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Pittsburgh Division

Special Instructions

1001. A rule referred to by number, unless otherwise specified, is a rule in the Operating, Signal, and Interlocking rules.

Standard Time

1101. Eastern Standard Time applies on this division.
1102. Referring to Rule 2. Drivers of track cars must use reliable watches.

Letters and Characters

1201. The following letters and characters in schedules indicate:
S - Regular stop
F - Stop on signal to receive or discharge passengers
A - Stop on signal to receive passengers
B - Stop on signal to discharge passengers
C - Regular stop to receive passengers
D - Regular stop to discharge passengers
E - Regular stop for express, mail, or newspapers
G - Regular stop, Saturday only
H - Regular stop, Saturday only, to receive passengers
J - Regular stop, Saturday only, to discharge passengers
K - Regular stop, Sunday only
L - Stop on signal, Sunday only, to receive or discharge passengers
M - Regular stop daily except Saturday and Sunday
N - Regular stop daily except Sunday
. - No baggage service
x - No baggage service Sunday
x - Passenger train - Schedule assigned to gas or gas electric rail motor cars
x - Passenger train - Schedule assigned to handle passenger and freight equipment
x - Passenger train - No train baggageman
x - Indicates train that will not be operated on New Year's, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving and Christmas Days, or on Mondays following when any of those holidays fall on a Sunday.

1202.
R - Stop daily except Sunday to receive passengers from Ligonier Valley R.R.
Z - Regular stop on New Year's, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving and Christmas Days, or on Mondays following when any of those holidays fall on a Sunday, to receive or discharge passengers.

Color Signals

1301. At the end of two main tracks where switch is not interlocked nor spring switch in service, when the switch is set for trains to move in normal direction, switch lamp will display white disc (green light at night). When the switch is set against train movement in normal direction, switch lamp will display red disc (red light at night).

1302. A yellow flag or light placed to the right of track indicates the approach to a portion of track covered by a slow order and is located a sufficient distance ahead of the obstruction to permit the speed of train to be reduced from maximum authorized speed to speed required.
The end of the restricted territory will be indicated by a green flag or light.

Hand, Flag and Lamp Signals

1401. ___________________________________________

Engine Whistle Signals

1501. Rule 14                    will apply:
            Sound                    Indication
(db) - - - - 0                    On No. 1 (secondary track) WG to SZ
(dc) - - - - 0 0                On No. 0 track MO to AR
                                    On No. 0 (secondary track) east end Pit Track Conemaugh to AO
                                   On No. 1 track JD to SQ
                                   On No. 0 track Port Perry Branch Jct. to WG
                                   On No. 0 (secondary track) WG to Spring Hill switches
(ee) - - - - - 0 0                On No. 6 track SG to JD

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