2, 3
of special instructions. Sometimes they’re just folded into the
employee timetable. Special rules can be a very useful tool for
modelers because they spell out exactly how to cope with local
conditions.
For examples, we’ll look at the Union Pacific’s “Special Rules
No. 17” [2, 3] for the Idaho Division of the Northwestern
District. They were effective Sunday, July 10, 1966.
Every employee whose duties were in any way affected by the
instructions had to have a copy with them while on duty.
2-3. The Special Rules cover tells what part of the
railroad they cover, and when the rules go into effect.
Special instructions call for actions in specific situa-
tions, like modulating whistles “as much as possible”
or using the locomotive warning bell in the Glenns
Ferry ID industrial district.
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