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RULE G""The use of intoxicants or narcotics is prohibited""one of twelve general rules in standard code adopted by Association of American Railroads, based upon previous regulations made by individual companies.

 


Rule G on the railroad is the one that clearly prohibits employees from using alcohol while on duty or subject to call for duty.

Rule G
Railroad work rule against the use of intoxicants.
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It is the default rate rule governing interline traffic where a joint-line rate is unavailable. Rule 11 must be indicated on the original bill of lading along with each price authority for the rail carriers involved in the movement.

I grew up hearing about hot boxes, rip tracks, wrecks, and Rule G. The summer of 1957, at age 16, I went to work for the Rock Island section gang out of Carrie Ave. yard in St. Louis.

Rule G - The railroad rule against drinking.
Run-around - This is a maneuver in which the same locomotive is used to pull the train in the opposite direction for the return trip.

For example, the rules restrict speeds within recognized rail yards to 10 mph. The rule governing the maximum permissible speed of a train operating on curved track is determined by the following formula: ...

See also: Track, Switch, Train, Engine, Locomotive

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