The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-13
Commission TAKES
RAILROAD TO TASK
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use in connection with the DIS
patoher's or operating Office.
Movement OF Trains.

C3) All orders affecting the
movement of trains shall be framed
and issued by the dispatcher on
by the dispatcher shall be written
on a record sheet or book for train
orders; that is. kept in the once
for this purpose; and "ritten
copy of the order shall be given
that is affected, or shall be te!e-
phoned to the conductors of the
trains, and the conductor required
to write the order on an order
patcher, and then, If correct. sign
his name to 1t. and deliver It 10
the mo,orman. and have him sign
his name. All orders shail pc
filed with the dispatcher, and pre-
sented by him when they hays, been t,
The disratchers shall be required
TO check the orders when received
from the conductors Tor nl'ns
with the record book or sheets Is, 80
see that they, were correctly ''f'u'
out IA, ,
ca The dispatchers shall kesn
daily train movement reeoro
sheet, and record thereon the move
ments of all trains that are oper-
ated. showing time each tram
raises reporting stations, t3gelneI
with notes of delays ana ci,ai : - 80
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schedule as per the timetable.
f5) All conductors shall report
by telephone In person ana olr .;.,to
~ to the dispatcher's office the TIM
OF their arrival and ana q pr1are AriE
inrton function. Clarendon. West
End, Vienna and Fairfax, and shait
ask for orders.
C6) No work or freight train
shall be run as sectl0n OF pa, pas
the terminal point, car barn or re
porting stations without orders
from the dispatcher and the tram
men of the work train or freight
train must be informed OF the
schedule of all other trains oper-
ated. and must keep out Of the
way of passenger trains ana clear
the track at least five minutes.
Sufficient Power.
tD All trains run in sections
shall carry signals Gags by day
and lights by nighD, as prescribed
in book Of rules. one copy OF
which has been delivered to the
company and another Is on iiie
with the commission, or such modi-
cations Of these rules as may be
authorized and provided by the
commission.
Cs) The railroad shall provide
sufficient power TO MAINTAIN It's
These schedules shall be main
tanned not only as between termi-
nal points but between all inter-
mediate points.
60 The company shall supply l,
sufficient cars at the Aqueduct
Bridge and other terminal points
to furnish at all times reasonable
accommodations. with out crowd
ing. for its patrons, and shall not
he permitted to unduly crowd Its
cars.
coo All trains of more than one
car shall be operated with motor
car In front. except that between
Aqueduct Bridge and Clarendon,
and between Aqneduct Bridge and
Arlington Heights. on Arlington
Reservation, motor cars may push
loaded cars up grade. In all cases
between these points when trains
are composed of more than one car
and going down grades. motor cars
shall be in front.
(11) Until further notice, the
company shall furnish the commits
sion each week n report of the
movement of ell trains over the
road, showing the arrival and de-
parture of each train a, and from m
Street Station, Washington; Ar
lington Junction, Clarendon. West
End. Dunn Loring, Vienna and
Fairfax.
Effective at Once.
(l2) A compliance with these
rules in detail by the company
does not in any way relieve them
from their obligations and respon-
sibility to install and employ az
other safeguards for the prompt
and proper operation of their road
and protection to the public,
These rules and regulations are
10 be effective forthwith, and az
additions and improvements shall
be completed and installed on o.
before the 18th day OF 'Ausust
II is ordered that these proceed =,
ings he kept upon the DOCKET 90 Q,
the commission, so that iurtne:
orders may be entered neIelH a ~
n ...lor rnopirementS made WIN