. Railroad and street transportation . ed steampressure without waste. In the same way thebrakeman learns to assist in making up a train,attend to the brakes, display signals, and so positions of engineer and conductor demanda wider knowledge of the theory and practice oftrain operation. Before a man can rise to eitherof these positions, he must demonstrate hisfitness for them. For this reason the roads re-quire all employees to present themselves atfrequent intervals for rigorous of the roads in Cleveland requires anexamination of its firemen and trainmen sixmonths aft
. Railroad and street transportation . ed steampressure without waste. In the same way thebrakeman learns to assist in making up a train,attend to the brakes, display signals, and so positions of engineer and conductor demanda wider knowledge of the theory and practice oftrain operation. Before a man can rise to eitherof these positions, he must demonstrate hisfitness for them. For this reason the roads re-quire all employees to present themselves atfrequent intervals for rigorous of the roads in Cleveland requires anexamination of its firemen and trainmen sixmonths after employment as to vision, color-sense, and hearing. They must also pass an oralexamination on the characteristics of theirdivision. In addition they are given a writtenexamination on certain set questions furnishedthem in advance. Two years later they are ex-amined again, the fireman for engineman, andthe brakeman for conductor. Both firemen andbrakemen are given oral examinations onoperating automatic block signals, interlocking 38. ¥ ^ w y. X — — ~ d . 5: •=£ ^ I rules, and rules on air brakes. They take a moreextended written examination than the first onquestions for which they have had an oppor-tunity to prepare. The scope of this examina-tion is shown in the following outline: QUESTIONS ON OPERATING RULES FOR THE WRIT-TEN EXAMINATION OF FIREMEN AND BRAKE-MEN FOR THE POSITIONS OF ENGINEMEN ANDCONDUCTORSI. General rulesII. Definitions of nomenclature III. Time, watches and clocks IV. Time tablesV. Signal rules Visible signalsAudible signalsConmiunicating signalsTrain signalsVI. Superiority of trainsVII. Movement of trainsVIII. Rules for movement by train ordersIX. Forms of train orders 1. Fixing meeting points for opposing trains 2. Directing a train to pass or run ahead of another train 3. Giving a train the right over an opposing train 4. Giving regular trains the right over a given train 5. Time orders 6. Sections 7. Extra trains 8. Work extra 9. Holding or
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