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Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co.

Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co. and Affiliated Lines. Rules of the Operating Department.

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Title: Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co. and Affiliated Lines. Rules of the Operating Department.
Author: Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co.
Publisher: Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co.
Published: 0000
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 131
Catalogs: Vintage Technical, Manuals, Transportation
Description: Book is numbered 2141, form 372. Undated, but likely issued around 1903. Contains a few illustrations and charts. Original dark green cloth binding with rounded corners. Some bleaching at hinges and spotting to boards. Spine is heavily worn, and mesh is visible inside rear hinge. Interior pages are lightly foxed. This manual addresses train rules, including time-tables, signal rules, classification of trains, the movement of trains, diagrams of signaling, block signaling, and more, and outlines the roles and rules for chief train dispatchers, telegraph operators, repairmen, train master, master mechanics, enginemen, firemen, conductors, baggagemen, brakemen, yard masters, station agents, and more. Hardcover, acceptable condition. 131 pages, 16mo.