Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-04-16
RAILROAD SIGMA, 8.
Their Meaning and Significance .. r
planned by the standard r<s

Their Meaning and Significance as ~
piained by the Standard Code.
Inc greatest civilizing agent in the
world, after the art Of printing. is the
locomotive, and that term includes
the railroad and all its appurtenances.
without railroads, three-quarters OF
the United States would now he q
wilderness. and the same is true of
great portions of other continents.
Every body travels on the railroad.
and a railroad train is familiar sight
that never grows old.
But how many CT the millions who |
travel know what the railroad signals |
mean! The majority do not bother
their heads about the matter, and a
large minority vaguely wonder why
there should be SO much footing and
swinging of lanterns. all of which is
no doubt essential, but at the same
time very confusing to the uninitiated
passenger.
Perhaps this article may serve TO
clear up the mystery, as the data is
taken from the STANDARD Code
text book TO railway men.
Red signifies danger"
Green signifies "caution-go slow
ly."
White signifies safety"
Green and white signifies "stop at
nag stations for passengers or
freight. -
One cap or torpedo on rail means
stop Immediately.
Two caps or torpedoes on rail mean
reduce speed Immediately and look
out for danger signal"
A train while running must display
two green flags by day and two green
lights by night, one on each side OF
the rear Of the train.
| After sunset, or when obscured BY
fog or other cause, must display
headlight in front and two red lights
in rear.
Two green flags by day and two
green lights by night, displayed in the
places provided for that purpose on
the front OF an engine, denote that the
train is followed by another train run
ming on the same schedule and en-
titled to the same timetable rights as
the train carrying the signals.
Two white flags by day and two
: white lights by night, carried in the
same manner, denote that the train l.
, an extra.
A blue flag by day and a blue light
by night. placed on the end of a car,
denotes that car inspectors are at work
under or about the car or train, and
! must not be coupled to or removed
until the blue signal is removed.
! Lamp signals are made as follows;
a lamp swung across the track il
/ the signal to stop.
A lamp raised and lowered vertical
: ~ is the signal to move ahead.
A lamp swung vertically in circl'
| across the track, when the train il
e standing, is the signal to move back.
t A lamp swung vertically in circt
< at arm $ length across the track, whel
= the train is running, is the signal tina
the train has parted.
i A flag or the hand moved in any o
: the directions given above will indicat
V the same signal as given by the lamp
; The locomotive whistle signals ar
: composed of short, quick sounds an
O long sounds. In the following table,
l. means short, quick sound; - mean
long sound.
a Apply brakes. stop ........O
r lease Lrakes, start. q .
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Aprroach NJ stat ons 80 blast lasting 5 Sc
- Call for sw tchmen ........O . O o
4 Cattle on truck ....-.-- - -
J. Fer fnei ..3"~,..-...'........O o 900
. Bridge tuu ell warn ng Q