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SI_Page_15  2.....SPEED RESTRICTIONS GENERAL. (a) For the guidance of Employes handling passenger and freight trains except Streamliners standard roadway signs, with silver gray Scotchlite background, are located on engineer's side of track and will indicate where speed must be reduced. The "Reduce Speed" sign set in an upward angle of 45 degrees is located approximately 3000 feet from where the lower speed becomes effective and numerals thereon indicate in miles per hour the permissible speed thru the restricted area. The "Resume Speed" sign set in a vertical position with letters "RS" thereon indicates that normal speed may be resumed. Where these signs have two sets of figures the numerals preceded with letter "P" apply to passenger trains, except Streamliners, and letter "F" to freight trains. (b) When passenger trains are handled by freight engines or when freight cars, except cars equipped with passenger trucks and steel wheels, are handled in passenger trains, the train will not exceed maximum permissible speed for freight trains in the territory operated. (c) Speed shown on Speed Limit Plates on engines must not be exceeded. (d) F-8, G-3 and M class engines..... .....40 MPH Diesel engines 2300-2324..... .....50 MPH Diesel engines 2325-2341..... .....70 MPH Steam engines backing up..... .....20 MPH Steam engines in forward motion running light or with caboose only..... .....35 MPH Diesel and Electric engines light or with caboose only..... .....50 MPH Trains handling steam derricks, pile drivers, ditchers, cranes, steam shovels, dozers, etc. on Main Track..... .....25 MPH except on 6 degree curves or sharper, and on Branch Lines..... .....15 MPH Trains handling ore cars or air dump cars loaded with ore or gravel and scale test car on Main Track..... .....30 MPH except on 6 degree curves or sharper and on Branch Lines..... .....20 MPH Unless conditions require a further speed restriction, trains or engines moving against the current of traffic on double track thru interlockings..... .....15 MPH Trains or engines over drawbridges..... .....15 MPH Trains or engines moving on main routes actuating points of spring switches..... .....35 MPH Trains or engines moving in facing pqint direction at spring switches without facing point lock..... .....25 MPH Trains or engines thru No. 20 turnouts at: .....35 MPH Skykomish, east siding switch. Interbay, end of double track east end of yard. Still Creek, end of double track. Endot, end of double track.
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