CANADIAN RAIL OPERATING RULES

CANADIAN RAIL OPERATING RULES

GENERAL NOTICE
GENERAL RULES
DEFINITIONS
OPERATING RULES
TIME AND TIME TABLES
1. CLOCKS
2. WATCHES
3. WATCH COMPARISON
3.1 TIME IN EFFECT
3.2 NOTICE OF TIME CHANGE
3.3 EMPLOYEES ON DUTY WHEN TIME CHANGES
3.4 CLOSED STANDARD RAILWAY CLOCK LOCATIONS
3.5 TIME COMPARISON WHEN TIME CHANGES
4. TIME TABLES AND THEIR USE
4.1 NOTICE OF NEW TIME TABLE OR SUPPLEMENT
6. SYMBOLS AND DIAGRAMS
SIGNALS – GENERAL
11. FUSEES
12. HAND SIGNALS
12.1 RADIO OR HAND SIGNALS
12.2 SWITCHING BY RADIO
13. ENGINE BELL
13.1 ENGINE BELL FAILURE
14. ENGINE WHISTLE SIGNALS
15. SNOW PLOW WHISTLE SIGNALS
17. HEADLIGHT
17.1 HEADLIGHT FAILURE
17.2 DITCH LIGHTS
19. MARKER(S
19.1 SUBSTITUTE MARKER
26. BLUE SIGNAL PROTECTION
26.1 PROTECTION FOR EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK
27. SIGNAL IMPERFECTLY DISPLAYED
34. FIXED SIGNAL RECOGNITION AND COMPLIANCE
35. EMERGENCY PROTECTION
35.1 DECREASED FLAGGING DISTANCE

PROTECTION OF IMPASSABLE OR SLOW TRACK
40.1 PROTECTION OF TRACK WORK ON OTHER THAN MAIN TRACK
40.2 TRACK WORK IN CAUTIONARY LIMITS
40.3 PROTECTION OF TRACK WORK AT AUTOMATIC INTERLOCKING
42. PLANNED PROTECTION
43. SLOW TRACK PROTECTION
44. UNUSUAL TRACK SIGNAL CONDITIONS
45. PROTECTION BOTH DIRECTIONS
45.1 SIGNAL PLACEMENT TWO TRACKS
46. MOUNTING OF SIGNALS
47. PERMISSIBLE SPEED SIGNS
49. TRACK OCCUPANCY PERMIT (TOP
49.1 TOP AUTHORITY WITHIN YARD LIMITS OR CAUTIONARY LIMITS
49.2 BEFORE ISSUING TOP AUTHORITY
49.3 SAME OR OVERLAPPING TOP LIMITS
MOVEMENT OF TRAINS AND ENGINES
51. DESIGNATION AND USE OF MAIN TRACKS
80. MAIN TRACK AUTHORIZATION
81. CLEARANCE REQUIRED
81.1 LEAVING TIME RESTRICTED BY CLEARANCE
81.2 DEFINING CLEARANCE LIMITS OF AUTHORITY
81.3 CLEARANCE IN EFFECT
82. SUPERSEDING A CLEARANCE
82.1 CANCELLING CLEARANCE
82.2 AVOIDING FURTHER USE
83. OPERATING BULLETINS
83.1 DAILY OPERATING BULLETIN (DOB)
84. STARTING A TRAIN OR ENGINE
85. REPORTING DELAYS
85.1 TRAIN LOCATION REPORT
88. STOPPING CLEAR OF FOULING POINT
89. POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION BEFORE LEAVING
90. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CREW MEMBERS
92. SNOW PLOW PROHIBITED
93. YARD LIMITS
93.1 ADDITIONAL RESTRICTION IN YARD LIMITS
94. CAUTIONARY LIMITS
94.1 ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS IN CAUTIONARY LIMITS
97. INTERLOCKING IN USE
98. APPROACHING DRAWBRIDGES AND RAILWAY CROSSINGS AT GRADE
98.1 SPEED THROUGH TURNOUTS
101. PROTECTION AGAINST EXTRAORDINARY CONDITIONS
101.2 EQUIPMENT LEFT ON MAIN TRACK
102. EMERGENCY STOP PROTECTION
103. PUBLIC CROSSINGS AT GRADE
103.1 PUBLIC CROSSINGS AT GRADE WITH WARNING DEVICES

104. HAND OPERATED SWITCHES
104.1 SPRING SWITCHES
104.2 DUAL CONTROL SWITCHES
104.3 POWER-OPERATED SWITCHES AT A STOP SIGNAL
104.4 SEMI-AUTOMATIC SWITCHES
104.5 DERAILS
105. SPEED ON OTHER THAN MAIN TRACK
105.1. EQUIPMENT LEFT ON SIDING
105.2 OCCUPIED SERVICE EQUIPMENT
106. CREW RESPONSIBILITIES
107. RESTRICTIONS AT PASSENGER TRAIN STOPS
109. SNOW REMOVAL RESTRICTIONS
110. INSPECTING PASSING TRAINS
111. TRAIN INSPECTION
112. SECURING EQUIPMENT
113. COUPLING TO EQUIPMENT
114. FOULING OTHER TRACKS
115. PUSHING EQUIPMENT
116. RUNNING SWITCH
RADIO
117. RELIABILITY TESTS
118. REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE RADIOS
119. CONTINUOUS MONITORING
120. RADIO TERMS
121. POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION
122. CONTENT OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
123. VERIFICATION PROCEDURES
124. AVOIDING DISTRACTION
125. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES
126. RESTRICTED USE OF RADIO
127. RADIO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL PROCEDURES
131. RECORDING
132. BREVITY, CLARITY AND PRONUNCIATION
133. NUMBERING
134. DESIGNATION OF TRAINS AND ENGINES
135. EMPLOYEES ADDRESSED
136. COPYING, REPEATING AND COMPLETING
138. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
139. BECOMING EFFECTIVE
140. CHANGES AFTER COMPLETION
141. MAKING ADDITIONAL COPIES
142. UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CREW MEMBERS
143. GBO NUMBERS ON CLEARANCE
147. TRANSFER BETWEEN CREWS
148. PERSONAL TRANSFER BETWEEN RTCs
GENERAL BULLETIN ORDER (GBO
151. IDENTICAL MEANING TO ALL
152. DELIVERY OF GBO
153. CONFIRMATION TO A FOREMAN
154. REMAIN IN EFFECT
155. CANCELLING GBO
FORMS OF GBO
FORM DL - PROTECTION OF DIMENSIONAL TRAFFIC
FORM Q - NOTICE OF TIME CHANGE, NEW TIME TABLE OR SUPPLEMENT.
FORM S - MAIN TRACK OUT OF SERVICE
FORM T - EQUIPMENT LEFT ON MAIN TRACK.
FORM V - SPECIFYING SPEED
FORM Y - TRACK CONDITION PROTECTION
OCCUPANCY CONTROL SYSTEM (OCS) RULES
301. APPLICATION AND SUPERVISION
303. PROTECTION AGAINST FOLLOWING TRAINS
303.1 RADIO PROTECTION AGAINST FOLLOWING TRAINS
304. RESTRICTION BEFORE LEAVING
305. BEFORE ISSUING CLEARANCE AUTHORITY
306. TRACK USE
307.1 CLEARING OCS LIMITS
308. WORK CLEARANCE AUTHORITY
308.1 CLEARANCE TO PROCEED
309. TRAINS MOVING THROUGH WORKING LIMITS
310. MULTIPLE WORK TRAINS
311. TRAINS OR ENGINES ENTERING TOP LIMITS
312. CLEARANCE IN LIEU OF TOP
313. OCS SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
SPECIAL CONTROL SYSTEM (SCS) RULES
351. APPLICATION
352. SUPERVISION
353. SCS SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
401. LOCATION
402. POSITIONING
403. APPEARANCE OF COLOUR LIGHT AND SEMAPHORE SIGNALS
404. STANDARD INDICATIONS
BLOCK AND INTERLOCKING SIGNALS
Rule 405-408A
Rule 409-415
Rule 416-422
Rule 423-430
AUTOMATIC BLOCK SIGNAL SYSTEM (ABS) RULES
505. APPLICATION
507. WITHDRAWAL OF SIGNALS
509. STOPPED BY STOP SIGNAL
510. MODIFIED STOP AND PROCEED SIGNAL
512. BLOCK INDICATORS
513. NO BLOCK INDICATOR
514. ENTERING BETWEEN SIGNALS
515. DELAYED IN THE BLOCK
516. REVERSE MOVEMENTS (OUTSIDE YARD LIMITS AND CAUTIONARY LIMITS).
517. STOP SIGNAL PASSED WITHOUT AUTHORITY
CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM (CTC) RULES
560. APPLICATION
561. SUPERVISION
563. AUTHORITY FOR ENGINES
564. STOPPED BY STOP SIGNAL
564.1 TRAIN OR ENGINE THROUGH OCCUPIED BLOCK
565. STOP SIGNAL CTC TO ABS
566. EXCLUSIVE WORK AUTHORITY
566.1. SIGNAL INDICATION SUSPENDED WHILE SWITCHING
567. JOINT WORK AUTHORITY TRAINS AND ENGINES
567.1 JOINT AUTHORITY TRAIN OR ENGINE AND TOP
568. SIGNAL OR PERMISSION TO ENTER MAIN TRACK
569. CANCELLING AUTHORITIES
570. ENTERING BETWEEN SIGNALS
571. CHANGING ROUTES
572. STOP SIGNAL PASSED WITHOUT AUTHORITY
573. REVERSE MOVEMENTS
574. CTC SUSPENDED
575. DELAYED IN THE BLOCK
576. CTC SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
INTERLOCKING RULES
601. APPLICATION
602. PROPER SIGNAL INDICATIONS REQUIRED
603. REAR PROTECTION
604. ESTABLISHING AND CHANGING ROUTES
605. DELAYED IN TIMING CIRCUIT
606. STOP SIGNAL PASSED WITHOUT AUTHORITY
607. RULE APPLICABLE AT A STOP SIGNAL
608. MANUAL INTERLOCKING
609. STOP SIGNAL LOCALLY-CONTROLLED INTERLOCKING
609.1 STOP SIGNAL LOCALLY-CONTROLLED INTERLOCKING (CLOSED)
610. STOP SIGNAL REMOTELY-CONTROLLED INTERLOCKING
611. STOP SIGNAL AUTOMATIC INTERLOCKING
612. STOPPED FOUL OF SIGNAL
613. APPROACHING INTERLOCKING LIMITS
614. LEAVING INTERLOCKING IN ABS OR CTC
615. SINGLE UNIT OF EQUIPMENT RESTRICTED
616. DAMAGE TO INTERLOCKING
617. DISCONNECTING TRACK PARTS OR LOCKING DEVICES
618. JOINT AUTHORITY TRAIN OR ENGINE AND TOP
619. TRANSFER BY SIGNALMEN
620. INTERLOCKING SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Rules for the Protection of Track Units and Track Work
DEFINITIONS
Protection for a Light or Heavy Track Unit
Protection of Track Work
Track Occupancy Permits
Track Unit Movements Through Interlockings
Heavy Track Unit Movements Over Power-Operated and Dual Control Switches