Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-27
DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT HURLEY.
he Is Strictly Enforcing the Brown Sys-
TEN Of Merits and Dement'S.

NJ - 1hANhy GaANANAAN ~ .ANWa ~
TEN Of Merits and Dement'S.
Bulletin No. 90: Recently a train on
this division rau too fast descending a
long grade. The conductor gave ~ an
excuse that the train was being handled
smoothly and. while he knew the time
table and bulletin instructions were
being violated, he considered IL safe, as he
wa prepared to control the train. This
engineer gave rs an excuse that he had a
high wheel engine and had been accut-
toned to running a low wheeled engine,
and did not imagine that he was making
such fast time II l. very imp jrtani
that the instructions ia regard to speed
Of trains be strictly complied with.
The engineer and conductor have both
been given fifteen days each suspension,
Bulletin No. "a: Recently on this diyi.
sion a train broke in two. aud the rear
cut collided with the head end Of train.
The train parted behind the working air
leaving but ths way car and one other
car In the rear cut. The train was being
handled by two engines, coupled. The
head brakeman. who was sitting on the
second engine. discovered that the WAY
car was broken of and gave his engineer
a signal 10 stop at once. The engineer,
not knowing what the trouble was, Wits
tied for brakes, and the forward engineer
applied the air. After the train was
stopped and the enginemen had found
the train had parted. the train could not
be started before the two cuts came To-
gether. The rear brakeman was sitting
In cupola between stations, and failed 10
discover that the train had parted. The
head aud rear brakemen have been held
responsible and have been discharged
from the service.
Bulletin No. %: Recently a conductor
on this division was found to be slow In
getting seals and numbers. He has been
given a suspension OF ten days.
Bulletin No. 90: Recently a section
foreman on this division took up a guard
rail opposite frog on incline to coal
shute; did not get 1t repaired by right
time; spiked the switch with one spike
and neglected to give trainmaster notice
Of condition Of switch. On account Of
the ties being recently tamped up they
we're loose and the brakeman was able
to throw the switch with aiding one tie
The section foreman was familiar with
instructions as TO having order placed
out In such cases. He has been suspend
ed ten days for carelessness.
Bulletin o.. A conductor recently
failed 10 deliver way bills TO car clerl
on arrival OF a second-class train al
terminal. This caused delay 10 the out
going train. The conductor has been
suspended twenty days.
Bulletin W.. Recently on this division
we had q head end collision between a
third-class freight train and n hrst-clasl
train. The collision was neal a switch
at a regular meeting point. broad day
light and view plain In both directions
Conductor OF third. class train claimed
that he had forgotten 10 wind his watch
and that II was stopped or slow. Con.
duotor resigned by wire, Conductor Of
passenger train, In this case. did hot
give engineer signal 10 leave station al
the meeting point. and was responsible
for violation OF rules ll9 ard 100.
Engineer OF passenger train was
tightening rims ON pipe TO lubricator
and was responsible for violation Of rulei
Is and ll9.
Rule No. 4 violated by head brakeman
Claimed he had left his time card In th,
way car.
The rear brakeman on freight tralI
did not look at his watch to observe tina
they had left the station four minutes
after the time they should have been int
clear at the next station.
Rules SO. SO, 80, 100 and 500 A violated
by train and engine men on third clas'
ira ms. Engineer OF third class train ha,
been discharged from the service fol
gross carelessness and violation OF IN,
above mentioned rules. Brakeman o.
third class train has been suspended fol
thirty days for violation Of rules allow
mentioned.
Engineer and conductor Of FIRST clasi
train have been suspended for sixty days
each for violation Of the rules above men
toned.
While II Is clearly demonstrated tina
the first responsibility rests with th,
crew Of the third class train, and tina
they should have been In the clear NJ th,
meeting point before time OF collision. a
the same time had a sharp and careful
lookout had been kept by the enginee
aud conductor Of the FIRST class train, tn
collision would have been AyeTted.