The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-17
BLOCK SYSTEM
FOR SHORT LINE
viii Be on Entire Read North of
Salt Lake.
RULES EFFECTIVE In APRIL
METHOD IS PRESCRIBED FOR
EXCITING PASSENGERS.
RULES EFFECTIVE IN APRIL

The block system VIII be installed as
rapidly as possible on the entire Oregon
Short Line system north OF Salt Lake
The electric block IS already being in-
stalled between Pocatelo and Mccain
mon and win be put into operation this
week When the California extension IS
completed, the block system viii prob
ably Poe put ON that portion of the road
also.
IL is largely because of the necessity
for familiarizing the employees with the
semaphore signals wen in advance of The
adoption of the system generally that
the new set of rules has been adopted at
this time. The rules win go into effect in
April. Meanwhile the employees viii have
a chance to famIiarize themselves with
them.
Under the block system the entire line
IS divided into different blocks, the di-
vision points being marked by sema-
phOres. Not more than one train is all
lowed within a block AT the same time.
The position of the arm of the sema-
phore by day and the color of the lights
by night indicate whether the block is
CLEAR. As STATED i'm The Herald, green
tastead of white viii indicate safety
Green ana red mean caution and red
means TO StO A white light en- a soma
eating that the signal is imperfect,
Changes in Rules.
Few changes are made I'm the existing
rules o. IN the American Railway asso-
citation code. which was the basis. One
alteration iu the code has been made Ia
accordance with the views of General
Manager Bancroft and General Superin-
Iendent Calvin of the Short Line This
applies to train orders. On most roads,
oucrcr receipts for both copies OF each
train order, giving one copy TO the en-
ElneeI. The Short Line has made il q
rule for the engineer 10 receive his COPY
personally from the operator, and re-
Ceipt for it, This rule VIII be made TO
apply in the future to the Union Pacific
and the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company, as well as the Oregon Short
Line.
The object of this is to fix response
bility I'm the case Of the recent serious
wreck on The Wabash, for example, the
engineer claimed that he had not re-
CeiVed TIE train order naming the meet
ing point As the system Of train orders
there requires no signature from the en-
Eiueer the fixing of responsibility mar
rows down TO question of Neraclty be-
tween the conductor and the engineer
In general way the new code of rules
IS far more explicit than any others. lt
defines i'm detail the duties of every era-
ploye- giving expression TO many things
NIlcn heretofore nave Simply DeeQ gem
orally understood.
EjecJment Of Passengers.
A new rule for passenger conductors
regarding the election of persons from
trains is as follows Should any one be
found upon train without proper
transportation, such person must be re-
Quired to pay fare. and, I'm case of re-
fusal, should be reguesJed to leave The
train. II DE refUseS 10 leave the tr6i-
peaceably he should De elected by the
conductor, only suCh force being used as
IS necessary for his removal, and I'm ma
case with unueCessaT- violence. harsh
language. or display of lll temper.
-'rhe election must be made by the con-
ductOI ass an act of legal duty, only i'm
a reasonable manner and at a proper
place within station limits j should
not be az such a place. i'm such weather.
or at such unreasonable hours of the
night as might ordinarily endapger the
health or safety of the person elected,
and the person elected must not be a
Cfild of tender years. person of ull-
sound miad or a person i'm such feeble
-r helpless condition as to he unable 90
take care Of himself AT the point Of ejec-
ffOn