Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, Volume 26The Association, 1925 List of members in v. 1- |
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Page 501 - In witness whereof the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, the day and year first above written.
Page 330 - Act, within a time specified in the order, to install automatic train-stop or train-control devices or other safety devices, which comply with specifications and requirements prescribed by the Commission, upon the whole or any part of its railroad...
Page 159 - When a train stops or is delayed, under circumstances in which it may be overtaken by another train, the flagman must go back immediately with stop signals a sufficient distance to insure full protection.
Page 447 - The provisions of this agreement shall Inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the parties.
Page 330 - States a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation, which shall accrue to the United States and may be recovered in a civil action brought by the United States.
Page 497 - Until terminated as hereinbefore provided, this agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
Page 513 - Factory and shop lumber. — Lumber intended to be cut up for use in further manufacture. It is graded on the basis of the percentage of the area which will produce a limited number of cuttings of a specified, or of a given minimum, size and quality.
Page 152 - B. Employes must be conversant with and obey the rules and special instructions. If in doubt as to their meaning they must apply to proper authority for an explanation.
Page 158 - A signal imperfectly displayed, or the absence of a signal at a place where a signal is usually shown, must be regarded as a stop signal, and the fact reported to the 28.
Page 522 - ... fractions below the half foot shall be dropped, and fractions above the half foot shall be counted as of the next higher foot.