The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
Santa Fe Issues Its New Code
Book.
Will Loan 700 Copies to En-
plOyes.
EACH BOOK NUMBERED
Must Be Returned to the Com
pany or Paid For.
Modelled on Lines of the Stand
ard Railway Code.

Thirty thousand copies of the new
Santa Fee code of rules and regulations
for the operating department are just
being completed by the Hall Printing
company of this city. and will soon be
distributed throughout the length of
the great Santa F'e system
This is the first time the Santa Fe
has had code of its own 1t has been
operating without a code, except so far
as provided in the employees time cards
and the standard code OF the American
Railway association. The former are
very brief and the latter books are so
scarce that it is doubtful whether any
except the highest officials ever saw a
copy.
The new book is a great improvement
IN the standard code. 1t consists of 126
pages 1t is bound in cloth. 1t has
C1arginal index throughout, which the
standard code does not have 1t is d1-
vided into distinct topics, plainly set on
with good, black heads. 1t is illustrated
with six colored plates showing the var
ious colors and positions of the sema-
phore signals.
Each of the books is to be numbered
They will not be given away, but will
be loaned to the employees On the first
page in the book is a blank space for
the number, and the following state
ment: This book is the property of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e railway
system and is loaned to- (here fol-
lowed DlaQkS LOT 4NS ndHcS) WIZ
agrees to return it to the proper officer
when called for. or upon leaving the
service, or pay for the same"
The books will be issued through the
general manager and general superln-
tendent.
A large portion of the book is copied
literally from the standard code The
general rules, train rules, watch 1nSpec-
ton rules, train signals, classification
and movement of trains and forms for
train orders are all copied almost with
out variation from the standard code.
This portion of the book takes Al of the
12S pages
The following 40 pages of the book
are taken up with some general regula-
tiOns which are of interest The general
regulations are a compilation of a great
many rules which have long been in
force on the road. but which have not
been published. They do not appear in
the standard code
Under the head of general regulations,
1t is stated that all persons except Ia
borers who apply for employment, will
be required to pass a physical examina-
ton. Minors will not be employed I'M
less by written consent of their parents,
and will not under any condition be
employed in train or engine service. An
employe disabled by sickness or acct
dent is barred from claim of compenSa-
ton. Warning is also given to employees
against certain elements of constant
danger which exist on the road. Then
follows special instructions to conduc-
tors, brakemen, train pOrterS, news
agents. enginemen, firemen, car inspec-
tors. yardmasters, station agents, oper-
ators, section and bridge foremen, and
bridge watchmen.
A section is devoted to instructions to
trainmen to what to do in case of
injury to passengers or others, and what
to do in case of wrecks. A few practi-
cal rules are given for the first add to
injured, how to revive from shocks, how
to stop flow of blood, how to dress burns
and how to place patient on a stretch
er.
Next come Is pages devoted to the
handling of mail. and full instructions
to all trainmen who have to do with
that branch of the business.
Pages 90 to 12O are devoted to a con-
sideration of the block system and in
terlocking plants, which is taken in
modified form from the standard code.
1t was found necessary to make a num-
Der of radical deoartures from the
standard code, to fit special conditions
existing on the Santa Fe.
The concluding pages of the book are
taken up with an explanation of how to
manage the Sweeney air compressors
the automatic air brake and the Baker