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Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 404
404 Same as specified in section 30 of this Schedule, except that one additional end handhold shall be on each end of cars with platform end sills as heretofore described, unless car has door in centre of end. Said handhold shall be not less than 24 inches in length, located near centre of car, not less than 30 nor more than 60 inches above platform end sill.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 405
405 Same as specified in section 34 of this Schedule, except where boarding car has door in centre of end, without platform, there shall be one handhold on each side of door on door post, from a point not less than 36 inches above bottom of door to a point not more than 15 inches above level of bottom of door.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 406
406 Same as specified in section 35 of this Schedule.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 407
407 Boarding cars equipped with end doors must have the words “DANGER, NO PLATFORM” stencilled on panel inside of end door.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 408
408 Each passenger-train car shall be equipped with an efficient hand brake, which shall operate in harmony with the power brake thereon.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 409
409 Each hand brake shall be so located that it can be safely operated while car is in motion.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 411
411 (1) Minimum diameter, 5/8 inch, metal. (2) Minimum clear length, 16 inches. (3) Minimum clearance, 1 1/4, preferably 1 1/2, inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 412
412 Vertical : One on each vestibule door post.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 413
413 Side handholds shall be securely fastened with bolts, rivets or screws.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 415
415 (1) Minimum diameter, 5/8 inch, wrought iron or steel. (2) Minimum clear length, 16 inches. (3) Minimum clearance two, preferably 2 1/2, inches. (4) Handholds shall be flush with or project not more than one inch beyond vestibule face.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 416
416 (1) Horizontal : One near each side on each end, projecting downward from face of vestibule end sill. (2) Clearance of outer end of handhold shall be not more than 16 inches from side of car.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 417
417 (1) End handholds shall be securely fastened with bolts or rivets. (2) When marker sockets or brackets are located so that they cannot be conveniently reached from platforms, suitable steps and handholds shall be provided for men to reach such sockets or brackets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 418
418 (1) Uncoupling attachments shall be applied so they can be operated by a person standing on the ground. (2) Minimum length of ground uncoupling attachment, 42 inches, measured from centre line of end of car to handle of attachment.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 419
419 Each passenger-train car shall be equipped with an efficient hand brake, which shall operate in harmony with the power brake thereon.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 420
420 Each hand brake shall be so located that it can be safely operated while car is in motion.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 422
422 (1) Minimum diameter, 5/8 inch, wrought iron or steel. (2) Minimum clear length, 16 inches. (3) Minimum clearance, two, preferably 2 1/2, inches. (4) Handholds shall be flush with or project not more than one inch beyond face of end sill.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 423
423 (1) Horizontal : One near each side of each end on face of platform end sill, projecting downward. (2) Clearance of outer end of handhold shall be not more than 16 inches from end of end sill.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 424
424 End handholds shall be securely fastened with bolts or rivets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 425
425 Four (Cars equipped with safety gates do not require end platform handholds).
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 426
426 Minimum clearance, two, preferably 2 1/2, inches, metal.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 427
427 (1) Horizontal from or near door post to a point not more than 12 inches from corner of car, then approximately vertical to a point not more than six inches from top of platform. (2) Horizontal portion shall be not less than 24 inches in length nor more than 40 inches above platform.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 428
428 End platform handholds shall be securely fastened with bolts, rivets or screws.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 429
429 (1) Uncoupling attachments shall be applied so they can be operated by a person standing on the ground. (2) Minimum length of ground uncoupling attachment, 42 inches, measured from centre of end of car to handle of attachment.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 430
430 Each passenger-train car shall be equipped with an efficient hand brake which shall operate in harmony with the power brake thereon.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 431
431 Each hand brake shall be so located that it can be safely operated while car is in motion.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 433
433 (1) Minimum length of tread, 10, preferably 12, inches. (2) Minimum cross-sectional area, 1/2 inch by 1 1/2 inches or equivalent, wrought iron or steel. (3) Minimum clear depth, eight inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 434
434 (1) One near end on each side, not more than 24 inches from corner of car to centre of tread of sill step. (2) Outside edge of tread of step shall be not more than two inches inside of face of side of car. (3) Tread shall be not more than 24, preferably not more than 22, inches above the top of rail.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 435
435 (1) Steps exceeding 18 inches in depth shall have an additional tread and be laterally braced. (2) Sill steps shall be securely fastened with (a) not less than 1/2-inch bolts with nuts outside (when possible) and riveted over; or (b) not less than 1/2-inch rivets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 437
437 (1) Minimum diameter, 5/8 inch, wrought iron or steel. (2) Minimum clear length, 16, preferably 24, inches. (3) Minimum clearance, two, preferably 2 1/2, inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 438
438 One near each end on each side of car over sill step, (a) horizontal : not less than 24 nor more than 30 inches above centre line of coupler; or (b) vertical : lower end not less than 18 nor more than 24 inches above centre line of coupler.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 439
439 Side handholds shall be securely fastened with bolts, rivets or screws.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 441
441 (1) Minimum diameter, 5/8 inch, wrought iron or steel. (2) Minimum clear length, 16 inches. (3) Minimum clearance, two, preferably 2 1/2, inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 442
442 (1) Horizontal : One near each side on each end, projecting downward from face of end sill or sheathing. (2) Clearance of outer end of handhold shall be not more than 16 inches from side of car.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 443
443 (1) Handholds shall be flush with or project not more than one inch beyond face of end sill. (2) End handholds shall be securely fastened with bolts or rivets. (3) When marker sockets or brackets are located so that they cannot be conveniently reached from platforms, suitable steps and handholds shall be provided for men to reach such sockets or brackets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 445
445 (1) Minimum diameter, 5/8 inch, wrought iron or steel. (2) Minimum clearance, two, preferably 2 1/2, inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 446
446 One on each side of each end, extending horizontally from door post or vestibule frame to a point not more than six inches from corner of car, then approximately vertical to a point not more than six inches from top of platform end sill; horizontal portion shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 inches above platform end sill.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 447
447 End hand rails shall be securely fastened with bolts, rivets or screws.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 449
449 (1) Minimum length of tread, 10, preferably 12, inches. (2) Minimum cross-sectional area, 1/2 inch by 1 1/2 inches or equivalent, wrought iron or steel. (3) Minimum clear depth, eight inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 450
450 (1) Outside edge of tread of step not more than two inches inside of face of side of car. (2) Tread not more than 24, preferably not more than 22, inches above the top of rail.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 451
451 (1) Steps exceeding 18 inches in depth shall have an additional tread and be laterally braced. (2) Side door steps shall be securely fastened with (a) not less than 1/2-inch bolts with nuts outside (when possible) and riveted over; or (b) not less than 1/2-inch rivets. (3) A vertical handhold not less than 24 inches in clear length shall be applied above each side door step on door post.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 452
452 (1) Uncoupling attachments shall be applied so they can be operated by a person standing on the ground. (2) Minimum length of ground uncoupling attachment, 42 inches, measured from centre line of end of car to handle of attachment.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 453
453 (1) Cars of construction not covered specifically in the foregoing sections, relative to handholds, sill steps, ladders, hand brakes and running boards may be considered as of special construction, but shall have as nearly as possible the same complement of handholds, sill steps, ladders, hand brakes and running boards as are required for cars of the nearest approximate type. (2) “RIGHT” or “LEFT” refers to side of person when facing end or side of car from ground. (3) To provide for the usual inaccuracies of manufacturing and for wear, where sizes of metal are specified, a total variation of five per cent below size given is permitted.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 455
455 (1) Bottom tread not less than eight by 12 inches, metal (may have wooden treads). (2) If stirrup-steps are used, clear length of tread shall be not less than 10, preferably 12, inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 456
456 One near each corner of tender on sides.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 457
457 Tender sill steps shall be securely fastened with bolts or rivets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 459
459 (1) Minimum diameter, 5/8 inch, wrought iron or steel. (2) Minimum clear length, 14, preferably 16, inches. (3) Minimum clearance, 2 1/2 inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 460
460 One on each end of buffer beam. (If uncoupling lever extends across front end of locomotive to within eight inches of end of buffer beam, and is 7/8 inch or more in diameter, securely fastened, with a clearance of 2 1/2 inches, it is a handhold).
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 461
461 Pilot-beam handholds shall be securely fastened with bolts or rivets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 463
463 (1) Minimum diameter (a) if horizontal, 5/8 inch; (b) if vertical, 7/8 inch, wrought iron or steel. (2) Horizontal, minimum clear length, 16 inches. (3) Vertical, clear length equal to approximate height of tank. (4) Minimum clearance two, preferably 2 1/2, inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 464
464 (1) Side handholds shall be (a) if vertical, one on each side of tender within six inches of rear or on corner; (b) if horizontal, same as specified in section 26 of this Schedule. (2) One on each side of tender near gangway. (3) One on each side of locomotive at gangway; applied vertically.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 465
465 Side handholds shall be securely fastened with not less than 1/2-inch bolts or rivets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 467
467 (1) Minimum diameter, 5/8 inch, wrought iron or steel. (2) Minimum clear length, 14 inches. (3) Minimum clearance two, preferably 2 1/2, inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 468
468 Horizontal : One near each side of rear end of tender on face of end sill. Clearance of outer end of handhold shall be not more than 16 inches from side of tender.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 469
469 Rear end handholds shall be securely fastened with not less than 1/2-inch bolts or rivets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 471
471 (1) Lower tread of step shall be not less than eight by 12 inches, metal (May have wooden treads). (2) If stirrup-steps are used, clear length of tread shall be not less than  10, preferably  12, inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 472
472 One or more on each side at gangway secured to locomotive or tender.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 473
473 Sill-steps shall be securely fastened with bolts or rivets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 475
475 (1) Minimum diameter, one inch, wrought iron or steel. (2) Minimum clearance, four inches, except at coupler casting or braces, when minimum clearance shall be two inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 476
476 (1) One on pilot buffer beam. (2) One on rear end of tender, extending across front end of locomotive and rear end of tender. (3) Ends of handholds shall be not more than six inches from ends of buffer beam or end sill, securely fastened at ends. (4) If the uncoupling levers meet all specified requirements for end handholds, they are handholds.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 477
477 End handholds shall be securely fastened with bolts or rivets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 479
479 (1) Minimum diameter, 7/8 inch, wrought iron or steel. (2) Clear length equal to approximate height of tank. (3) Minimum clearance, two, preferably 2 1/2, inches.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 480
480 Vertical (a) one on each side of tender near front corner; and (b) one on each side of locomotive gangway.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 481
481 Side handholds shall be securely fastened with bolts or rivets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 482
482 Switching locomotives with sloping tenders with manhole or headlight located on sloping portion of tender shall be equipped with secure steps and handrail or with platform and handrail leading to such manhole or headlight.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 483
483 (1) Hand brakes will not be required on locomotives nor on tenders when attached to locomotives. (2) If tenders are detached from locomotives and used in special service, they shall be equipped with efficient hand brakes.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 485
485 Not less than 10 inches wide. If of wood not less than 1 1/2 inches in thickness; if of metal not less than 3/16 inch, properly supported. Providing that, in the case of locomotives of such dimensions, in the diameter of that portion of the boiler between the front of cab and the forward end of the course adjoining the fire box a 10-inch width cannot be obtained without extending beyond the side clearance allowance, the width of running-board may be reduced to a minimum of 5 1/2 inches widening to 10 inches as the reducing diameter of the boiler permits. Pipes or other appurtenances must be so located as will provide for not less than the minimum widths of running board above prescribed.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 486
486 One on each side of boiler, extending from cab to front end near pilot beam. Running boards may be in sections where necessary to provide for the location of air compressors, water pumps or heaters, reservoirs, or other appurtenances. (Flat top steam chests may form section of running board). Where necessary, section shall be placed over the top of the power reverse gear or similar devices located on or projecting through running boards; all sections to provide the minimum widths prescribed. Where the difference in elevation between sections is 20 inches or more, an auxiliary step shall be provided.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 487
487 (1) Running boards shall be securely fastened with bolts, rivets or studs. (2) Locomotives having Wootten type boilers with cab located on top of boiler more than 12 inches forward from boiler head shall have suitable running boards running from cab to rear of locomotive, with hand railing not less than 20 nor more than 48 inches above outside edge of running boards, securely fastened with bolts, rivets or studs.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 489
489 Not less than one inch in diameter, wrought iron or steel.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 490
490 One on each side of boiler extending from near cab to near front end of boiler, and extending across front end of boiler, not less than 24 nor more than 66 inches above running board.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 491
491 Handrails shall be securely fastened to boiler.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 492
492 (1) All locomotives of 100,000 pounds or over shall be equipped with handrails on the sides of the cabs above the windows, near the top of cab, and running the entire length of same, and to continue across the front of the cab. Where it is not practicable to extend the railing across the front of the cab, suitable handholds shall be provided; the rails to have a clearance of two inches between the inner side of the rail and the outside wall of the cab, and to be supported by columns to make them secure. (2) Where the running boards do not project beyond the sides of the cab, an additional piece must be added, to project not less than one inch from the side of cab, and to run full length of same. (3) Locomotives of United States railways operated into Canada in international service may, upon application, be exempted by Order of the Commission from complying with this section.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 493
493 (1) All locomotive tenders of the coal-hopper type, equipped with hoppers 24 inches and over, shall have a handrail on both sides of the coal hopper, to run the full length of the same and across the back end, the same to have a clearance of not less than two inches between the inner side of the rail and the outside wall of the fuel well, and to be located near the top, but not to project above. Hoppers less than 24 inches high shall be equipped with a railing on both sides and across the back, on the top of the hopper, to measure eight inches over all from top of hopper, back walls sloping towards the front of hoppers excepted. (2) When necessary to renew equipment now in service, and for all future construction, coal hoppers shall be designed so as to provide a sidewalk the full length of the hopper, with a minimum width of eight inches. (3) All locomotive tenders of the open-top type shall be equipped with a railing on both sides, on top of the coping, to measure eight inches over all from top of coping, the same rails to run the full length of the fuel storage well, or clear of the back coal wall, on the tender. (4) On the spaces back of the coal wall, where the water man hole is located, a railing shall be provided projecting eight inches above the top of the tank and running around both sides and back of the tank, except that the coping will be accepted as a railing where tenders of engines are equipped with a coping eight inches high on the space back of the coal wall. (5) The railings provided in subsections (3) and (4) shall not be less than one inch in diameter supported by columns if made of round iron. (6) The top of the tender behind the fuel space and the running boards on the coal-hopper type shall be kept clean; suitable covers shall be provided for the filling holes; and, where a coping is in use behind the fuel space, means shall be provided to carry off waste water.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 494
494 (1) Tenders known as the Vanderbilt type shall be equipped with running boards; one on each side of tender not less than 10 inches in width and one on top of tender not less than 48 inches in width, extending from coal space to rear of tender. (2) There shall be a handrail on each side of top running board, extending from coal space to rear of tank, not less than one inch in diameter and not less than 20 inches in height above running board from coal space to manhole. (3) There shall be a handrail extending from coal space to within 12 inches of rear of tank, attached to each side of tank above side running board, not less than 30 nor more than 66 inches above running board. (4) There shall be one vertical end handhold on each side of Vanderbilt type of tender, located within eight inches of rear of tank extending from within eight inches of top of end sill to within eight inches of side handrail. Post supporting rear end of side running board, if not more than two inches in diameter and properly located, may form section of handhold. (5) An additional horizontal end handhold shall be applied on rear end of all Vanderbilt type of tenders that are not equipped with vestibules. Handhold to be located not less than 30 nor more than 66 inches above top of end sill. Clear length of handhold to be not less than 48 inches. (6) Ladders shall be applied at forward ends of side running boards. (7) On tenders of the Vanderbilt type, with three filling holes, there shall be a hand rail four inches above the level of the top running board not less than one inch in diameter, extending from the present hand rail, which extends from the coal space to within 20 inches of the first filling hole, to the rear end of the tender at each side of the top running board.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 495
495 No part of locomotive or tender except draft-rigging, coupler and attachments, safety chains, buffer block, foot board, brake pipe, signal pipe, steam-heat pipe or arms of uncoupling lever shall extend to within 14 inches of a vertical plane passing through the inside face of knuckle when closed with horn of coupler against buffer block or end sill.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 496
496 Two double levers, operative from either side.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 497
497 Rear end levers shall extend across end of tender with handles not more than 12, preferably nine, inches from side of tender with a guard bent on handle to give not less than two inches clearance around handle.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 498
498 (1) One on rear end of tender and one on front end of locomotive. (2) Handles of front end levers shall be not more than 12, preferably nine, inches from ends of buffer beam, and shall be so constructed as to give a minimum clearance of two inches around handle.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 499
499 Uncoupling levers shall be securely fastened with bolts or rivets.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 500
500 Locomotives shall be equipped with automatic couplers at rear of tender and front of locomotive.
Railway Safety Appliance Standards Regulations — 501
501 (1) Locomotives having headlights which cannot be safely and conveniently reached from pilot beam or steam chests shall be equipped with secure handrails and steps suitable for the use of men in getting to and from such headlights and headlight equipment. (2) A suitable metal end or side ladder shall be applied to all tanks more than 48 inches in height, measured from the top of end sill, and securely fastened with bolts or rivets.