Book: D.L. & W. Railroad Co. Safety Rules, Transportation Dept., 1956.

front cover

front cover

Name/Title

Book: D.L. & W. Railroad Co. Safety Rules, Transportation Dept., 1956.

Entry/Object ID

2014.015.0068

Scope and Content

Book: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. Safety Rules. Governing Employes of the Transportation Department. [Effective November 1,1956.] Booklet, 3-7/8" wide x 5-13/16" high, printed pasteboard cover with black spine strip, 24 pp. No serial number or recipient name inside front cover; apparently unissued copy. See notes for text of page 2 index. Hoboken was the eastern rail terminal for the Lackawanna Railroad and one of the locations where this rule book would have been used. ==== instruction / employee manual

Acquisition

Accession

2014.015

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Museum Collections.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1956 - 1956

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1956 Date(s): 1956

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Notes: Archives 2014.015.0068 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. Safety Rules. Governing Employees of the Transportation Department. [Effective November 1 ,1956.] ==== INDEX PAGE Introduction ----------------------------------- 4 Safety Rules for the Government of Transportation Dept. ------------------------- 5 General Rules --------------------------------- 5 Working on or About Cars, and Locomotives ---- 8 When in Doubt, Ask Someone Who Knows 14 Getting on or Off Locomotives and Cars-------- 24 Coupling or Uncoupling ------------------------ 25 Operating Brakes ______________________________ 27 Operating Switches ---------------------------- 29 Passenger Service ----------------------------- 30 Station Service -------------------------------- 30 Self Propelled Trucks or Tractors-------------- 33 Power Cranes, Hoists and Derricks ------------- 34 Gases, Acids, Explosives, etc. ___________________ 35 Car Heaters ___________________________________ 36 Fire Protection Rules __________________________ 39 Dining and Buffet Cars------------------------- 41 Kitchen and Pantry ____________________________ 42 2 ==== NOTICE These rules are effective November 1, 1956. Employes to whom they will apply will be furnished with a copy and are required to understand and obey them. Officers and supervisory forces will regularly make observations and checks and take such action as may be necessary to insure compliance with the rules. W. G. WHITE, Vice President. 3 ==== ==== Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2014-10-30