1962 Uniform Code of Operating Rules – Signals

SIGNALS AND THEIR USE

7. Employees whose duties may require them to give signals must have the proper appliances, keep them in good order and ready for immediate use.

8. Flags (cloth, metal, or other suitable material) of the prescribed color must be used by day, and lights of the prescribed color and type by night.

9. Day signals must by displayed from sunrise to sunset, but when day signals cannot be plainly seen night signals must be used in addition.

Night signals must be displayed from sunset to sunrise, unless otherwise provided.

COLOR SIGNALS

10. COLOR SIGNALS

Color Indication
(a) Red Stop, except as otherwise provided for by the rules.
(b) Yellow Proceed at restricted speed, and for other uses prescribed by the rules
(c) Green Proceed, and for other uses prescribed by the rules
(d) Green and White (combined or flashing) Flag stop. See Rule 28
(e) Blue Workmen under or about an engine, car or train. See Rule 26
(f) Purple When used on derails, Stop.

11. A train or engine approaching a fusee burning red on or near its track must stop, and may then proceed at restricted speed for 2000 yards; except that in ABS territory, it must stop and may then proceed at restricted speed to the next signal.

A train or engine approaching a fusee burning red beyond the nearest rail of an adjacent track need not stop, but must proceed at restricted speed for 2000 yards; except that in ABS territory it will proceed at restricted speed to the next signal.

A train or engine approaching a fusee burning yellow on or near its track will proceed, but at restricted speed for 2000 yards; except that in ABS territory, it will proceed at restricted speed to the next signal.

Fusees should not be placed on public crossings at grade nor where they may communicate fire.

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Doubleheaders Layout Tour – Saturday, 06 April 2024

It’s that time of year again!

On Saturday, 06 April 2024, our club’s CP Sudbury Division layout will be open to the public in participation with the annual Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge-Guelph and area tour, organized by the Doubleheaders Model Railway Club. This is a self-guided tour of a large number of club and private home layouts in the area.

If you are new to the Doubleheaders tour there are approximately 25 different layouts you can visit, varying from large club setups to small N-scale pikes, and you can see everything from tinplate trains to scratch-built prototype models. However the layouts are spread over a large area, which makes it difficult to see them all in a day. So you should prepare for a full day of layout touring, and also maybe consider making this an annual, or at least semi-annual event to frequent over the years.


For more details and ticket information please visit the Doubleheaders Model Railway Club web site.

Please note: Though some layouts on the tour are open later, the WRMRC will only be open from 9 am to 5 pm.

Hope to see you then!

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