Right you are Steve. Get the brake on and then blow. There were differences
between the 1951 and 1962 UCOR on this. My main point was the railfan was
reading just one rule. Rule 42 Stop and get permission to pass red flag. The
correct answer was overlooked because it was elsewhere. Yet,it was this very
thing the engineer had to know and do something about. Get those guns back down!
--- In cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Steve Lucas" <stevelucas3@...> wrote:
Ray--
I'd be making a full service application first, especially when running a
passenger train at 70 or greater MPH. Except for curves, passenger trains
did not have a speed limit on most of the CPR, including the Orangeville,
Owen Sound, and Mattawamkeag Subs. where Rules 41 and 44 applied.
Then whistle out the flag immediately after I've moved the automatic brake
valve handle to the "service" position.
I recalled something after posting my earlier reply. 1962 UCOR, whistle
signal per rule 14(M)(2), one very long whistle-------"When a train stops and
trainman is required, under Rules 41 (c) or 44 (d), to replace torpedoes
exploded." This whistle signal does not appear in the 1951 UCOR.
And a yellow-over-red flag was only to be used where Rules 41 and 44 applied.
Otherwise track was to be protected, without exception, b