnel at way stations must promptly report to the desig- ther orders to stop train, etc., when deemed necessary), over". If nated railroad official all failures of train radiotelephone equip- prompt reply is not received, repeat the call giving details on the ment to function properly, as well as instances of inability to con- assumption that the receiver at "JG" Tower or the transmitter on tact equipped mobile equipment. the locomotive may have failed but that diesel 257A is receiving the information. This should be evidenced by normal application 12. Employees using train radiotelephones in connection with of brakes from head end. This procedure is applicable in other train operations, must satisfy themselves that they are in com- emergencies, to permit prompt action with minimum delay. munication with the proper persons and must not consider conversation finished until the persons taking part are assured that 19. Prompt answering, brief transmission and general courtesy on they have heard all of the conversation and that it is understood, the air will greatly augment the usefulness of the radio telephone repeating same when necessary. system and possibly save lives and property damage.

13. Persons using radiotelephones must yield the train radiotele- 20. In all the foregoing, the designated railroad official is the Divi- phone channel promptly for communications concerning train sion Superintendent unless otherwise provided. movements.

14. The train radiotelephone is to be used to report any irregular SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS or unsafe conditions observed on trains or along right of way, and in any way that will benefit train operation, improve safety, or 100. Where three or four main tracks are in operation, they will prevent accidents. be designated by numbers as follows:

15. It is important that all train radiotelephone calls be answered Eastward: promptly, as train accidents may be avoided by such action. Inside main track ...... No. 2 Next main track ...... No. 4 16. The train radiotelephone must be turned "OFF" at the end of trip or as otherwise provided by local instructions. Westward: Inside main track ...... No. 1 17. Employees using radio telephone equipment shall, in addition Next main track ...... No. 3 to abiding by the Operating Rules for Railroad Radio, use the following prescribed radio telephone procedure at all times: 101. On single track, or when a section of double track is used as single track, Eastward trains are superior by direction as between (A) Word meanings: opposing trains of the same class, except as shown below or oth- OVER-means, "my transmission completed, reply ex- erwise specified. pected from you." OUT-means, "my transmission completed, no reply ex- Lebanon and Tremont Westward trains are superior pected from you." Branch by direction as between oppos ROGER-means, "I understand your transmission" SAY Catasauqua and Fog- ing trains of the same class, AGAIN-means, "Repeat." elsville Branch except as otherwise specified. Mt. Hope Branch (B) Identification: REGULAR TRAIN-Reading Number ...... (train #) 102. Where block signals are used, notice of working limits as- EXTRA TRAIN-Reading Extra ...... (Engine #) signed to Work Extras will not be given other trains. CABOOSE-Reading Caboose Extra ...... (or number ...... ) (Engine or train #, respectively) PSGR CAR-Reading coach Number ...... (or extra ...... ) (Train # or engine #, respectively)

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103. Trains operating on Track 4 shall approach locations of 109. When a train is stopped within the portals of a tunnel, due swinging mail cranes prepared to stop when not more than ten to train parted, stalling or other cause, and the train is unable to (10) minutes ahead of the time of trains scheduled to pick up proceed immediately, the engineman will have the engine mail. promptly detached, a white light placed on the first car, the cars properly secured with hand brakes and engine moved to end of Mail cranes will be placed to foul tracks as follows: tunnel, where he will communicate with the Operator by tele- No. 4 Track phone. For Trains Station 192 Swatara The Conductor or Trainman, if riding in the caboose, will immedi- 6 Monocacy ately proceed to telephone at opposite end of tunnel, so that thor- 2--6 Douglassville ough understanding can be had on movement of the train. 2-6 Stowe When conditions permit, the engine will return to recouple to train, exercising special care to avoid colliding with train. When a train carrying mail is diverted from its regular track so that mail cannot be caught from crane or delivered with safety, 110. When trains stop to take water, take siding, set out shop the train must stop to receive or deliver the mail, and the train- cars, or similar reason, conductors or enginemen or member of men give the necessary assistance in the handling of mail. their crew shall immediately communicate by telephone with operator or train dispatcher. 104. Local passenger trains will give preference at stations to through express trains. Freight trains of 25 or more cars will stop short of Water Stations and cut engine off when taking water except at the following 105. Where there are two or more main tracks, trains shall not points: cross to nor obstruct opposite track without permission of Train Dispatcher. Main Line-Westward (Not including Monocacy).

106. (1 ) At a terminal or junction point where a train Reading Belt R. R~Westward. register is provided, conductors or enginemen will personally examine train register and register their trains or obtain clearance Lebanon Valley Branch-Westward. card Form "A" from operator or dispatcher. Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh Branch- (2) At terminal or junction points where clearance card Form "A" Westward. is required conductors or enginemen will obtain clearance card Form "A" from operator or dispatcher. 111. Hand thrown switches with electric locks on derails are in service as follows: Clearance card Form "A" will be issued at the following terminal and junction points: Sinking Spring, Manheim, Emmaus Jct., Name Location Control Pt. Perkiomen Jct., and Evansville. Station Track Lees Cross "GN" 107. TRAIN ON BRANCH SIGNALS, superseding the use of Train Roads Interl'king Order Form "G" for Extra Trains are in service as follows: Peerless Furn. Co. Industrial Ship'ensb'g "GN" Track Interl'king Governing movement on: Location SKF Industrial Track Ship'ensb'g "GN" Allentown Branch ..... On Allentown Branch, 2015 feet west Interl'king of Topton Station. East End Lurgan Side Track Lurgan "GN" Kentmere Branch ...... On Kentmere Branch, 427 feet west of Interl'king Kentmere Jct. West End Lurgan Side Track Lurgan "GN" Rockland Branch ...... On Rockland Branch, 100 feet west of Interl'king Montchanin Station. West End Westward Storage Sinking Spg. "S" French Creek Branch .. On French Creek Branch, 1286 feet Sinking Spg. east of French Creek Jct. East End R. & C. Side Track Sinking Spg. "S" Hunters Run Branch ... On Hunters Run Branch, 1100 feet Sinking. Spg. west of Hunters Run Station. No. 2 Storage Track West End "VC" Leb. Pickering Valley Branch On Pickering Valley Branch, 365 feet Wyomis. Jct. Val. Jct. East of Ironsides Station. No. 2 Storage Track East End "VC" Leb. Colebrookdale Branch . . On Colebrookdale Branch, 1970 feet Wyomis. Jct. Val. Jct. west of Pottstown Station. Eastward Shop Track Wyomissing "VC" Leb. Jct. Val. Jct. Before trains enter the above Branches, crew must display "Train No. 1 Glen-Gery Industrial Leb. Val. Br. "VC" Leb. on Branch" signal to indicate that Branch is occupied. On leaving Track Connection Val. Jct. the Branch the signal must be restored to its normal position, No. 2 Glen-Gery Industrial Leb. Val. Br. "VC" Leb. provided the Branch is not occupied by another train. The lever Track Connection Val. Jct. controlling the signal must always be locked with a switch lock ir- No. 3 Textile Foundry Leb. Val. Br. "VC" Leb. respective of its position. Trains finding this signal displayed Industrial Track Connection Val. Jct. must not enter the Branch except under flag protection. West Leg Reading Belt Leb. Val. Br. "VC" Leb. Line R. R. Connection Connection Val. Jet. Operating Rule S-97 modified accordingly. West End West Storage Tulpehocken "VC" Leb. Track Creek Val. Jct. 108. Night indications are discontinued and scheduled trains will Stub Track Walnut St. Walnut St. be governed by day indications of Station Stop Signals in making Reading Reading flag-station stops on following Branch:

Perkiomen.

60 61 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS-Continued SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS--Continued Location Control Point West of Sheridan Interlocking "DN" Interlocking To Reverse Switch and Derail To Operate Crossover Contact operator at control point. Contact signalman at control point. Open door (switch lock) on electric lock at derail. A time delay will be imposed between operation of control by signalman and release of switch bolt locking. When crossover is A time delay will be imposed between operation of control by op- unlocked reverse both ends of crossover. erator and release of electric lock. In restoring to normal, restore both ends of crossover to normal position, contacting signalman at control point that use of cross- When indicator displays clear, reverse mechanical lock lever. over is no longer required.

Reverse derail. 111D. Hand thrown side track switch locked by electric lock in interlocking machine. Reverse main track switch. Location Control Point In restoring to normal, main track switch must be set to normal, Industrial Track 3rd St. Reading 5th Street Interlocking then derail, then mechanical lock lever, closing and securing door with padlock. Lock lever must be restored and door closed, other- To Reverse Switch wise signals will display STOP. Contact signalman at control point. 111A. Hand thrown switches with electric locks on derails are in A time delay will be imposed between operator of control by sig- service as follows: nalman and release of switch bolt locking. When switch is unlocked reverse switch. Name Location Control Point In restoring to normal, restore switch to normal position, contact- West. Maryland R. R. Conn. Ship'ensb'g "GN" ing signalman at control point that use of switch is no longer re- Interlocking quired. Gashouse Track 5th St. 5th St. Reading Interl'king 111E. Hand thrown derail and switch locked by electric lock in Pay Car Track 5th St. 5th St. interlocking machine. Reading Interl'king Name Location Control Point To Reverse Switch Market St. Branch Elsmere Jet. Elsmere Jct. Contact operator at control point. (B. & O. Railroad) Color position light dwarf signal is placed in service at clearance Open door (switch lock) on electric lock at switch. point of side track, governing movement into interlocking.

A time delay will be imposed between operation of control by op- To Reverse Switch and Derail erator and release of electric lock. When indicator displays clear, reverse mechanical lock lever. Contact Signalman at Elsmere Junction Interlocking when release of electric lock is desired. Reverse main track switch. Open door (switch lock) on electric lock at derail. Place mechanical lock lever at indicating position marked "Ind." In restoring to normal, main track switch must be set to normal, When indicator displays CLEAR place mechanical lock lever in then mechanical lock lever, closing and securing door with pad- reverse position. lock. Lock lever must be restored and door closed, otherwise sig- Reverse derail. Reverse switch. To Clear Signal nals will display STOP. Place mechanical lock lever on electric lock in normal position.

111B.. Hand thrown main track crossovers with electric locks in To Restore to Normal middle of or one end of crossover are in service as follows: Place mechanical lock lever in reverse position, place main track Location Control Point switch normal, place derail normal, place mechanical lock lever in East of Wyomissing Jet. "VC" Lebanon Valley Jct. normal position, close and secure door with padlock. East of Pike St., Reading "TX" Interlocking 111F. Hand thrown derail, switches and main track crossover To Operate Crossovers locked by electric locks in interlocking machine.

Contact operator at control point. Location Control Point "JU" Tower, 550 feet east of "JU" Tower Push foot pedal forward and remove padlock. "JU" Tower, 395 feet west of "JU" Tower "JU" Tower, 180 feet west of "JU" Tower To Operate A time delay will be imposed between operation of control by operator and release of electric lock. Switches or Derail Contact signalman at "JU" Tower. When release of electric lock is desired for crossover When indicator displays "UNLOCKED" press foot down and oper- Contact operator at "JU" Tower ate bolt locking lever. After permission has been obtained Open door on electric lock When indicator displays clear Reverse lock lever Reverse both ends of crossover. Reverse bolt locking lever Reverse both ends of crossover After movement has been made Restore both ends of crossover Restore In restoring to normal, restore both ends of crossover to normal bolt locking lever Restore lock lever position, restore bolt locking lever to normal position, push foot Close door on electric lock and secure with padlock pedal forward and secure electric lock with padlock. When release of electric lock is desired for turnout and derail Contact operator at "JU" Tower 111C. Hand thrown main track crossover locked by electric lock After permission has been obtained Open door on electric lock in interlocking machine.

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When indicator displays clear Location Tracks Involved Reverse lock lever GETTYSBURG BRANCH Reverse derail Gardners Freight House Reverse switch Biglerville, west of Musselmans Restore lock lever After movement has been made 114. Passenger train conductors shall communicate with train Reverse lock lever dispatcher at Reading after arrival at, and before departure from, Restore switch Allentown, Reading or Harrisburg. Restore derail Restore lock lever 115. Movement over the following highway crossings must be pro- Close door on electric lock and secure with padlock tected by a member of the crew with a red flag by day and a red and a white light by night, who must be stationed at and remain 112. Engines operating on wye tracks shall move in the following at crossing during entire period any part of the crossing is occu- directions: pied by a train, engine or car: PERKIOMEN JUNCTION Enter eastward leg. Leave from westward leg. BRANCH LOCATION OF CROSSING BARTO Pickering Valley ..... Phoenixville-Main, Bridge, Enter westward leg. Leave from eastward leg. Paradise. ELVERSON Ironsides-State Highway. Enter westward leg. Leave from eastward leg. Colebrookdale ...... Boyertown-Philadelphia Ave. COATESVILLE Wilmington & Birdsboro-Furnace St. Enter eastward leg. Leave from westward leg. Northern ...... First St., Sunday, BEST 7:30 A.M.-11:30 P.M. Enter eastward leg. Leave from westward leg. Chadds Ford Jct.-Side track, GETTYSBURG Old Highway, 820 Ft. Enter via Round Top Branch. Leave from westward leg. West. Wilmington - Market, CARLISLE JUNCTION Shipley, King, Orange, Thorn, Enter eastward leg. Leave from westward leg. Tatnall, West, Madison, Lower HUMMELSTOWN Linden, Beech. Enter eastward leg. Leave from westward leg. Schuylkill & Lehigh . Best-West of Wye track. JU TOWER-LEBANON VALLEY BRANCH Evansville-255' East of Enter eastward leg. Leave from westward leg. Lebanon and Tremont Pine Grove-Mill St. Pine ROBESONIA Grove-Pottsville St. Allentown ...... Kutztown-State Highway Enter eastward leg. Leave from westward leg. Kutztown-3210' East of Kutz- PINE GROVE town. Enter westward leg. Leave from eastward leg. Middletown & Hummelstown-Main Street. COLUMBIA Hummelstown ..... High Street. Enter westward leg. Leave from eastward leg. Steelton ...... ` Steelton-Trewick, Conestoga JOINT LINE JUNCTION and Franklin Streets. Enter westward leg. Leave from eastward leg. Gettysburg ...... Gettysburg - All crossings on Engines moving in either direction on either leg of any wye track Round Top Branch or Wye shall be protected by sending flagman in advance. track. W. Lincoln Ave. Reading and Columbia Columbia - Long Lane, 4th 113. Employes are forbidden to ride or work on top of box cars, St.. Wright, Perry and Union. engines, or other high equipment while being moved under over- East Penn ...... Macungie, side tracks only, head signal wire crossings at the following locations: over Main Street, 522 feet west of station, daily 7:00 Location Tracks Involved P.M. to 11:00 A.M. MAIN LINE Bridgeport Tube Company 116. Flasher signals at highway grade crossings are arranged so Bridgeport, east of Lees Mills that signals will operate automatically for through movements in W. Conshohocken Freight House either direction with and against the current of traffic on each WILMINGTON & main track at the following points: NORTHERN BRANCH Montchanin, west of Main P. H. & P. Branch, all crossings equipped with flashers. Hum- Elsmere Junction Main melstown, Lebanon Valley Branch, Duke St., No. 4 track only. EAST PENN BRANCH Macungie Fritch Industrial Rickenbach Crossing, East of Leesport, Main Line Macungie Singmasters Industrial Dauberville, Main Line Shamrock Coal Shoemakersville, Main Line LEBANON VALLEY Bernharts, East Penn Branch. BRANCH Lyons, Kemp St., East Penn Branch. Robesonia East end Wye Lyons, Main St., East Penn Branch. Myerstown Coal Bowers, Grim crossing, East Penn Branch. Prescott Coal Macungie, Foundry Crossing, East Penn Branch. Lebanon, east of Steel Mill Trestle Macungie, Main Street, East Penn Branch. Lebanon, 4th Street Scrap Yard Emmaus 2nd St. East Penn Branch. Lebanon, 7th Street Coal Emmaus, 3rd St. East Penn Branch. 12th St., Allentown, East Palmyra Mill Penn Branch. Palmyra Smith's Hummelstown Station

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118. The time shown at Philadelphia (Reading Terminal), Port Clin- ton and Pottsville for information only and confers no schedule authority.

119. Trains will run with the current of traffic by interlocking signals as prescribed by Rules 251 to 254, inclusive, between the points designated, as follows:

For Eastward trains the indications at Port Clinton confer superiority to Mohrsville, and at Birdsboro, Colebrookdale Junction, Phoe- nixville, Perkiomen Junction, PW Tower, Norristown Junction confer superiority to the next interlocking plant beyond.

For westward trains the indications at West Falls, Norristown Junc- tion and Perkiomen Junction confer superiority to the next interlocking plant beyond, and the indications at Phoenixville confer superiority to Pottstown, the indications at Colebrookdale Junction confer superiority to Birdsboro, the indications at Birdsboro confer superiority to Klaperthal Junction or Reading and the indications at Belt Line Junction confer superiority to Mohrsville. Trains shall not accept such signal indications as against superior trains unless they are able to make usual running time.

120. At Royersford. Switch stand for hand operation is on west end of cross-over with switch located in No. 4 main track eight hundred sixty -seven (867) feet west of Royersford Station.

Switch stand for hand operation is on Hayes derail located in No. 4 extension track three hundred twenty-seven (327) feet west of Royersford Station.

Automatic signals 131B and 131C west of Royersford are positive and under fixed signal rule 291C, Operating Rule 509(b), when stop is displayed, trains and engines must stop and shall not proceed except by permission of Train -Dispatcher and then at speed not exceeding restricted speed.

Automatic signal 131A will govern to sign west of Signal 131C.

Spring Switch at Royersford.

I. The normal position of spring switch is for movement with the current of traffic on No. 2 track.

II. Light type dwarf switch signal is placed in service five hundred eight (508) feet west of Royersford Station governing reverse movement on No. 2 main track over spring switch.

Signal will display:

(a) Green with switch in normal position.

(b) Red when switch is reversed or points not properly closed.

When signal displays "Red" crews must take the following precautions before facing point movement over normal route is made:

(a) Examine switch and if found reversed, operate hand ground lever to restore switch to normal position.

(b) If found in normal position but not fully closed, examine switch for obstructions between switch point and stock rail. If no obstructions are found operate switch with ground lever, and immediately notify Chief Train Dispatcher. If points do not close properly when operated by ground lever, points must be secured before movement is made.

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Signs reading "No engine or train shall proceed beyond this point 129. All engines using running track to and from Reading Engine without permission and instructions from Train Dispatcher" are House shall not exceed speed of six (6) miles per hour and engine installed and located three hundred twenty-one (321) feet west of bell shall be rung while passing over East Gate Crossing, between signal 131C adjacent to No. 4 main track, and three hundred Locomotive Shop and Car Shop, one thousand five hundred (300) feet west of Royersford Station adjacent to No. 4 extension (1500) feet west of Spring Street. track. 130. Business Car 15 and Crusader cars, 1, 2, Crusader, 4 and 5 Telephones connected with Train Dispatcher's circuit are placed must not be operated through R. & C. platform track at Reading. in service located in boxes adjacent to signs. 131. Spring Switch at Reading Outer Station. Crossover from No. 4 main track to eastward main track, with switches located eight hundred sixty-seven (867) feet and five I. The normal position of spring switch is for movement to and hundred fifty-nine (559) feet respectively, west of Royersford Sta- from platform track. tion, is equipped with spring switch at east end. Movement from No. 4 main track to eastward main track will trail through this II. Switch is equipped with electrically lighted switch lamp which switch. Normal position of switch at west end of crossover will be displays: for movement from No. 4 main track to eastward main track. (a) Green with switch in normal position. After receiving permission from Dispatcher, engine or train instructed to proceed from No. 4 main track to eastward main track (b) Red when switch is reversed or points not properly will pass sign and upon entering clearing section, signal 131C will closed. display proper indication which will govern. III. When switch lamp displays "Red," crews must take the follow- After receiving permission from Dispatcher, engine or train in- ing precautions before facing point movement over normal route structed to proceed to No. 4 extension track shall first reverse is made: hand operated switch and remove derail in accordance with Oper- ating Rule No. 104 before passing sign. Entire train must pass (a) Examine switch and if found reversed operate hand opposing sign before switch and derail are restored to normal ground lever to restore switch to normal position. position. (b) If found in normal position but not fully closed, examine After receiving permission from Dispatcher, engine or train in- switch for obstructions between switch point and stock structed to proceed from No. 4 extension track to No. 4 main rail. If no obstruction is found, operate switch with track shall first remove derail and reverse hand-operated switch ground lever, and immediately notify Chief Train Dis- in accordance with Operating Rule 104 before passing sign. Entire patcher. If points do not close properly when operated train must pass opposing sign before switch and derail are re- by ground lever, points must be secured before move- stored to normal position. ment is made.

121. Between eastward interlocking home signal at W. & N. Jct. PERKIOMEN BRANCH and westward interlocking home signal east of "BE" Tower, Birds- boro, between east end of River Bridge and Birdsboro Main Line 132. When eastward trains are cut on main track to do station passenger station, trains and engines, may run in either direction work at Green Lane, cut shall be made to clear east end of Ma- under signal indication as prescribed by Rules 261 to 264 inclu- coby Siding. sive. 133. See C. N. J. time table for C. N. J. trains on Allentown Ter- 122. No. 2 yard track shall be used exclusively for eastward minal Railroad. movements and No. 3 yard track shall be used exclusively for westward movements between Norristown Junction and Bridge- CREEK AUTOMATIC INTERLOCKING port Enginehouse. These tracks shall not be blocked without proper authority and engines or trains moving on either track 134. Perkiomen Branch-Creek. against the established current of traffic must move under flag protection. Home and distant signals governing train movement through Creek Interlocking located Two Thousand Four Hundred Eighty- 123. Operator shall not allow more than one train in Phoenixville two (2482) feet east of Oaks Station operate automatically on the Tunnel at one and the same time. approach of a train, approach limits being designated by signs 124. Westbound trains handling open top cars loaded with frames along the rightof-way, reading: "Start of Interlocking Circuit." from Budd Company, Philadelphia, Pa., and Red Lion Plant, Phil- mont, Pa., are not to exceed a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour The fixed signals located at crossing govern movement over the while these cars are within the portals of Phoenixville Tunnel. crossing only, and do not convey any block indication.

125. Between Keim Street, Pottstown and Colebrookdale Junc- If proceed signal is not displayed, movement must be made in tion, engine whistle shall not be sounded more than is necessary accordance with instructions posted in the shelter box near the to comply with the rules. crossing.

126. When shifting movements are being made a member of the crew doing the shifting must operate push-buttons, installed in hous- 127. Conductors shall obtain permission by telephone from Yard ings identified by the marking "PB" on outside of boxes located as Master, Oley Street before crossing over from Car Shop to Main follows along Reading Company tracks. Track at Spring Street and shall obtain permission from Operator, Pike Street, before crossing over to East Penn Main Track at Adjacent to: ground switches between Oley Street and Pike Street, Reading. Main-track switch leading to yard west of Perkiomen Jct. Derail on turnout east of Freeds Crossing. 128. Westward engines or trains moving through track No. 15 Derail at east end of Oaks Station track. between Reading Coal Field and Reading Water Station must Main-track switch at west end of Oaks Station track. The move under flag protection. push-buttons must be operated in accordance with instructions posted in "PB" boxes.

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When a train in any direction is delayed between the distant signal 138. Trains will move with the current of traffic as follows: and the home signal, the train must approach the home signal prepared to stop. (a) Eastward trains, Belt Line Junction to Birdsboro.

Telephone connecting to Perkiomen Junction interlocking and to (b) Westward trains, Klapperthal Junction to Belt Line Junction. Phoenixville on the Pennsylvania Railroad, for use of crews, together with control devices for the manual operation of signals, are (c) Train orders will not be issued for the movement of trains located in housing adjacent to Reading Company track in northeast with the current of traffic. corner of crossing. 139. Conductors of eastward trains having work at Birdsboro (W. & When a train is stopped at a home signal and there is no train ap- N. side) shall notify Operator "BO" Tower by telephone when ready proaching on the Pennsylvania R. R. Co. tracks, or should no other to leave. cause for detaining the train be known, after obtaining permission from the Superintendent the conductor will, after a thorough un- 140. Eastward trains stopping in vicinity of Birdsboro Coal Dock derstanding with the engineman, arrange for the movement of the will avoid the use of engine whistle as prescribed by Operating train by operating push-buttons and time releases marked Reading Rules 14, (b), (c) and (d) for the purposes prescribed. Company in accordance with instructions posted in shelter box Instead, when conditions require, enginemen will instruct conduc- near the crossing. tor or trainman to sound the signals by depressing push button located in box at telephone box 240 feet west of coal dock which When a train is stopped at a home signal and means of communi- will operate electric horn at Signal 99C, 7163 feet west of Birdsboro cation have failed and should no other cause for detaining the train W. & N. Station. Flagmen will be governed by these signals. be known, the conductor will, after a thorough understanding with the engineman, provide full protection against trains on the Penn- 141. Westward trains enroute to Lebanon Valley Connection receiv- sylvania Railroad, pass the stop signal, and proceed over the crossing a stop or approach indication at Signal B. 42, 7092 feet east of ing. westward home signal, Lebanon Valley Junction, must stop and obtain instructions by telephone from Operator at telephone located Reverse movement after a forward movement, or a forward move- 300 feet east of Penn Avenue. ment after a reverse movement with the entire train, must not be made over the crossing except on authority of the Superintendent. 142. Trains and engines will be governed by Rule 605 on single track between eastward and westward interlocking home signals at When the movement involved is an engine without cars or train Tulpehocken bridge, west of Lebanon Valley unction. crew and a stop signal governing an interlocking route cannot be changed to a more favorable indication, the Superintendent must LEBANON VALLEY CONNECTION be advised and will make necessary arrangements. 143. Between westward interlocking home signal east of Lebanon Track car extras after obtaining permission, may pass home signals Valley Junction and eastward interlocking home signal west of displaying stop, proceed to the crossing and stop clear and assure Wyomissing Junction, trains and engines will operate under signal themselves that there are no conflicting movements, then proceed indication as prescribed by rules 261 to 264 inclusive. over the crossing, after which they must report clear to Perkiomen Jct. WILMINGTON AND NORTHERN BRANCH

When an interlocking home signal fails, all movements through the 144. Cab storm windows on T-1 Engines must be be in closed posi- interlocking must be authorized by train order issued by the Super- tion when operating over Furnace ., Birdsboro. intendent of the railroad affected. This to apply after an understanding with the Superintendent of the other railroad and hold 145. The Laws of the State of Delaware provide in part as follows: orders to their trains have been established at the last holding stations. "It shall be the duty, of every corporation operating any line of railroad within this State to cause the approach of its locomotive en- PICKERING VALLEY BRANCH gine to every public highway, crossing such line of railroad at grade, to be signaled by sounding two long blasts followed by two 135. On Pickering Valley Branch within Phoenixville yard limits: short blasts of the steam whistle on every such locomotive engine, Main track may be used without protection against other trains or at least three hundred yards from such crossing. Where two or yard engines. On all tracks, trains and engines must not exceed more public highways cross any such railroad within a distance of yard speed. four hundred yards, the signal for the crossing first reached shall answer for all. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the 136. The flashing-light signals at highway grade crossing at Kim- City of Wilmington, nor to any other crossings than those at grade, berton must be placed in operation manually by a member of crew. nor to any such as now are or may hereafter be guarded by a watchman, or protected by safety gates." Knife switch for the manual operation is located in a small housing secured by switch lock and located on side of the relay box adjacent At Suplee to crossing. 146. The normal position of interlocking signals and derails will be All trains must be brought to a full stop and knife switch placed in for movements on Reading Company track P.R.R trains can move closed position by member of crew, who will observe that flashing over this crossing by operating the interlocking levers according to signals are operating, before moving onto crossing. Knife switch instructions posted in the station. In case of trouble or delay crews must be kept in closed position until entire train has cleared cross- shall communicate with the Train Dispatcher at Reading. Tele- ing, after which, the knife switch must be restored to the open posi- phone box is located in station building. tion and the housing secured with switch lock.

READING BELT RAILROAD

137. The current of traffic on single track between Cumru Junction and Birdsboro is eastward and between Klapperthal Junction and Cumru Junction, westward.

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At Coatesville At Elsmere Jct.

147. The movement of Yard engines and all trains, will be directed 150. Semaphore type eastward distant signal located three thou- from the General Yard Master's Office at "CV" Coatesville. Con- sand six (3006) feet west of Elsmere Junction Station is in service ductors must obtain permission to use main track and will not and will govern to eastward interlocking home signal at Elsmere protect against extra trains or engines. The permission to use Junction Interlocking Station. main track must be communicated by Conductor, personally, to Engineman, who must acknowledge his understanding. Hand or Eastward trains finding distant signal displaying a "Caution" as- lamp signals must not be used to convey this information. Con- pect shall stop and Conductor shall immediately communicate ductors shall report when clear of main track. with Signalman at Elsmere Junction Interlocking Station by tele- (a) Eastward: phone. Telephone is located adjacent to the signal. West Switch Valley to Car Checker's Office at Belt Line. Eastward limit of manual block system on the W. & N. Branch is Car Checker's Office at Belt Line to "CV" Office. established at westward interlocking home signal one thousand "CV" Office to South Modena. three hundred eighty (1380) feet east of Elsmere Junction Station. (b) Westward: South Modena to "CV" Office. Operating Rule 605 will govern movement of trains and engines "CV" Office to Car Checker's Office at Belt Line. within interlocking limits, and in addition, the westward inter- Car Checker's Office at Belt Line to West Switch locking home signal will function as a Manual Block Signal as Valley. follows:

When "CV" Office is closed, by Train Order or otherwise, the Aspect Indication movement of all trains will be governed by Train Order and Time Top unit green, bottom unit red Proceed. Table authority and in accordance with Operating Rule 93. Yard Top unit red, bottom unit yellow Permissive. crews must obtain permission from Train Dispatcher before occu- Block occupied; proceed pre- pying main track, providing flag protection in both directions on pared to stop short of a train the main track. or obstruction, but not to exceed fifteen (15) miles per On all tracks, engines and trains must not exceed yard speed. hour.

145. Every movement of locomotives, cars or trains, on Yard Westward distant signal located at Norwil, eleven thousand tracks Nos. 1, 2 and 3 over First Avenue crossing, Coatesville eighty-eight (11088) feet west of Wilmington (Sixth Avenue) is in shall be preceded by a member of crew to properly warn the trav- service and will govern to westward home signal at Elsmere Junc- eling public. These tracks are connected with track circuits ex- tion. tending 85 feet west and east of crossing and cars must not be left standing on circuits. At Wilmington

At Chadds Ford Jct. 151. Within Wilmington Yard Limits: Main track may be used without protecting against other trains or yard engines. On all 149. Automatic Interlocking Home (Color Light) Signals are in tracks, trains and engines must not exceed yard speed. service located westward three hundred seventy three (373) feet east of rail crossing with Penna. R. R. and eastward located four 152. The normal position of the signals at Hazel Dell crossing is hundred seventy three (473) feet west of rail crossing and govern for movements on Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. Reading Com- over rail crossing to end of automatic block sign. pany crews are required to set signals for Reading Company movements over this crossing, restoring them to normal position Interlocking home signals govern train movements over rail cross- after such movements are made. ing only, and do not convey any indication of the manual block. 153. At grade crossing where Reading track leading to Lobdell's When a train movement is made over the crossing it must con- Plant crosses Pennsylvania Railroad track leading from their Lob- tinue to a point where the entire train clears the "End of Auto- dell's Plant track to Reading Pyrites Co. track, south side, crews matic Block" sign to permit the signals to clear for a reversal of shall be governed as follows: movement over the rail crossing. Engines and trains of both railroads shall come to a full stop at a If necessary to make a reverse movement without clearing the distance of not less than 200 feet from point of crossing and shall approach circuit, permission must be obtained by telephone from not proceed until a member of their crew has gone forward to the Train Dispatcher. crossing, protecting same before giving signal for movement to be made over crossing. As between engines or trains of the same When a train is stopped by a home signal and there is no train class, Reading trains and engines shall have precedence over approaching on the Pennsylvania tracks, (signals are not clear for those of the Pennsylvania Railroad. an approaching Pennsylvania Train) and no other cause for holding the train is known, conductor will after a thorough under- SCHUYLKILL AND LEHIGH BRANCH standing with the engineman, provide full flag protection against southward and northward trains on the Pennsylvania tracks, pass 154. The normal position of the switch leading to the tail track at stop signal and proceed over crossing. the end of the Wye at Best is for the east leg of the Wye and shall always be in that position when the Wye is not in use. Track cars and other roadway cars must not occupy the track between interlocking home signals except by permission of Train CATASAUQUA AND FOGELSVILLE BRANCH Dispatcher or Block Operator who must be notified when track is clear. 155. Eastward trains arriving at Mickley’s will stop at that point and report by telephones their arrival will to and receive instruc- Telephones connecting to Train Dispatchers circuit are located at tions from Operator or Agent at Catasauqua. each home signal.

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156. Within Catasauqua yard Limits: Main track may be used without pro- LEBANON VALLEY, P. II. & P. AND M. & H. BRANCHES tecting against other trains or yard engines. On all tracks, trains and engines must not exceed yard speed. 162. Trains will run with the current of traffic by interlocking signals as prescribed by Rules 251 to 254 inclusive between points designated as 157. Engines enroute to or from Hokendauqua Engine House must stop not follows: less than 50 feet from Lehigh Valley R. R. Crossing at lower end of Biery Yard. For westward trains the indications at 5th St. Reading confer superiority to Wyomissing Jet. and the indications at Wyomissing Jet. confer superiority A member of crew with red flag by day-red light and white light by night- to Sinking Spring. Trains shall not accept such signal indications as against must be stationed on crossing and remain at crossing entire period any part superior trains unless they are able to make usual running time. of the crossing is occupied by the engine. Lees Cross Roads nd westward interlocking home signals at "SX" Junction, EAST PENNSYLVANIA BRANCH between westward interlocking home signals at SX Junction and eastward interlocking home signals at Lurgan, and between eastward interlocking 158. See C. N. J. time table for C. N. J. trains on Allentown Terminal Rail- home signals on P. R. R. Connection at "SX" Junction and westward inter- road. locking home signals at Lees Cross Roads, trains and engines may run in either direction on either main track under signal indications as prescribed 158A. Westward freight trains consisting of more than 90 cars finding Sig- by Rules 261 to 264 inclusive. nal E21 displaying "approach" or "approach medium" indication will stop east of Bernharts Crossing and immediately communicate with Operator at 164. Class K-1 and W. M. Class J-1 engines shall not be turned on Wye Pike St. Reading, from telephone located at south west corner of crossing. tracks at Harrisburg.

Trains of 90 cars or less may proceed to westward home signal at Pike 165. Engines and Trains must provide flag protection in both directions Street when "approach medium" indication is displayed. when operating on M. & H. Branch tracks, between points 1625 and 2625 feet east of Middletown Station. Westward trains finding Signal E21 in "stop and proceed" position, will, before proceeding, communicate with Operator at Pike Street for instruc- 166. Engines or trains shall not use the Wye at Hummelstown without ob- tions, from telephone located opposite that signal. taining permission from the Train Dispatcher, and then only by providing proper flag protection. 159. Trains will run with the current of traffic by interlocking signals as prescribed by Rules 251 to 254 inclusive, between the points designated, as 167. Class I-10 or larger engines shall not be turned on the Wye tracks at follows: Hummelstown.

For eastward trains the indications at Pike Street confer superiority to Blan- 168. PALMYRA AND ROBESONIA INTERLOCKING. Switch mecha- don; indications at Alburtis confer superiority to Emmaus Jet. indications at nisms on switches at East end of No. 4 track, both stations, are equipped Emmaus Jet., confer superiority to "J" Tower (East Penn Junction). with dual control selection to provide for hand operation in the event of failure and for use when the interlocking stations are closed. For westward trains the indications at "J" Tower (East Penn Junction) confer superiority to Emmaus Junction if enroute to Perkiomen Branch and to Permission to operate these switches with ground levers must be obtained Alburtis if enroute to Reading; indications at Alburtis confer superiority to by telephone from train dispatcher or operators at Palmyra or Robesonia. Lyons. Posted instructions in telephone booths must be strictly adhered to. Trains shall not accept such signal indications as against superior trains When interlocking stations are closed, conductors of trains taking siding unless they are able to make usual running time. shall report clear and trains on No. 4 track shall report arrival to dispatcher. 160. Rule 509-a shall be observed in the operation of the Automatic Signals on single track between Pike Street and signal bridge 975 feet east of Oley 169. When Eastward trains are not released promptly at East End Palmyra, Street Tower. or at East End Robesonia, Conductor shall immediately communicate with Dispatcher or Operator. 161. When eastward automatic signal E332, located seven thousand six hundred eighty-five (7685) feet west of East Penn Junction displays stop, 170. Helper engines detached from their trains shall not pass remote control train must be stopped at telephone booth located seven hundred sixty (760) signals at East End Palmyra, or at East End Robesonia, wile stop is indi- feet west of 12th Street to avoid blocking the grade crossing, where mem- cated without first obtaining permission from the Dispatcher or Operator. ber of crew will communicate with Yardmaster at East Penn Junction. Member of crew shall depress push-button in booth, holding it in depressed 171. Westward trains having cars to pick up or set out at West Lebanon position momentarily. This will stop the flashmg of highway crossing sig- must know that their trains are clear of JU Tower interlocking plant before nals at the 12th Street Crossing. such work is started.

Crossing signals will again operate when train passes point east of tele- 172. Westward automatic signals V-271 and V-273 located on Sig- phone booth; after signals have been cut out by operation of push button, nal bridge three thousand six hundred fifty (3650) feet East of train shall not exceed a speed of fifteen (15) miles per hour between tele- Lebanon Station cannot be passed when stop is displayed. phone booth and 12th Street Crossing, until head end of train has fouled the crossing. When stop is displayed member of crew must immediately com-

municate with operator at "JU" interlocking station Lebanon for instructions and permission to proceed.

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173. Permission must be obtained from train dispatcher 181. When automatic signals between Lees Cross Roads and Lur- before using No. 4 track between Harrison Ave., Lebanon gan display "stop and proceed" signal Rule 291 or 291A, trains and Myerstown. after stopping may proceed immediatey at restricted speed.

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175. Unless otherwise instructed east-bound trains on 182. Within Gettysburg Yard Limits: Main track may be used without protecting against other trains or yard engines. On all Lebanon Valley Branch with Reading cars, shall call tracks, trains and engines must not exceed yard speed. Yardmaster at Oley Street from Third Street. 183. Trains shall come to a stop before passing over the crossing 176. Westward trains with work at Camp Hill must cut of the Western Maryland Ry. at Gettysburg and shall not proceed east of sign "Westward Trains Cut Here" which is erected until it has been ascertained that track is clear and safe to cross. adjacent to westward main track, five hundred fifty (550) feet east of Camp Hill Station. Crews using Western Maryland main track at Gettysburg to cross over must first get permission from Train Dispatcher.

Highway crossing signals at Milltown Road Crossing' lo- 184. Trains shall obtain permission before leaving Gettysburg and cated one hundred fifty (150) feet west of Camp Hill Sta- Carlisle. When operator is not on duty, permission shall be ob- tion will automatically stop flashing after a predetermined tained from Train Dispatcher. time when: Westward train on westward main track has stopped east 185. Rules for Operation of Freight Trains on Grade on Get- of sign "Westward Trains Cut Here" Rear end of westward tysburg Branch, Starners to Bendersville West and Starners to train is standing on westward main track east of sign Hunters Run East with Trains of 1800 Tons or More. "Westward Trains Cut Here" and head end west of Milltown After train has been stopped trainmen will turn up retaining valve Road Crossing. handles to be used. When retaining valves have all been turned Train returning from west of Milltown Road Crossing, on up, trainmen will signal engineman to apply the brakes. Upon westward main track, to pick up rear of train must be receiving signal, the engineman will blow one long blast of the stopped clear of Milltown Road Crossing and movement whistle and apply brakes by making 25-lb. reduction from 90 lbs. over crossing flagged in accordance with Operating Rule and then release brakes. "T". In making the retaining valve test, the trainmen will place them- Westward train on westward main track having stopped selves on the first car of the train and last car on which retainer east of sign "Westward Trains Cut Here" shall not exceed a is to be used and when the brakes release through the blow-down port in the retaining valve, the time will be noted and at the expi- speed of ten (10) miles per hour until after arriving at Mill- ration of two and one-half minutes after the brakes start to re- town Road Crossing. lease, they will proceed to turn handle of retaining valves to release position and note the exhaust of air from the retaining valve 177. When trains in either direction stop at Moors Mill, or to determine if the brakes are holding. All retaining valves that at Brandtsville or when stopped due to trains ahead, Con- give a strong blast of air will be considered a good brake. Those ductor shall immediately communicate with Dispatcher by that do not blow at all will be considered an ineffective brake. telephone. Another test should be made, as above outlined, of this retaining valve by signaling engineman to apply brakes; engineman will 178. Permission must be obtained from Train Dispatcher make a continuous reduction of 20 lbs. and release. If found in- before using middle siding at Moors Mill. operative, an additional retaining valve will be used.

179. When Western Maryland engines are operated on Maximum tonnage per good mountain brake will be 170 Reading Company tracks, the cab storm windows shall be tons. In order to determine the number of retaining valves kept in the closed position. required, divide 170 tons into the actual gross tonnage of train. This will give you the number of retaining valves to 180. Interlocking signals at Lees Cross Roads and at "SX" be used. Example: train consisting of 4420 tons will re- Junction are controlled from Lurgan Interlocking Station. quire 26 retainers. The engineman should check calcula- When trains are stopped because of stop signal displayed tion in manner above described in order to insure that the at these interlocking signals or for any other reason, con- conductor is correct. ductor or member of crew shall immediately contact operator at Lurgan or Train Dispatcher by telephone. After test has been completed, as above specified, and before starting down grade, the maximum pressure must be Power mechanisms on switches at "SX" Junction and on obtained and all retaining valve handles placed in position trailing point main track crossover switches seven hun- to be operated down grade. dred twenty-five (725) feet west of Lees Cross Roads, are equipped with selector and ground lever for emergency The retaining valve handles will be placed in the high operation, subject only to direction of operator at Lurgan pressure position on loaded cars and low pressure position or train dispatcher. on empty cars. Leaving the summit trains will be operated as per Rule When Operator at Lurgan or Train Dispatcher issues in- 278, Air Brake Instruction Book, Form 1118. Retaining structions to train crew to operate switch by hand, selector valves will be turned down at Bendersville on westward lever must be reversed and switch can then be operated by trains and Hunters Run on eastward trains. ground lever. Upon completion of emergency operation switch must be operated to normal position and selector lever set normal and secured with padlock.

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186. Three unit Diesel locomotives having dynamic brake 190. Landisville and Dillerville (east of Lancaster)General in service on all units will operate between Starners and Instructions, Paragraph 9, apply to Reading Company em- Bendersville and between Starners and Hunters Run on ployes working or operating in the vicinity of, or under, trains not exceeding 4500 adjusted tons without the use of P.R.R. electrification and must be observed at all times. retaining valves. On trains exceeding 4500 adjusted tons At Landisville five (5) retaining valves will be used for the first additional 500 tons, or fraction thereof, and one (1) retaining valve 191. The interlocking plant at Landisville will be in service for each 200 tons thereafter. from 9:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M., daily except Sundays and Nov. 26, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Two unit Diesel locomotives having dynamic brake in service on both units will operate between Starners and At all other times the track and signals will be set and Bendersville and between Starners and Hunters Run on locked for movements of Pennsylvania Railroad trains. trains not exceeding 3000 adjusted tons without the use of retaining valves. On trains exceeding 3000 adjusted tons, Reading Company trains may move over this crossing be- five (5) retaining valves will be used for the first additional tween 9:30 A.M. and 5:30 P.M., daily except Sundays and 500 tons, or fraction thereof, and one retaining valve for Nov. 26, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. each 100 tons thereafter. At all other times advance special arrangements must be In the event that dynamic brake is inoperative, crews will made. be governed by Special Instruction 185. At Ephrata In the event that dynamic brake fails on descending rade between Starners and Hunters Run or between tarners 192. The Siding west of the Station will be designated as and Bendersville train will be stopped at once and retain- "Ephrata, West Siding" and the Siding east of the Station ing valves used as prescribed in Special Instruction 185. as "Ephrata, East Siding." Special Instruction 185 is modified accordingly. At Sinking Spring READING AND COLUMBIA BRANCH 193. When stop is displayed at eastward advanced inter- 187. Within Lancaster Yard Limits: Main track may be locking signal located 3244 feet west of Sinking Spring used without protecting against other trains or yard en- interlocking station, trains shall not pass this signal with- gines. On all tracks, trains and engines must not exceed out first obtaining permission from operator at Sinking yard speed. Spring.

188. Lancaster-E-5, 1-9, I-10 and T-1 engines shall not AUTOMATIC BLOCS SYSTEM use tracks adjoining station sheds. 194. Automatic Block Signals are operated and Operating 189. Landisville-The flashing light signals at Grade Cross- Rules 505 to 518, inclusive, are in effect between Port ing 380 feet west of station must be placed in operation Clinton and Woodlane and between Allentown and Lurgan. manually by member of train crew: 195. Grade signals are designated by the letter "G" on a For movement in westward direction all trains must be yellow disc mounted on the same mast and located be- brought to a full stop on east side of crossing. Push button neath the signals. to start flashing signals is located in small iron housing, secured with switch lock, on pedestal adjacent to track on When Grade Signals display stop indications, tonnage north side immediately east of crossing. To start operation freight trains having eighty-five (85) per cent or more ton- of flashing signals this push button must be depressed by nage rating for the engine may pass these signals without member of crew who will observe that flashing signals are stopping, proceeding at restricted speed. operating before moving onto crossing. All other trains must be governed by Operating Rule Movement in eastward direction will be handled in the 509(b). same manner except that push button to start flashing lights is located adjacent to track on north side immediately west of crossing.

After entire train has cleared crossing flashing lights will automatically stop flashing.

After starting operation of flashing lights for movement in either direction door of push button housing must be closed and secured with switch lock.

In the event signals fail to operate train movement must be flagged over crossing and failure reported to Superinten- dent.

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Grade signals are located as shown below: PERKIOMEN BRANCH

LEBANON VALLEY AND EAST PENNSYLVANIA Wilmington AND NORTHERN BRANCH BRANCHES 196. The movement of trains, on the Perkiomen Branch Eastward between Perkiomen Junction and Emmaus Junction, on the Signal Wilmington and Northern Branch between Birdsboro and No. Location block signal 2800 feet west of Valley and between South V512 7935 feet east of P. H. & P. Jet. Modena and Elsmere Jet. are controlled by Manual Block V502-V504 5865 feet west of "HX" Tower Signals. (See Book of Rules, pages 95 to 103). V492 3415 feet east of "HX" Tower V452 5875 feet east of "VK" Tower 197. In forwarding trains, Operators will be governed by V432-V434 3015 feet east of Hummelstown V422-V424 3285 feet west of Swatara Rule 317. V392-V394 9785 feet west of Palmyra V382-V384 3590 feet west of Palmyra 198. A train which from any cause cannot get on siding to 142 630 feet east of Lebanon clear at meeting or passing point will enter the siding as far V262 1715 feet west of Avon as it can and report the fact to the Operator. In such cases V242-V244 6555 feet east of Avon permission shall be obtained from Operator for train to V192 3240 feet west of Richland leave the siding, the same as though it had been entirely V152-V154 6010 feet east of Sheridan clear of main track. E22 6510 feet east of Pike Street E32 8070 feet west of Temple E42 2065 feet west of Temple 199. Block signal indications govern only to the next block E52 4270 feet east of Temple signal in advance. E62 3920 feet west of Blandon E82 3610 feet east of Blandon 200. When "CV" office, Coatesville is closed, either by Time- E92 7240 feet west of Fleetwood Table or Train Order, trains may pass block signals at Val- E102 650 feet west of Fleetwood ley or South Modena after securing the block from "BE" E122 7780 feet east of Fleetwood Birdsboro or Elsmere Jet. E172 6610 feet west of Topton E182 600 feet west of Topton E282 9930 feet east of Macungie

Westward E331 5885 feet west of East Penn Jet. E321 6520 feet east of Emmaus Jet. E191 4285 feet east of Topton E151 1200 feet east of Lyons E121 6900 feet east of Fleetwood V101 4115 feet west of South Mountain V111 1600 feet east of Robesonia V151 4100 feet west of Womelsdorf V181 1170 feet east of Richland V351 9020 feet east of Palmyra

P. H. & P. BRANCH Eastward

Signal No. Location P414-P412 6425 feet west of "SX" Junction P392 4775 feet east of "SX" Junction P384-P382 9835 feet west of Lees Cross Roads P242 4580 feet west of Barnitz P202 4955 feet east of Carlisle Jet. P122 1235 feet west of D. & M. Jet. P92 2350 feet east of Grantham P82 396 feet east of Bowmansdale P72 8345 feet west of Rossmoyne P22 1250 feet west of Camp Hill

Westward P11 5600 feet west of P. H. & P. Junction P21 1550 feet east of Camp Hill P51 5600 feet east of Rossmoyne P61 3240 feet west of Rossmoyne Pill 3515 feet east of D. & M. Jet. P171 1170 feet east of Boiling Springs P191 9150 feet west of Boiling Springs P251 8360 feet east of Moors Mill P301 550 feet east of Longsdorf P321 210 feet east of Hays Grove P331 2375 feet east of Greythorne P351 6810 feet east of Lees Cross Roads

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MANUAL BLOCK STATIONS WITH HOURS OF MANUAL BLOCK STATIONS WITH HOURS OF SERVICE SERVICE-Continued

202. WILMINGTON AND NORTHERN BRANCH BLOCK 201. PERKIOMEN BRANCH BLOCK LOCATION OF HOURS OPEN HOURS OPEN STATION SIGNALS Monday to Saturday and BLOCK LOCATION OF Fridays, Inc Sunday STATION SIGNALS Monday to Saturday and Fridays, Inc Sunday

PERKIOMEN JCT. Interlocking Station (Westward only.) BIRDSBORO At "Be" Interlock ing Station. 8870 feet west of (Eastward only.) Interlocking Station, Day and Night Day and (Westward only) Night 2836 feet east of Interlocking Station, Day and Night Day and Night 8426 feet west of (Eastward only.) Interlocking Station, (Eastward only.) 4720 feet east of Interlocking Station, COLLEGEVILLE At Station, 6.00 AM (Westward only.) both directions to Closed 10.00 PM ELVERSON At Station. 8.00 A.M. (Both directions.) to Closed SCHWENESVILLE At Station, 8.30 A.M. 4.00 P.M. both directions. To Closed 4.30 P.M. VALLEY 2800 feet west of Station. GREEN LANE At Station, 9.00 A.M. (Westward only.) both directions. to Closed Day and Night Day and Night 5.00 P.M. SOUTH MODENA At Station. PENNSBURG At Station, 10.00 A.M. (Eastward only.) both directions. to Closed 8.00 P.M. MONTCHANIN At Station. 8.00 A.M. EMMAUS JCT. Opposite Interlock (Both directions.) to Closed ing signal, Perkio- Day and Night Day and 4.00 P.M. men Branch. Night (Eastward only.) ELSMERE JOT. 1380 feet east of Day and Night Day and Night Station.

Block signals 2800 feet West of Valley and at South Modena are operated from CV office, Coatesville.

82 83 TRAIN ORDER OFFICES WITH HOURS OF 203. SERVICE-Continued

TRAIN ORDER OFFICES WITH HOURS OF MONDAY TO SERVICE BRANCH & STATION FRIDAY, Inc. SATURDAY SUNDAY

EAST PENN BRANCH All Train Order offices excepting those noted below are open continu- ously. Temple ...... 6.45 A.M. to ~ 11.00 A.M. Closed Closed 12.00 Noon to MONDAY TO 3.45 P.M. BRANCH & STATION FRIDAY, Inc. SATURDAY SUNDAY Topton ...... 7.00 A.M. to Closed Closed 7.00 P.M.

MAIN LINE LEBANON VALLEY BRANCH Hamburg ...... 6.30 A.M. to Closed Closed 8:80 P.M. Wernersville ...... 8.80 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. Closed Closed 2.00 P.M. to PERKIOMEN BRANCH 5.80 P.M.

Collegeville ...... 6.00 A.M. to Closed Closed Robesonia ...... 10.30 A.M. to 10.00 P.M. 8.15 P.M. Closed Closed 4.15 P.M. to Schwenkaville ...... 8.30 A.M. to Closed Closed 7.30 P.M. 4.80 P.M. Palmyra ...... 8.00 A.M. to Greenlane ...... 9.00 A.M. to Closed Closed 8.00 P.M. Closed Closed 5.00 P.M. READING AND COLUMBIA BRANCH Pennsburg ...... 10.00 A.M. to Closed Closed 6.00 P.M. Reinholds ...... 7.30 A.M. to 12.00 Noon Closed Closed WILMINGTON AND NORTHERN BRANCH 1.00 P.M. to 4.30 P.M.

Elverson ...... 8.00 A.M. to Closed Closed Denver ...... 8.00 A.M .to 4.00 P.M. Ephrata 12.00 Noon Montchanin ...... 8.00 A.M. to Closed Closed Lititz ...... 1.00 P.M. to Closed Closed 4.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M.

SCHUYLKILL AND LEHIGH BRANCH 7.30 A.M. to Manheim ...... 12.00 Noon Lancaster ...... 1.00 P. M. to Closed Closed Evansville ...... 8.30 A.M. to Closed Closed 4.30 P.M. 4.30 P.M. Landisville ...... 8.00 A.M. to Hempton ...... 7.30 A.M. to Closed Closed 12.00 Noon Closed Closed 3.80 P.M. 1.00 P.M.to 5.00 P.M.

CATASAUQUA AND FOGELSVILLE BRANCH Columbia ...... 7.30 A.M. to 12.00 Noon Closed Closed Catasauqua ...... 8.00 A.M. to 8.00 A.M. to 8.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. to 12.00 Noon 12.00 Noon 12.00 Noon 4.30 P.M. 1.00 P.M. to 1.00 P.M. to 1.00 P.M. to 6.00 P.M. 5.00 P.M. 5.00 P.M. P. H. & P. BRANCH

Chapman ...... 9.00 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. to Camp Hill ...... 8.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. 1.00 P.M. Closed 12.00 Noon Closed Closed 2.00 P.M. to 2.00 P.M. to 1.00 P.M. to 6.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. 5.00 P.M. Bowmansdale ...... 7.00 A.M. to 11.00 A.M. Closed Closed 12.00 Noon to 4.00 P.M.

GETTYSBURG BRANCH

Gettysburg ...... 7.30 A.M. to 7:30AM to 3:30 P.M.. to 3:30P.M. Closed

Biglerville ...... 7.00 A.M. to 11.00 A.M. Closed Closed 12.00 Noon to 4.00 P.M.

Bendersville . . . . . 8.00 A.M. to Closed Closed Mt. Holly Springs . . 4.00 P.M.

LEBANON AND TREMONT BRANCH

Jonestown ...... 7.00 A.M. to 11.00 A.M. Closed Closed 12.00 Noon to 4.00 P.M. Indiantown Gap ..... 8.00 A .M. to 12.00 Noon Closed Closed 1.00 P.M. to 6.00 P.M. Pine Grove ...... 7.80 A.M. to Closed Closed 3.30 P.M.

84 85 204 HOURS DURING WHICH PASSENGER HOURS DURING WHICH PASSENGER STATIONS ARE OPEN-Continued STATIONS ARE OPEN

MONDAY TO MONDAY TO BRANCH & STATION FRIDAY, Inc SATURDAY SUNDAY BRANCH & STATION FRIDAY, Inc SATURDAY SUNDAY PERKIOMEN BRANCH MAIN LINE Oaks 8.00 A.M. to Hamburg ...... 6.30 A.M. to Closed 6.80 P.M. to 12.00 Noon Closed Closed 8.30 P.M. 8.30 P.M. 1.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. Leesport ...... 7.15 A.M. to 12.00 Noon Closed Closed Collegeville ...... 6.00 A.M. to Closed Closed 1.00 P.M. to 10.00 P.M. 4.15 P.M. Gratersford ...... 8.00 A.M. to Reading Cuter Station. Continuous Continuous Continuous 12.00 Noon Closed Closed Reading Franklin St. Continuous Continuous Continuous 1.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. Birdsboro ...... 5.15 A.M.to 6.15 A.M. to Closed 6.40 P.M. 6.40 P.M. Schwenksville 8.80 A.M. to Closed Closed 4.30 P.M. Pottstown ...... 6.00 A.M. to 5.00 A.M. to 5.00 A.M. to 1.30 A.M. 1.30 A.M. 1.30 A.M. Greenlane ...... 9.00 A.M. to Closed Closed 5.00 P.M. Linfield ...... 6.15A.M. 12 00 N oon to Pennsburg ...... 6.30 A.M. to Closed Closed 11.00 A. M. to Closed Closed 6.00 P.M. 8..15 P.M. East Greenville ..... 6.00 A.M. to Closed Closed Royersford ...... 4.80 A.M, to 4.80 A.M. to 7.30 A.M. to 7.30 P.M. 1.15 A.M. 10.00 A.M. 8.30 P.M. 11.00 A.M. to 3.45 P.M. to LEBANON VALLEY BRANCH 2.00 P.M. 11.45 P.M. 2.45 P.M. to 7.00 P.M. Sinking Spring Continuous Continuous Continuous 8.00 PM to 11.45 P.M. Wernersville ...... 8.30 A.M. to Phoenixville ...... Continuous Continuous Continuous 1.00 P.M. Closed Closed 2.00 P.M. to Port Kennedy ...... 8.46 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. 12.00 Noon Closed Closed Robesonia ...... 10.30 A .M. to 1.00P.M. to 3.15 P.M. Closed Closed 5.45 P.M. 4.15 P.M. to 7.30 P.M. EAST PENN BRANCH Womelsdorf ...... 10.00 A.M. to 2.00 P.M. Temple ...... 6.45 A.M. to 3.00 P.M. to Closed Closed 11.00 A.M. Closed Closed 7.00 P.M. 12.00 Noon to Sheridan ...... Continuous Continuous Continuous 3.45 P.M. Richland ...... 5.80 A.M. to 9.30 A.M. Closed Closed Fleetwood ...... 6.30 A.M. to Closed Closed 10.30 A.M. to 6.30 P.M. 2.30 P.M.

Topton ...... 7.00 A.M. to Closed Closed 6.15 A.M. to 7.00 P.M. Myerstown ...... 5.15 A.M. to 1.15 P.M. Closed 7.00 P.M. 5.00 P.M. to Mertztown ...... 8.00 A.M. to 7.00 P.M. 12.00 Noon Closed Closed 1.00 P.M. to Lebanon ...... 5.00 A.M. to 5.00 A.M. to 5.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. 10.00 P.M. 10.00 P.M. 10.00 P.M. Annville ...... Continuous Continuous Continuous Macungle ...... 7.45 A.M. to Palmyra ...... 4.30 A.M. to Closed Closed 12.00 Noon Closed Closed 8.00 P.M. 1.00 to Hershey ...... Continuous Continuous Continuous 4.45 P.M. Swatara ...... 8.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon Closed Closed Emmaus ...... 7.30 A.M. to 7.30 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. to 6.00 P.M. 9.80 A.M. Closed 5.00 P.M. 3.00 P.M. to Hummelstown ...... 8.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. 12.00 Noon Closed Closed 1.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M.

Harrisburg ...... 7.15 A.M. to 7.15 A.M. to 7.15 A.M. to 11.00 P.M. 11.00 P.M. 11.00 P.M.

86 87 205. STANDARD CLOCKS, BULLETINS AND TRAIN REGISTERS STANDARD CLOCKS, BULLETINS AND TRAIN REGISTERS-Continued Located as Indicated by “X” Located as Indicated by "X" Philadelphia, Erie Avenue, Freight Train Master's Office, Phila. Div...... X X .… Rutherford-Engine House, Assistant Master Philadelphia - Ninth and Green Engine Mechanic's Office ...... X X .... Crew Dispatcher's Office .... X X …. Rutherford-West Hump Office ...... X X .... Philadelphia-Reading Terminal, Crew Dis Rutherford-West End Office . X X . .. patcher's Office X X …. P. H. & P. Jet. - General Yard Master's Pt. Richmond - Assistant Train Master's office ...... X X ... Office X X …. Harrisburg-Station Master's Office ...... X X X Darby Creek-Yard Master's Office "CK" X X …. Carlisle Jct.-Tower ...... x X .... Bridgeport-Ford St. Crossing Watchman's Gettysburg-Frt. Station ...... X X .... Building X Lurgan-Tower ...... X ….. ….. Bridgeport-Crew Clerk's Office ...... X X .... Perkiomen Jet.-Telegraph Office ...... X ...... Phoenixville Station ...... x X ….. 206. Pottstown-Yard Office ...... X X .... WATCH INSPECTORS Barto-Telegraph Office . X ...... Reading-Outer Station, Chief Train Dis H. B. Morgan, Asst. General Reading, Pa. patcher's Office X X X Time Inspector. Reading-Outer Station Train Master's Of G. E. Dintaman, Traveling Watch Reading, Pa. Inspec- fice ….. X ... tor, Reading-Pike Street, Tower .. X x …… Reading-Water Station, Yard Master's Of LOCAL WATCH INSPECTORS fice X X .... Reading-Oley St., Yard Master's Office ...... X E. Salmon, 606 Hamilton Allentown, Pa. Reading-Walnut Street, Yard Clerk's Of Street, fice ...... X X ... Ray Rothermel, 133 No. Furnace Birdsboro, Pa. Reading-Fifth Street, Tower ...... X x .... St. Reading-Spruce St., Yard Office ...... X . ... B. P. O'Brien, 218 East Main St., Bound Brook, N. J. Reading-Engine House ...... x X ….. D. C. Hart & Son, 309 Broadway, Camden, N. J. Evansville ...... X …… …… R. A. Houck, 21 W. High Street, Carlisle, Pa. Lebanon Valley Jct.-Tower ...... X ...... R. J. Beitel, Catasauqua, Pa. Pottsville-Passenger Station ...... X X .... Stanley Lesevich, Catawissa, Pa. St. Clair-Asst. Train Master's Office ..... X X Leon Gordon, 403 Market Street, Chester, Pa. Tamaqua-Asst. Train Master's Office .... x X x C. B. Coffman, 51 Chambersburg Gettysburg, Pa. Birdsboro-Yard Master's Office ...... X x .... St., Elverson-Station ...... X .... ….. Melart Jewelers Hamilton Hotel Hagerstown, Md. Coatesville-Yard Master's Office ...... X X .... Corner Wilmington-Yard Master's Office ...... X x .... C. E. Smith, 23 S. Thirteenth St. Harrisburg, Pa. Wilmington-Engine House , X .... …. Staub's Jewelry, Hummelstown. Pa. East Penn Jct.-Asst. Train Master's Office X X .. . N. Marcus, Jersey Central Jersey City, N. J. Allentown-Baggage Room X x X Station, Allentown Yard-General Yard Master's Bowman & Sons, Lancaster, Pa. Office ...... X X .... F. C. Koehler, 206 West Main St. Lansdale, Pa. Bethlehem-Engine House ...... X X .... Ralph Huberman 846 Cumberland St. Lebanon, Pa. Topton-Telegraph Office ...... x ...... Harold Rieder, Milton, Pa. Alburtis-Tower . X .... ….. Albert Hoelzer, B & O Station, Philadelphia, Pa. Catasauqua-Telegraph Office ...... X X .... 24th & Chestnut Manheim-Passenger Station ...... X ...... Sts.. Lancaster Jct.-Booth ...... D. W. Laubach, 7040 Woodland Philadelphia, Pa. Lancaster-Passenger Station ...... X x X Avenue, Lebanon-Yard Master's Office ...... X X .... Terminal Jewelers, Reading Terminal, Philadelphia, Pa. Pine Grove-Telegraph Office ...... X X .... F. J. Trexell, 241 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, Pa. Hummelstown - Phone Booth, West of Charles Longacre, 17 N. Hanover Pottstown, Pa. Crossing ...... …. …. X Street, Middletown-Office ...... …. ….. X J. M. Clausen, 10 Center Street, Pottsville, Pa. Rutherford-East End Office ...... X X .... B. A. Bush, Inc. Outer Station, Reading, Pa. Rutherford-East Hump Office ...... X x .... William Shuey & Walnut St., Shamokin, Pa. Son, M. Mandulick, 11 Mauch Chunk Tamaqua, Pa. St., J. C. Creenya, 20 W. 4th Street, Williamsport, Pa

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208. 209.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE RESTRICTED BY TIME TABLE OR SPEED TABLE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS, LOCOMOTIVES SHALL NOT BE OPERATED AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF THOSE SHOWN IN This table is for information only and does not authorize exceeding speed THE FOLLOWING TABLE: limitations of special or other instructions.

Wheel Time Miles Class Diam. With Back per Mile per Hour Engines Inches Train Light ward 0 minutes 40 seconds 90.0 M. U. Cars 38 70 70 70 0 “ 41 “ 87.8 0 “ 42 11 85.7 0 43 83.7 13-4-a 50 20 20 15 0 44 81.8 0 44 45 11 80.0 E-5-sa 55 1/2 30 20 15 0 11 46 78.3 0 47 11 76.6 0 48 75.0 G-2-sa 80 85 50 30 0 49 11 73.5 0 50 72.0 G3 80 85 50 30 0 51 11 70.6 0 52 69.2 0 14 53 11 67.9 I-9-sc 61 1/2 50 30 20 0 54 66.7 0 11 55 11 65.5 I-10-sa 61 1/2 50 30 20 0 11 56 11 64.3 0 57 11 63.2 0 " 58 62.1 K-1-sde 61 1/2 50 30 20 0 59 61.0 1 " 0 60.0 T-1 70 65 45 30 1 5 55.4 1 10 51.4 1 15 " 48.0 DF-2 and DF-4 40 55 55 55 1 20 " 45.0 1 25 42.4 DF-1 and DF-3 40 65 65 65 1 30 40.0 1 35 37.9 1 40 36.0 DP-1 40 89 89 89 1 " 45 34.3 1 50 32.7 OE-2 38 30 30 30 1 " 55 31.3 2 0 30.0 2 " 5 28.8 OE-3 40 40 40 40 2 " 10 27.7 2 15 " 26.7 OE-5 40 45 45 45 2 20 " 25.7 2 " 25 " 24.8 2 " 30 24.0 OE-7 (60 to 63) 40 45 45 45 2 35 23.2 2 41 40 22.5 OE-7 (64 to 70) 40 60 60 60 2 " 45 " 21.8 2 50 " 21.2 2 " 55 20.6 OE-4,8,9, 10, 11 3 0 20.0 and 12 40 60 60 60 3 5 19.5 3 10 18.9 3 15 " 18.5 RS-1, 1-b 40 65 65 65 3 20 18.0 3 25 17.6 RS-2, 2-b 42 65 65 65 3 " 30 17.1 3 35 16.7 3 40 " 16.4 RS-3,3-b 40 65 65 65 3 45 16.0 3 50 15.7 RS-4 42 65 65 65 3 55 15.3 4 0 15.0 4 17 14.0 RS-4-b 42 65 65 65 4 36 13.0 5 0 12.0 5 27 11.0 6 0 10.0 6 " 40 " 9.0 7 30 . 8.0 7.00 8 34 4. 7.0 10 0 6.0 12 0 5.0

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YARD LIMITS YARD LIMITS-Continued

210. Harrisburg-Station to a point 900 feet east of "VK" Tower, to connection with Steelton and Highspire j Railway at Steelton, Abrams-7160 feet east of Bridgeport to a point 700 feet east of and to a point 450 feet west of Port Kennedy; and Norristown Junction Tower to Reading Divi- West end of Susquehanna River bridge. sion post west of Main Line Junction. Carlisle Junction to C. V. Br., P.R.R. to Goodyear's Freight Perkiomen Junction - Perkiomen Branch-East end of Schuyl- Track. kill River Bridge to Junction with Main Line. Gettysburg-Passenger station to Yard Limit sign at Mumma. Phoenixville-Main Line-1050 feet west of station to Pickering Creek Bridge. 211.

Phoenixville-P. V. Branch-Phoenixville to yard limit sign 365 The employees designated to authorize detour movements feet east of Ironsides Station. against the current of traffic in their respective yards, and issue Form TD-116, in accordance with operating Rule D-160 are as Pottstown-Yard Limit sign near Stowe Trap Rock Siding Switch, follows: 4150 feet west of Stowe Station, to Yard Limit sign 1300 feet east of Switch leading to Pottstown Machine Works. Yard Title Abrams Yardmaster Birdsboro-Main Line-W. & N. Junction to Birdsboro Station. Abrams Asst. Yardmaster (Applies only to Main Track used by trains to and from W. & N. Phoenixville Agent-Yardmaster Branch). Pottstown General Agent Birdsboro Yardmaster Birdsboro-Reading Belt R. R.-Switch one mile west of Birds- Reading Yardmaster (Oley St.) boro (W. & N. Side) to Birdsboro Station (Main Line Side). Reading Yardmaster (Water Sta.) East Penn Jct. Yardmaster Birdsboro-Yard Limit sign 150 feet west of W. & N. Junction to Lebanon Yardmaster Yard Limit sign 200 feet west of switch at west end of new ex- Rutherford Ass't Yardmaster (East End) tension west of Birdsboro, W. & N. side, and to Yard Limit sign Rutherford Yardmaster (East Hump) 1987 feet east of Passenger Station, W. & N. side. Rutherford Yardmaster (West Hump) Rutherford Ass't Yardmaster (West End) Coatesville-Yard Limit sign at west Switch, Valley to Yard Limit Harrisburg Yardmaster (P. H. & P. Jet.) sign at South Modena.

Wilmington-All tracks east of Yard Limit sign at Elsmere Jct.

Main Line: 3960 feet west of Tuckerton Station to Klapperthal Jct. Lebanon Valley and East Penn Branches: Reading: Wyomissing Jct to Crossover east of Richmond Street. S. & L. Branch: Belt Line Junction to Berks.

Catasauqua-Lehigh Valley R. R. crossing to Yard Limit sign at Mickley's.

Alburtis-C. & F. Branch-1393 feet west of Alburtis Station, along East Penn Branch, to 4665 feet east of station.

East Penn Junction-Cross-over 8741 feet west of East Penn Jct. to Junction with Lehigh Valley R. R.

Sinking Spring-Sinking Spring to Yard Limit sign 3140 feet west of Sinking Spring, on R. & C. Branch.

Columbia-Yard Limit sign 572 feet east of Musser's Track to Station.

Lancaster-All tracks west of Yard Limit sign at Dillerville.

Lebanon-L. V. Branch-One mile west of L. & T. Junction to a point 1500 feet east of Avon.

Lebanon-L. & T. Branch-L. & T. Jct to yard limit sign 4820 feet west thereof.

Pine Grove-400 feet east of Wood Street to 4788 feet west of station at Division Post.

Middletown-Station to yard limit sign 3802 feet east thereof.

96 97 TELEPHONES FOR USE OF EMPLOYEES TELEPHONES FOR USE OF EMPLOYEES Continued 212. TELEPHONES CONNECTED WITH TRAIN DISPATCHING CIRCUIT TELEPHONES CONNECTED WITH TRAIN DISPATCHING CIR- CUIT-Continued MAIN LINE Wilmington and Northern Branch-Continued Woodlane, Yard office. Woodlane, Station. Suplee-Box on Station. Woodlane Water Column, west of, booth. Rocklyn-Booth opposite Station. West Conshohocken, outside Station. Birdell-Box in Station. West Conshohocken, Gulf Branch Switch, 1560 feet west of. Brandamore-Box on Station. Swedeland, Valley Forge Cement Co. Switch. Valley, West end of Yard-Booth. Swedeland, yard clerk's office. Coatesville, Main Street-Booth. Bridgeport, Watchman's Building, Ford Street. South Modena. East end-Booth. Abrams, Yard Master's Office. Mortonville-Box on Pole. North Abrams, Yard Master's Office. Embreeville Siding-Booth. Port Kennedy, Westward, Station. Northbrook-Station. Valley Forge, Westward, Station. Wawaset-Box on Pole. Phoenixville, 7000 ft. east of, opposite Springfield Switch. Pocopson-Box on Station. Phoenixville Tunnel, East End. Chadd's Ford Jet.-Westward and Eastward home signals. Phoenixville Tunnel, West End, Watchman's Building. Cossart Siding-Booth. Royersford, East end extension track. Granogue-Box at Station. Royersford, 337 feet west of Royersford Station, box on post. Montchanin Siding, East end-Booth. Royersford 867 feet west of Royersford Station, adjacent to sign Kentmere Junction-Booth. board. Wilmington Engine House. Royersford, old plug track. Linfield, Box on Post. SCHUYLKILL AND LEHIGH BRANCH 2.9 miles W. of Linfield, Box on Post. Pottstown Siding, East End, Box on Post. Keim Street, Muhlenberg-Box on Pole 2520 feet west of Station. Pottstown, Box on Post. Stowe, Box on Post. Maiden Creek-Box on Station. Stowe, Trap Rock Switch, Box on Post. Evansville-Box at Water Tank. Douglassville at Old "DG" Tower. Virginville-Box on Station. Monocacy, East side, at Crossing. Lenhartsville-Box on Station. Birdsboro Siding, East End, Box on Post. Kempton-Box on Station. Lorane, East End West Storage Track. Wanamaker-Box on Pole. Neversink, Box in Station. Lynnport-Box on Pole. Tripoli-Box on Pole. Reading, Crossover, 4075 ft. E. of Franklin St. Germansville-Box on Station. Reading, Chestnut Street, Box on Post. Best-Box 1490 ft. East of. Reading, Walnut Street, Switchman's Building. Gehrets, between Belt Line Jet. and Tuckerton. READING AND COLUMBIA BRANCH Tuckerton, pole east side of Station. Leesport, outside Station. Sinking Spring, West end of Yard, Booth. Mohrsville, East End Sidings. Reinholds, Box in Station. Mohrsville, box at Station. Denver Siding, East End, Booth. Shoemakersville, outside Station. Berne, on Pole 72/35. Stevens, Box on Warehouse. Hamburg, outside Station. Ephrata, East Siding, East end, Booth. Port Clinton, East End Pulpit Rock Track, east of. Ephrata, West Siding, East end, Box on Pole. Ephrata, West Siding, West End. PHILADELPHIA & CHESTER VALLEY BR. Akron, Box on Station. Shainline, Pole, West End Beth. Steel Co. Sdg. Millway, Box on Pole near Station. Cedar Hollow, Station. Rothsville, Booth. Lititz, 4830 feet East of, Booth. READING BELT RAILROAD Lititz Freight Station, Box on Freight Station. Lititz Siding, West end, Box on Pole. West Shore-Carpenter Steel-Switch. Pole 1/18. Joint Line Junction, East Switch, Booth. Tulpehocken Brie, East End. Lancaster Junction, Booth, West of Station. Klapperthal Jet., pole box, east of PRR Bridge Kurtz House, East Petersburg, Box on Station. Cross-over Switches. Shreiners, Box at Station. Cumru Junction, Booth. Lancaster, Eastern Yard Limit, Box on Pole. Poplar Neck Bridge, east of Cumru Jet. Lancaster, Switch Shanty. Cumru Junction, Reading Bone Fertilizer Works, east of. Landisville, on Station. Gibraltar, Booth, Switch leading to Station Track. Cordelia, Box at Station. Birdsboro, west end of yard. Columbia, Box on Pole at East end of Wye. Columbia, Rest House. WILMINGTON AND NORTHERN BRANCH P. H. & P. BRANCH Trap Rock-Booth. Company Farm Siding East end-Booth. Harrisburg, Station Master's Office. Geigertown-Box on Station. Camp Hill Station, Box. Joanna Siding, West end-Booth. Bowmansdale Station, Box. Joanna-In Station. Elverson-Box on Station. Boiling Springs Station, Box. Conestoga Siding-Booth. Lurgan, Office. Fontaine Siding, East end-Booth.

98 99 TELEPHONES FOR USE OF EMPLOYEES- TELEPHONES FOR USE OF EMPLOYEES Continued Continued

TELEPHONES CONNECTED WITH TRAIN WAYSIDE TELEPHONES CONNECTED TO BLOCK CIRCUIT- DISPATCHING CIRCUIT Continued

Continued GETTYSBURG BRANCH LEBANON AND TREMONT BRANCH

Mount Holly Springs Station, Box. Jonestown, outside Station. Gettysburg, Freight Station. Indiantown Gap, outside Station. Loop Track. Trout Run Siding . Suedburg, 500' , pole 18/38. Pine Grove, outside Station. Telephones connected with Train Dispatching Circuit except at Wilmington, Lancaster Junction, and Crossing Watchman's build- PHILADELPHIA, HARRISBURG AND PITTSBURGH BRANCH ing at Richland are not equipped with call bell, and employes using same should not expect Train Dispatcher to call them but Lemoyne Storage Track, E. End. remain on the line until the conversation has been completed. Lemoyne Storage Track, W. End, Booth C. V. Connection Box. 213. West of Camp Hill, Pole 4/5. Rossmoyne, box. WAYSIDE TELEPHONES CONNECTED TO BLOCK CIRCUIT, Bowmansdale Grade near Summit, Box. CONNECTING WITH NEXT OPEN STATION IN EACH DIREC- Grantham, 385' W., Box. TION Grantham, Pole 11/10, 5000' W., Box. Brandtsville Westward Siding, E. End, Booth. The code adopted on these telephone circuits will be one long ring Brandtville, Box. to contact Tower or Station to the west, two short rings to contact Brandtsville Eastward Siding, W. End, Booth. Tower or Station to the east and five short rings for all wayside Carlisle Jct., E. End, Booth. telephone locations. Mt. Holly Springs, Box. Barnitz, Box. LEBANON VALLEY BRANCH Moors Mill, Pole near Station, Box. Moors Mill, Middle Siding, W. End, Booth. Lebanon Valley Jct. Longsdorf, Box. Wyomissing Jct. Siding, W. End, N. Side. Greythorne, 10276' E. of, Box. Sinking Spring Eastward Siding, E. End. Greythorne, Box. Sinking Spring Westward Siding, W. End. Lees Cross Roads, W. of Sig. P384, Booth. South Mountain. Lees Cross Roads, Pole 36/17, Box. Lees Cross Roads, Pole Robesonia, E. End Track No. 4. 36/22. Booth. Robesonia, E. End Station. "RA" Lees Cross Roads, Pole 38/20, Box. Robesonia Station. Womelsdorf Station. "SX" Jct., Booth, Newmanstown Bridge, E. of Sheridan. Sheridan, Crossover east W. B. H. S., East of "SX" Jct., Booth, E. B. H. S. of. Shigpensburg, Booth West of Penn St. East of Lurgan, Pole Richland Station: 41/25, Box. Richland Crossing Watchman. Myerstown Station, inside. GETTYSBURG BRANCH Myerstown Station, outside. Encl. 200' west of "MY" Tower. Ramona Crossover, S. Side. Carlisle Station, Box. Ramona Crossover, N. Side. Craigheads, 2800' East, Box. Prescott Scale Office. Carlisle Jct., Scales, Booth. Prescott Booth. Avon Crossover Switch. PERKIOMEN BRANCH Lebanon, Harrison Ave. Lebanon, Yardmaster. West Lebanon. Perkiomen Junction, West End Yard. Cleona, West of Station. "NV" Arcola, inside station. Annville Station. Arcola, cut east of Watchman's Building. Annville, Old Scale House. Collegeville, East End Siding. Annville, Millard's No. 1 Quarry Track. Rahns, box opposite Station. Palmyra, 8465' E., Millard's No. 5. Gratersford, switch leading to Eastern Penitentiary track 1970 Palmyra, E. End Westward Siding. feet east of. Palmyra, E. End Track No. 4. Gratersford, outside Station. Palmyra, W. of, Pole 37/23. Schwenksville, opposite Station. Palmyra, E. End Landis Storage Track. Zieglersville, outside Station. Palmyra, W. End Landis Storage Track. Spring Mount, outside Station. Hershey, Derry Crossing Watchman. Salford, outside Station. Hershey Station. Kratz, inside Station. Swatara Crossover E. of Station. Macoby Siding, West and East Ends. Hummelstown, Railroad St., West of. Signal V452 Pennsburg, Outside Station. Harrisburg Stationmaster. East Greenville, Outside East End of Station. Palm, Pole adjacent to Station. Corning, Waiting Room. Hosensack, Waiting Room. Zionsville, Outside Station. Zionsville, Section Tool House. Dillinger, West End Tunnel. Dillinger, Outside Station. Dillinger, East End Siding. Vera Cruz, opposite Station on Post. Emmaus, In Freight House.

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WAYSIDE TELEPHONES CONNECTED TO LOCAL TELEPHONES WITH SPECIFIED CONNECTIONS BLOCK CIRCUIT-Continued 214. MAIN LINE. CATASAUQUA AND FOGELSVILLE BRANCH Location Connects with Trexlertown, station. Chapman, outside station. Bridgeport, Ford St., Watchman's Building, Chapman, east end yard. Walbert, west of station. Bridgeport, DeKalb Street, Bridgeport, Jordan, east end siding. Trojan Powder Works. Engine House, Bridgeport, Store House, Catasauqua Yard, (Mickley's), overhead bridge west end. Bridgeport, Crew Dispatcher, "NS" Tower, Norris Catasauqua, Eberhardts Crossing. Bridgeport, Car Inspector, town Jet., Catasauqua, Yard, Car Inspector's Building. Bridgeport, Assistant Foreman, "PW" Tower, Abrams, Norristown Jet., signal bridge, Asst. Train Master's EAST PENNSYLVANIA BRANCH 1000 feet east of, office, Abrams Sta Norristown Jet., signal bridge, tion. Temple Station, outside. Abrams Station, Blandon, west end storage track. Abrams Station, Signal Bridge, east of, Blandon, east end eastward siding North Abrams, Yard Master's office, Blandon, outside station west of bay window. North Abrams, west end yard, booth, Fleetwood, freight platform west of bay window. Fleetwood, tool house west of. Perkiomen Jet., station, Lyons. outside station. Perkiomen Jet., signal bridge, Perkiomen Jct., . Lyons, west end siding. Perkiomen Junction, Tool House, Tower Lyons, east end siding. McAvoy's Brick Yard, office, Topton, near tool house east of station. Topton, west end. Phoenixville, outlet switch, east of tower, Mertztown, outside station. Phoenixville, east end station platform, Shamrock, opposite station. Phoenixville, station, Alburtis, west end siding. Phoenixville, freight station, Macungie, east end west storage track. Phoenixville, east end of tunnel, near Phoenixville Tower. Macungie, outside station, east of bay window. Interlocking Signal, Macungie, west end east of storage track. Phoenixville, west end of tunnel, Chapel Ridge, water column. Watch. man's building, Emmaus, outside station west of bay window. Phoenixville, Shanaman Track, P. V. Br. East Penn Junction, Yardmaster's Office. "J" Tower. Sun Oil Company siding, 9,196 feet west of East Penn Jct. Pottstown, Keim St., east of Concrete Rock Cut, 1550 feet West of East Penn Junction. Products Works, Pottstown, Sill Yard, west of Keim St., The Yardmaster at East Penn Junction has a connection on the Pottstown, Hanover St., Watchman's building, local station to station telephone circuit and the code selected for Pottstown, west of Hanover St. on pole, him will be three short rings. opposite water column, "CG" Tower, Cole Pottstown, Freight Station, brookdale Jct. Pottstown, Station, Ticket Office, Yard Master's Office Pottstown, Foreman Carpenter, Pottstown. Potts- town, Supervisor's Office, Colebrookdale Jet., Old Plug Track, Stowe, Yard, East End, Stowe, center of Yard, Stowe Yard, Engine House, Stowe, Old Tower, Box on Standard, Stowe, station,

Monocacy, Pump House, Monocacy, Road Crossing, Birdsboro, "BO" Monocacy, Pole 48/2, Tower. Birdsboro, station, W. & N. Jet., west side,

Birdsboro, "BO" Tower, Telephone Exchange, Reading.

Klapperthal Jet. adjacent to eastward and Lebanon Valley westward home signals, Jct.

Reading: Crossover, 4075' E. of Franklin St., Signal 94, east of Chestnut St., Switchman, Walnut Chestnut Street, Box on Post, St. Franklin Street, Elevated Watch Box,

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LEBANON VALLEY AND EAST PENNSYLVANIA BRANCHES- PERKIOMEN BRANCH-Continued Continued Location Connects with Location Connects with Perkiomen Jet., Tower Walnut Street, Switchman's building, Oaks, PRR (Creek) Crossing, and PRR Phoenixville Tower. Main Station, lower end platform, Oley Street Tower, Schwenksville, east end siding, Schwenksville and Signal 74, Train Dispatcher's Of Salford, station, Green Lane Sta 5th Street Tower, fice and Yard Mas Perkiomenville, station, tions. Pike Street Tower, ter's Office, Oley St Engine House, WILMINGTON AND NORTHERN BRANCH No. 8 Switch, west of Pike Street, Water Station, Birdsboro, east of, Section House, BE Tower, 4720 ft. east of, Trap Rock, Relief Train Track, west of Coal Field, Company Farm, west end siding, Birdsboro "BE" Pike Street Tower, Engine House. Company Farm, east end siding, Tower. Train Dispatcher's office, White Bear, on pole standard, Geigertown, Water Station, Westward signal on Rdg. Belt R. R., Leb. Val. Jct. East- Joanna, west end siding ward signal on Main Line, Joanna, Station, Tuckerton, at Eastward signal, French Creek Jet. Conestoga, Elverson Port Clinton, Booth east end Pulpit Rock Isabella, Box on station, Station. Track Port Clinton Tower. Fontaine, west end siding, Fontaine, east end siding, READING BELT RAILROAD Suplee, Station,

Water Station, Yardmaster's office, Icedale, Belt Line Junction, Eastward Home Signal, Brandamore, Station, Belt Line Junction, Westward Home Signal, Brandamore, east end siding Cross-over near Carpenter Steel Works, Wagontown, Coatesville Yard Pump House, Siousca, Office West of Penn Ave., Bridge 3/66 Valley, west end yard, 300' east of Penn Ave., Bridge 3/66, Valley, Hill switch, Valley, Booth Klapperthal Jet., 800' west of, on Belt Line, East of, Coatesville, Scale Office, Opposite Glen-fiery Brick Works, Lebanon Valley Connection, Coatesville, Station, Eastward Interlocking signal west of Coatesville Main St., Booth, Tulpehocken Bridge, Coatesville, freight station, Westward Interlocking signal east of Coatesville, Car Checker, Tulpehocken Bridge, Coatesville, 4th switch, East Storage, east end, Coatesville, 1st Avenue, Smith Coal Yard, Lebanon Valley Jct. Modena, 2570 Feet West, Coatesville Yard Metropolitan Edison Co., Modena, 1780 Feet West, Office Kurtz House Cross-over, Modena, 225 Feet West, Corrugated Paper Co., Modena, west of station, Brown Tractor Co., Metal Craft Co., Modena, station, Modena, yard office Reading Poultry Co., Modena, east of station, Reading Poultry Co., Booth east of Mortonville, water tank, Cumru Jet., Booth west of Cumru Jet., Booth Embreeville, siding, PRR Crossing, Klapperthal Jet., Dump Track Switch, Chadds Ford Jet., E'ward Home Signal, Klapperthal Jet., Signal #6, Chadds Ford Jet., East of, Lenape Station and Klapperthal Jet., W'ward Home Signal, Chadds Ford Jet., East End Siding, Pocopson Station Klapperthal Jet., Signal Relay House, Cossart, West of, Klapperthal Jet., E'ward Home Signal, Montchanin, east end siding, Birdsboro, west of coaling station, Greenville, Montchanin Station Station, W. & N. side, Kentmere Jet., and Elsmere Jet., W. & N. Junction, "BO" Tower, Birds Silverbrook, east end, Tower. Yardmaster's Office, born. Elsmere Jet., west end siding, "BE" Tower, Newbridge, Del.

PERKIOMEN BRANCH

Perkiomen Jet., east end yard, Perkiomen Jet., west end yard, Oaks, station, Perkiomen Jct., Tower Oaks, Booth, and Station. Oaks, Sectionmen's building, west of

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WILMINGTON AND NORTHERN BRANCH LEBANON VALLEY AND EAST PENNSYLVANIA Continued BRANCHES-Continued

Location Connects Location Connects with with Robesonia, east end No. 4 track, Robesonia Station. Wilmington Engine House, Sinking Spring, west end westward siding, Store House, Sinking Spring Master Mechanic's office, Sinking Spring, east end eastward siding, Station. SOUTH SIDE BRANCH: Sinking Spring, Tool house, Entrance, Pigeon Pt. Yard, Mill Creek Jet., Yard Master's Office, Wyomissing Junction, east end, Drawbridge, westward siding, 6th Ave. Heald Street, WyomissingJunction, interlocking South Side Wye, signal, Lebanon Valley Jct. Hazel Dell Park, east of, Wyomissing Junction, New Castle Tower, interlocking signal, west of, Delaware River Pier, Reading LEBANON VALLEY AND EAST PENNSYLVANIA BRANCHES Schuylkill River Bridge, east of, on pole Telephone Exchange. Harrisburg: 1/14, East of Mulberry Street, bridge, Engine track, Booth, east of 3rd St., } 5th St., Tower. 17th Street bridge, No. 8 Switch, Richmond St., Manufacturers' track, P. H. & P. Jet., Tower Crossover west of Richmond St., Pike St., Tower. Opposite sig- "MB" Tower, and Yard Master's nal E21, east of Rosedale Paxtang, booth, Office. bridge, Pike St., "HX" Tower Pole 50/18 west of, Pole 2/18, east of Richmond St., Train Dispatcher's "HX" Tower, Temple, station, office, Reading. Blandon, station, Rutherford, Yard Master's office, west end, Macungie, station, Rutherford Station, 1800 feet East of, "HX" Tower Emmaus, 7th St., Emmaus Station. adjacent to Eastward main track, Rutherford. Emmaus, Freight House,

VK Tower, Pole 46/03 east of, "VK" Tower, East Penn Jet.: Hummelstown, station, Rutherford. Booth, 3155 feet west of, Lehigh Brick Co.'s track, Swatara, freight house, West end Saterlee's siding, west side, Hershey, freight station, Bridge No. 34, west side, Hershey, No. 6 Industrial track, West end farm, Yard Master's Office, Hershey, watchman's building, Old Rock Cut, Home Signal #2, East Penn Jct., Derry Hershey Station. Cross-over at Church Crossing, Sun Oil Co.'s track, 9196 Hershey, Derry Church crossing, crew room, feet west of, east side, Car Inspector's building, Connection to LVRR, Palmyra, freight station, Palmyra Station. Booth, 1550 feet west of,

Annville, Millards No. 3 track, READING AND COLUMBIA BRANCH Annville, Millards No. 1 track, Annville Station. Annville, freight station, Columbia, rest house, Columbia Freight Station.

Lebanon: Manheim, west end siding, 16th St., watchman's building, Joint Line Jet., west switch of wye, Manheim Station. 12th St., watchman's building, Joint Line Jet., east switch of wye, Yard Master's office, 4th St., watchman's building, Ephrata, west end of west siding, "FR" Office, below "JU" Tower. Ephrata, east end of east siding, Ephrata Station. Front St., watchman's building, 5th Ave., watchman's building, 8th Ave., booth, Vinemont, station, Harrison Ave., booth, Avon, crossover, booth, Shearers, booth, pole 3/24, Fritztown, station, Weitzeltown, box on pole 1/28, Sinking Spring Sta. Sinking Spring, west end of yard, Sinking Spring, booth, 3244 ft. west of, Sinking Spring east end of R. & C. west track,

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Carlisle Jct., scale office, Carlisle Jct., west wye, COMPANY SURGEONS AND Mt. Holly Springs, station, MEDICAL EXAMINERS Hunters Run, station,

East End Starners Siding, Location Name and Address (Telephone Number Starners, station, Allentown Dr. F. R. Bausch, Peach Glen, station, 109 N. 2nd St., 2-3683 Peach Glen, inside industrial plant,

Gardners, station, Carlisle Jct. Tower. Dr. R. L. Schaeffer, Gardners, 700 feet west of, 30 N. 8th St., 3-4780 Wolf Pit, in box,

Bendersville, station, Birdsboro Dr. Charles V. Dolan, Bendersville, W. End siding, 128 N. Mill St., 2-3696 Biglerville, east end siding,

Biglerville, station, Bridgeport Dr. E. V. Ocelus, Musselman's storage house, 470 Ford St., 5-2973 Mumma, booth,

Gettysburg, switch to coach yard, Coatesville Dr. Charles H. Stone, Gettysburg, freight station, 380 E. Chestnut St., 0740

P. H. & P. BRANCH Harrisburg Dr. Charles H. Bitner,

1501 N. 2nd St., 7311 Rutherford, West end west Dept. yd.

East end west Dept. yd. Tower and Yard Mas Dr. Carson Coover, Wallis Coal track, ter's Office, P. H. 206 Paxtang Ave., 2-1531 Harrisburg, east end River bridge, & P, Jct.

Harrisburg, west end River bridge, Dr. G. L. Laverty, Lemoyne, east end storage track, 226 State St., 8-5098

Lees Cross Roads, Westward Home Signal, Lancaster Dr. Chas. P. Stahr, Lees Cross Roads, Booth at 36/22, 139 E. Walnut St., 7521 Lees Cross Roads, Relay House Pole

36/18, SX Junction, Booths Lebanon Dr. John J. Light, Adjacent to Eastward and Westward 21 N. 9th St., 2-0622 Home signals,

SX Junction, Relay House Pole 40/3, Dr. W. Horace Means, Shippensburg, Booth W. of Penn St., Lurgan. 4 S. 4th St., 2-1912 Shippensburg, freight station,

Lurgan, E. of, Pole 41/25, Norristown Dr. Geo. W. Miller, Lurgan, E. of, Pole 41/38, 618 DeKalb St., 5-7958 Lurgan, E. of, Pole 42/5,

Lurgan, Pole 42/18, Pottstown Dr. George M. Longaker,

566 High St. 456 STEELTON BRANCH

Reading Dr. Merrill B. DeWire Harrisburg, Station Master's office, 225 N. Sixth St., 2-5426 Harrisburg, Mulberry Street,

Coach Yard, Street, Tower and Yard Mas Dr. H. M. Leinbach, Hemlock , Street, ter's Office, P. H. & 323 N. 5th St., 2-0282 Schanois Street, P. Jct.

Jackson Manufacturing Co., Dr. M. M. Medvene, Bridge 1/62, 310 N. Fifth St., 5-2133

Dr. F. G. Runyeon, 1361 Perkiomen Ave., 2-5220

Wilmington Dr. Raymond A. Lynch, 619 Delaware Ave., 2-7013

Womelsdorf Dr. George V. Derickson 126 West High St. 14

READING DIVISION STAFF

Superintendent: W. E. MARTIN.

Assistant Superintendent: H. F. SMITH. STOP Division Engineer: A. C. PALMER.

Assistant Division Engineer: H. K. MODERY. Damage to Freight

Master Mechanic: W. D. RICHARDS.

Train Masters: --- By --- G. WESTERFELHAUS, A. J. PORAMBO. Coupling Cars

Assistant Train Masters: E. F. BURKE, C. E. SINGLEY, G. C. MARQUETTE, T. H. DAVIES, H. R. COLDREN. NOT OVER 4 MILES PER

Division Agent and Operator: HOUR J. H. GINGRICH.

Chief Train Dispatchers: R. F. ALBRIGHT, II. J. MOYER, H. E. CROW, J. J. HARTMAN.

Train Dispatchers: E. G. FELS, H. A. LEVAN, H. M. GEMMI, A. S. BUTTORFF, R. E. L. HERSHEY, S. J. LIGHTNER, M. E. LEININGER, C. A. MARTIN, G. S. STICK, E. J. COSTELLO, G. E. LESSIG, D. I. REBER. J. A. HENDRICKS.

Road Foremen of Engines: E. S. WATTERS J. K. LONGENECKER.

Assistant Road Foreman of Engines: G. J. FILTOSH.