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Part 218.37 - Flag Protection

• Circumstances Permitting Relief of Rear-End Flag Protection • One Train Following Another at Restricted Speed • Use of Radio Communication between Trains to Afford Relief of Rear-End Flag Protection in Non-Signaled Territory

Single Person Crews

(*Original issue date was June 6, 1995, and signed by Edward R. English, Director, Office of Safety Enforcement)

Movement Within Yard Limits -- Signaled Territory

The attached letter to the Illinois Central Railroad addresses the issue of how trains and engines are expected to move within yard limits in signaled territory. This Technical Bulletin amplifies the guidance previously issued from this office in a letter to the General Code of Operating Rules...