. Operation of trains and station work and telegraphy . FIG. 113 FIG. 114. TYPES OF STANDARDSEMAPHORE ARMS. also makes the duties of the Train Dispatcher lessarduous, and his own connection with the Dispatchersoffice more satislactory, ii not pheasant. 388 RULES FOR MOVEMENT OF TRAINS Almost all roads have provision made for describingregular trains in train orders, although it is not in theStandard Code. It is generally the custom to give thenumber of the engine; some roads give the conductorsname; and in a few instances the engine number andalso the name of the conductor is given. Extra trai
. Operation of trains and station work and telegraphy . FIG. 113 FIG. 114. TYPES OF STANDARDSEMAPHORE ARMS. also makes the duties of the Train Dispatcher lessarduous, and his own connection with the Dispatchersoffice more satislactory, ii not pheasant. 388 RULES FOR MOVEMENT OF TRAINS Almost all roads have provision made for describingregular trains in train orders, although it is not in theStandard Code. It is generally the custom to give thenumber of the engine; some roads give the conductorsname; and in a few instances the engine number andalso the name of the conductor is given. Extra trainsare almost universally described by the number of thelocomotive, and sometimes with the name of the con-ductor added. Sometimes the cupola of the caboose isprovided with a transparency, trainmen being required. FIG. 115. SEMAPHORE ARM. to exhibit at all times the prescribed characters, numbersor letters for the purpose of enabling their train beingreadily identified. See illustration, Figure 116. Eachroad has its own particular form of indication for theuse of identifying its trains, although the common prac-tice is to use a number (preferably the trains number) STATION AND TRAIN WORK 389 in the case of regular trains, and also which section it another section is not following, the letter L, mean-ing last, usually indicates that fact. If regular train No. 45, for instance, has a secondsection following the indication would show: 1-45/but if another section is not following it would show:L-45. If an extra train it would be designated byX/ and the number of the engine.
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