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Table of Contents TCRC Moose Jaw CANADIAN PACIFIC Table of Contents General Operating Instructions (GOI) Table of Contents Section 1 Special Instructions / General Information and Safety Instructions / Policies Definition of Train / Movements......................................................................................................... 2 Special Control Zone (SCZ) .............................................................................................................. 3 Movements Operating Over Unidentified Track Occupancy (UTO).................................................. 5 Movements Operating Over Suspected Broken Rail ........................................................................ 5 Unidentified Track Occupancy (UTO) Behind a Movement .............................................................. 6 1.0 Track Unit Operated as a Train .............................................................................................. 6 2.0 Operation of Movements WITHOUT a Manned Caboose...................................................... 9 3.0 Operation of Movements WITH a Manned Caboose and Reduced Crew ............................. 9 4.0 High Voltage Electrical Cables ............................................................................................. 10 Section 2 Reporting Requirements 1.0 Initial Reporting Requirements ............................................................................................. 12 2.0 Protecting the Accident Scene ............................................................................................. 13 3.0 Injuries or Fatalities .............................................................................................................. 15 4.0 Train/Vehicle and Trespasser Accidents.............................................................................. 15 5.0 Environmental Incidents ....................................................................................................... 16 6.0 Unsafe Signal Failures ......................................................................................................... 17 Section 3 Regulatory Requirements 1.0 Railway Safety Act (RSA)..................................................................................................... 20 2.0 Medical Requirements.......................................................................................................... 21 3.0 Work/Rest Rules for Railway Operating Employees............................................................ 22 4.0 Transportation Safety Board (TSB) Act................................................................................ 22 5.0 Connivance in Illegal Transportation By Railway Employees .............................................. 23 6.0 Laws Governing Wildlife....................................................................................................... 23 7.0 General Legal Requirements................................................................................................ 23 TABLE OF CONTENTS i TCRC Moose Jaw Table of Contents CANADIAN PACIFIC Section 4 Radio Procedures RADIO PROCEDURES 1.0 General 26 2.0 Operation of Locomotive Radio Units................................................................................... 26 3.0 Operation of Portable Radios ............................................................................................... 26 4.0 Transmitting Technique ........................................................................................................ 26 5.0 Calling Procedures ............................................................................................................... 27 6.0 Emergency Communication Procedures .............................................................................. 27 7.0 CROR Rule 123.2.................................................................................................................27 8.0 Procedure for Changing Radio Channels................................................................................ 28 9.0 CROR Rule 119....................................................................................................................... 28 RAILWAY EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION RULE 1.0 Scope 29 2.0 Definitions ............................................................................................................................. 29 3.0 Emergency Radio Transmissions......................................................................................... 29 4.0 Radio Communication .......................................................................................................... 29 Spectra Railroad Radio Operating Instructions ............................................................................... 30 GE Railroad Radio Operating Instructions ...................................................................................... 31 AAR To CP Radio Channel Cross Reference ................................................................................. 32 Section 5 Train Inspections Hot Box Detector and WILD Instructions TRAIN INSPECTIONS ............................................................................................................... 34 1.0 Inspecting SPECIAL Dangerous Commodities .................................................................... 34 2.0 Use of Portable Radios when Making Train Inspection........................................................ 34 3.0 Mechanical Safety Inspections ............................................................................................. 34 4.0 Pre-Departure Inspection Procedures (by other than a certified car inspector) ................... 34 5.0 Train Inspection Intervals......................................................................................................35 6.0 Locomotive Engineers Inspecting Passing Trains................................................................ 35 7.0 Crew Change Pull-by Inspections......................................................................................... 35 8.0 Pull-by Inspection Procedure................................................................................................ 36 9.0 Inspection When Equipment is Stopped on a Bridge. .......................................................... 37 10.0 Defect Suspected - IMPORTANT......................................................................................... 37 11.0 Overheated Bearings............................................................................................................ 37 12.0 Overheated, Hot, Skidded, and Shelled Wheel Defects....................................................... 38 13.0 Sticking Brakes ..................................................................................................................... 40 14.0 Cutting Out Car Air Brakes ................................................................................................... 40 15.0 Inspection Required Following an Emergency Brake Application While Moving ................. 40 16.0 Reporting Detention or Defects ............................................................................................ 41 17.0 Crew to Crew Form...............................................................................................................41 HOT BOX DETECTOR and WILD INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................... 42 18.0 General 42 19.0 Hot Box Detectors (HBD) Description .................................................................................. 42 20.0 HBD Talker Description ........................................................................................................ 43 21.0 Procedures – Approaching and Passing Over HBDs........................................................... 45 22.0 HBD Alarms and Procedures Summary ............................................................................... 46 23.0 Alarm Procedures ................................................................................................................. 47 24.0 Procedures for Locating Defects .......................................................................................... 49 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS TCRC Moose Jaw CANADIAN PACIFIC Table of Contents 25.0 Incorrect Axle Count ............................................................................................................. 50 26.0 No Defect Found - Hot Box .................................................................................................. 50 27.0 SPECIAL Dangerous at Double Asterisk (**) HBD – Mandatory Inspection........................ 50 28.0 Reporting Defective HBDs.................................................................................................... 51 29.0 Hot and Cold Weather Temperature Speed Zones.............................................................. 51 30.0 Steam Locomotive CP 2816................................................................................................. 51 31.0 Wheel Impact Load Detectors (WILD).................................................................................. 51 Section 6 TIBS Instructions 1.0 Trains Operating With Train Information Braking Systems (TIBS)....................................... 54 2.0 TIBS Arming Feature............................................................................................................ 55 3.0 Operation and Displays of Sense and Braking Unit (SBU) .................................................. 56
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