. The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances . So far the rules are very sim-ple, and they would be all that isnecessary if all trains could al-ways be kept exactly on as that cannot be, provisionmust be made for all the compli-cations which will result. Thefirst and most important rule isthat no train must ever, underany circumstances, run ahead oi A lamp swung vertically in a circle across the track, whenthe train is standing, is the signal to nfiove back. time. The next is that any trainmaking a stop not on its schedulemust immediately send out
. The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances . So far the rules are very sim-ple, and they would be all that isnecessary if all trains could al-ways be kept exactly on as that cannot be, provisionmust be made for all the compli-cations which will result. Thefirst and most important rule isthat no train must ever, underany circumstances, run ahead oi A lamp swung vertically in a circle across the track, whenthe train is standing, is the signal to nfiove back. time. The next is that any trainmaking a stop not on its schedulemust immediately send out flag-men with red flags, lights, andtorpedoes to protect it. Thisrule is a very difficult one to en-force without rigid discipline, andits neglect is the cause of a largepercentage of the accidents thatwill happen. The flagman whomust go to the rear, often a half-mile, at night, across trestles andin storms, must frequently be leftbehind, to take his chances ofgetting home by being pickedup by a following train. Thereis no one to watch him, and hewill often take chances, and not.
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