Canadian National (CN) Standards & Practices
Name/Title
Canadian National (CN) Standards & PracticesEntry/Object ID
2020.054.001Description
Book of standards and practices upheld and enforced by Canadian National fin regards to signals and communications. It covers: working with approved plans, installation and commissioning tests, recording circuit wiring and design errors, performing vital circuit revisions, signal installation and testing documentation, condition of plans, maintenance of vital tools and test instruments, inspection and test intervals, protecting train operations during signal system interruption, replacing and tagging defective in-service equipment, recording inspection and test results, relief from performing inspection and tasks, installing unauthorized equipment and material, observance of rules standards and instructions, investigating signal related accidents incidents and failures, hours of service act, tests not performed, software configuration management, inspecting cable housings, testing for grounds and battery isolation faults, inspecting and testing storage batteries, inspecting and testing electric locks, testing resistance, testing highway grade crossing warning devices, wire and cable resistance, lighting arresters, inspecting signal poleline and attachments, testing approach locking, testing detector locking, testing indication locking, testing and inspecting movable bridge locking, testing route locking, testing traffic locking and field blocking, inspecting and testing search light signal mechanisms, inspecting and testing relays, supplementary inspections and tests, inspecting and testing fouling circuits, inspecting and testing switch circuit controllers, inspecting and testing power switch machines, inspecting and testing spring switches, testing time releases timing relays and timing devices, inspecting and testing insulated track hardware, testing track circuits, testing and inspecting hazard detectors, inspecting and testing vital electronic equipment, inspecting and testing non-vital electronics, inspecting foundations, inspecting signal structures, inspecting painted surfaces, inspecting gaskets, inspecting seals, inspecting and testing wayside pushbuttons and panels, inspecting and testing fuses, inspecting electrical contacts, inspecting mechanical equipment, inspecting signal lamps, inspecting signal alignment, definitions, definitions for FL and EQ objects, applicable FRA rules, job aids by location, frequently asked questions. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, it is an original manual of standards and practices for Canadian National's signals and communications department. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
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Canadian National