The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 13, 1903, Page 3

ever travel on a dark ht, in the very midst it season, when the o a sudden stop with hing and lurching alr brakes, and won- " pprehensively through and why >u had seen pass- ing and re| ough the car with a under his arm was stand- of the car ortable, as every one se it gives you the ¢ t ause it is infor- the brake: —,” thus, means and then three g0 back and . This signal is moment the train ot down on the PERY N ductor swings his lantern figure (a) it is 2 signal to Raised and lowered as in figure (b) it Sw a circle across the Plhucger is standing as in it means back. Swung vertically gth scross t s running as in fi track when the train re (d) the train has horizontally in a circle as de- figure (e) means apply air kes. A lantern held at arm’'s length above he head when the train is standing as in eans release alr brakes one knows flags are used in ne and lanterns at night, red green proceed, yellow pro- n, green and white flag g by day or a blue light neans to an engineer that about and to be cautious. train crews are examined cate, which is filed with ent of the division. Be- out the conductor of and the engineer must compare eir watches. you have noticed flags placed ront part of a locomotive; you them there, but do not know y mean. Two white flags placed n front of an engine means that it is an extra train. Besides the two white flags terns are placed on the en- This is « ~wn In figures ags on the engine running y means that there is an- following behind and to r it two green lanterns are also se engine. This is shown In with green flags on the upper part of ure of the engine and two down ar the cowcatcher, when an en- ing backward without cars, .ar of a train pushing cars, here is another section following. the same meaning is signaled reen lights on top and two red ow. he two green flags you see at the rear i of a coach are there simply to show or the base of the train. t two green lanterns are hung t when the train is running, and two ights when the train is standing still, n figures herewith. s concealed by the engineer draw- e over it when a train turns meet another and has stopped »f the main track or is standing to s at the end of a double track ction. ge trajnman of any experi- ence, whether conductor or brakeman, can tell the speed of the train by the click of the wheels on the rails, or, in Engine Running Backwal Train, Without Car other words, can tell to & minimum spesd by taking an average of the clicks as the train runs over a few rails. When you are seated in a train and you hear four long blasts don't get alarmed, it is only the engineer calling in the flagman from the west, while five long blasts calls him from the east. When a train is parted and the en- gineer becomes aware of it he immed!- ately gives three long blasts. lie repeats this signal again and again until answered by the train crew by a lamp signal, in- dicating that they are also aware of what rd by Night as an Extra r at the Rear of a Traln Push!ng Cars. White lights and while fags atAd Extra Traln. bas happened. When an engineer sounds two snort blasts (0 0) it practically means ‘‘Yes” in answer to any signal that the com- ductor may give. When 2 train is standing still and you hear three short blasts thus (0 0 0) it Engine Running Forward by Da White flags at A A. THE SUNDAY y as an . CALL. Engine Running Forward at Night Displaying Sig lor a Following Section. Green lights and green flags at A A. Engine Runnin or at the Green flags at A A, as markers. g, Backward by Nignt, Without Cars ear of a Train Pushing Cars, and D‘Ilnlaylng Signals for a ol lowing Section. SN A" WY o () Rear of Train by Day. the is going w back d you had better climb abcard. Four short blasts means that the en- gineer wants Information. He is attract- ing the attention of the conductor to get a signal repeated or wants the semaphore dropped at the roundhouse. Everybody has heard two long blasts, followed by two short blasts, which in the code reads thus; — — 9 0. This is when a train is approaching a public crossing and is a warning to teams to look lively and get across the track. Two lorg blasts (In the code thus — —) is the sound given when a train is ap- proaching stations and junctions and rallroad crossings at grade. A succession of short sounds of the whistle is & warning to persons or eat- tle on the track that there is danger ahead. It also brings the tralnmen ta attention. The explosion of one torpedo is & sig- nal to stop. The explosion of two not more tham 200 feet apart s & signal to reduce speed and look out for a stop sizmal. In order to protect themseives against damage sults arising from accidents th rallroad company’s rules are very strin- gent. No company will employ minors on traln or yard service unless the minors secure the written consent of their pa- rents or guardians. This is done because of the danger of the work. In like man- ner no person is employed who has mo% been rigidly examined by a physiclan of the company to discover any defects in the sense of hearing, sight or color per- ception of the appiicant. Many young men are rejected on this account. No person is allowed to ride free om trains except as speclally provided for. For instance, in Nevada and Arizona the Southern Pacific Company allows In- dtans to ride on freight trains as much as they like. Theré are many reasons why this is allowed, among them being that the Indlans are good track walkers and faithfully report any damage to the rails when they discover them. Old Johnson Sides, chief of the Plutes in Ne- vada, has been a friend of railroad men ever since the Central Pacific was bullt. In early days the Plutes rendered Inval- uable service to the rallroad company by informing them of washouts In wintes and helping to extinguish prairie fires in summer. SIDNEY P. ROBERTSON. _— Literary Furor? Well Rather! E.W.TOWNSEND the Famous Author of Chimmie Fadden Will MaKe His Debutasa Writer for Ghe Sunday Call Next Sunday. _—