1. ALL TRAINS MUST HAVE BOTH AN ENGINEER AND A CONDUCTOR.
Minimum age for a conductor is seven, the age of unreason.
2. FIVE MILES PER HOUR MAXIMUM SPEED.
3. SEPARATION BETWEEN TRAINS EQUALS ONE MILEPOST LENGTH TO THE END OF THE NEXT TRAIN.
4. ALL CONDUCTORS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A RED FLAG.
5. CONDUCTOR TO FLAG TWO MILEPOST LENGTHS (210') BEHIND ANY STOPPED TRAIN. This rule probably prevents more accidents than all of the other rules combined.
6. SOUND HORN OR WHISTLE (--- --- - ------) AT W SIGN.
7. SPARK ARRESTORS & ASHPANS REQUIRED ON ALL COAL & WOOD BURNERS.
Safety Gram
After due diligence and review of recent derailments. The following shall be implemented:
Load limit for riding car shall not exceed three big kids or four small kids and never more than three adults.
Engine velocity restriction are now in place. No train shall exceed 5 MPH.
8. DROP A GREEN BLOCK AT ANY DERAILMENT LOCATION. Not only does this tell track crews where problems are, it warns the next train that there is a track problem.
9. LEAVE SWITCH THROWS LINED FOR MAIN LINE. This is particularly important when the next train may have an engineer on his or her first trip.
NIGHT RUNNING
10. WHITE HEADLIGHT MOUNTED ON FRONT OF ENGINE. Steam engines may need battery-powered headlights.
11. RED TAILLIGHT MOUNTED ON REAR OF LAST CAR.
12. CONDUCTOR TO USE FLASHLIGHT TO FLAG TWO MILEPOSTS (210') BEHIND ANY STOPPED TRAIN.
