61.1 DIAGRAM CROSS-REFERENCE

Table 41. Diagram Cross-Reference
SubdivisionService LanePage
Grand Rapids Term.Detroit13
MontagueDetroit25

62.0 METHOD OF OPERATION

62.1 AUTHORITY FOR MOVEMENT

Table 42. Authority for Movement

Between
Location/
Mile Post
Authority For
Movement
Signal Aspect
Rules
CG3.5 EEDT
CG136.3 (NS conn.)
265-272C-281 - C-298

Note: Rules 265-272 are in effect on all sidings.

62.3 SUSPENSION OF SIGNAL SYSTEM (AND MOVEMENTS AGAINST CURRENT OF TRAFFIC)

Table 43 (Page 1 of 2). Suspension of Signal System (and Movements Against Current of Traffic)

Between Location/Mile PostBlock Names
CG3.5 EEDT Grandville and
CG14.0 west switch Hudsonville Siding
Hudson
CG14.0 west switch Hudsonville Siding
and CG23.0 east switch Waverly Siding
Zee
CG23.0 east switch Waverly Siding and
CG25.2 west switch Holland Siding
Wave
CG25.2 west switch Holland Siding and
CG32.0 east switch Saugatuck Siding
Auga
CG32.0 east switch Saugatuck Siding and
CG43.3 west switch Wells Siding
Wells
CG43.3 west switch Wells Siding and
CG55.6 west switch Grand Junction Siding
Junc
CG55.6 west switch Grand Junction Siding
and CG63.1 west switch Gross Siding
Bang
CG63.1 west switch Gross Siding and
CG72.3 west switch Kirk Siding
Hartford
CG72.3 west switch Kirk Siding and
CG80.1 east switch Riverside
Coloma
CG80.1 east switch Riverside and
CG87.5 WEDT Benton Harbor
River
CG87.5 WEDT Benton Harbor and
CG99.3 west switch Livingston Siding
Live
CG99.3 west switch -Livingston Siding and
CG106.5 west switch Sawyer Siding
Saw
CG106.5 west switch Sawyer Siding and
CG116.4 west switch New Buffalo
Buff
CG116.4 west switch New Buffalo and
CG127.5 west switch Michigan City Siding
Mich
CG127.5 west switch Michigan City Siding
and CG136.3 Porter (Conrail Connection)
Porter

62.4 EXCEPTED TRACKS


1. Holland
-Dock Track
2. Watervliet
- Watervliet Paper Lead
3. Paw Paw Industrial Track
4. Now Buffalo Yard
5. Hamilton Industrial Track

63.0 SPEEDS

63.1 MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED SPEED

Table 44. Maximum Authorized Speed
Between Location/Mile PostMPH
CG3.5 and CG117.965
CG117.9 and CG136.379

63.2 SPEED RESTRICTIONS

Table 45 (Page 1 of 2). Speed Restrictions
Between Location/Mile PostPsgr.
MPH
Other
MPH
Other Than Passenger Trains-50
Trains in Excess of 7000 tons-35
Lamar CG3.5 and CG4.34040
CG4.3 and CG7.7-Grandville3030
CG7.7 and CG9.760-
CG11.5 and CG13.2-Hudsonville4040
CG13.2 and CG14.155-
CG19.9 and CG21.1-Zeeland3535
CG21.1 and CG21.74040
CG21.7 and CG23.060-
CG23.0 and CG24.2-50
CG24.2 and CG25.5-Holland3535
CG25.5 and CG26.8-Holland3030
CG33.0 and CG36.24035
CG36.2 and CG41.45550
CG51.2 and CG52.055-
CG55.9 and CG58.460-
CG58.4 and CG59.55045
CG60.4 and CG61.2-Bangor3030
CG61.2 and CG61.450-
CG64.4 and CG65.160-
CG68.5 and CG69.6-Hartford3535
CG73.4 and CG74.6-Watervliet3535
CG75.9 and CG76.9-Coloma3535
No. 2 Track-CG85.4 and CG87.43030
No. 1 Track-CG85.4 and CG86.73030
No. I Track-CG86.7 Head end only2020
No. 1 Track-CG86.7 and CG 87.43030
CG87.4 and CG87.7 -
St. Joseph Drawbridge
1515
CG97.8 and CG99.360-
CG99.3 and CG100.455-
CG103.5 and CG104.84545
CG120.4 and CG121.465-
CG121.4 and CG122.060-
CG123.6 and CG124.24040
CG124.2 and CG125.33030
CG125.3 and CG126.2-Michigan City2525
CG126.2 and CG126.74545
CG126.7 and CG127.950-
CG129.7 and CG130.560-
CG134.7 and CG135.370-
CG135.3 and CG136.455-
CG136.3 and CSX/Conrail Connection2525
Siding
Hudsonville
2020
All Other Sidings1010

63.8 ENGINE SPEED INDICATORS AND ODOMETERS

Engine speed indicators, odometers and RDU equipment must be checked between the first encountered milepost locations listed below:

CG8 and CG23.
CG75 and CG83.
CG100 and CG133.

64.0 EQUIPMENT RESTRICTIONS

Table 46. Equipment Restrictions
LocationEquipmentRestriction
Hamilton Industrial
Track
between
CGB20.0 and
CGB12.9
SD20-2, SD35,
Sd4O-2, SD40,
SD50, SD60, -8
40c- -8 40cw -9
44cw, ac 44cw
ac 60cw
_______________
Cars with
gross weight
exceeding
270,000 lbs.
Must not
operate on
Watervliet:

Watervliet Paper
Co.
Engines or
cars
Must not pass
south end of
building on No. 1
Track
Watervliet Paper
Co.
Equipment
exceeding
16'11" height
Must not
operate under
overhead bridge
on Lead Track
Trestle at Paper
Co.
Engines Must not
operate on
Livingston: Manley
Sand Co.
Loaded cars Must not
operate on No. 2
Track
Manley Sand Co. Engines or
loaded cars
Must not
operate on No. 3
Track
Hartford: Paw Paw
Industrial Track
Cars with
gross weight
exceeding
270,000 lbs.
Must not
operate on

1. Restricted Equipment Rule 7 will apply at the following locations:
Hamilton Industrial Track
Paw Paw Industrial Track -

2. Train classification for empty 80 feet and longer cars in eastward trains between New Richmond and East Saugatuck:
Empty cars 80 feet and longer must be placed in the train in such a location that the trailing tonnage behind these empty cars does not exceed 6000 tons. Trains handling empty 80 feet and longer cars, and operated with a helper locomotive on the rear of the train, may add the tonnage rating of the helper locomotive to the trailing tonnage in order to determine the maximum tonnage behind the restricted car.

Example. A train without a rear end helper may only have 6000 tons behind the restricted car. A train with one SD-40 helper on the rear may have 9200 tons behind the restricted car. Helper locomotive consist on the rear of trains with 80 feet and longer cars will be limited to a maximum of 12 operative traction motors. When the number of operative traction motors exceeds 10, helper engineer will use no more than 1000 amperes when speed falls below 10 MPH or when starting train on Saugatuck Hill.

65.0 INSTRUCTIONS RELATING TO OPERATING RULES

65.58 DEFECT DETECTORS

Table 47. Defect Detectors
Mile Post LocationType
Zeeland, MI CG19.1Audible
Instructions
Pearl, Mi CG44.2Audible
Instructions
Hartford, MI CG66.2Audible
Instructions
Vine, Mi CG108.9Audible
Instructions
Lakeside, MI CG108.9Audible
Instructions
Doran, In CG131.3Audible
Instructions

65.83-A TRAIN BULLETIN AND RELEASE FORM

Centralized dispatching system printers and/or telecopier (Omnifax, Facsimile, and Telefax) machines are located at:

Benton Harbor - Scale House

Waverly - Crew Room

65.100 ROAD CROSSING AT GRADE

- 1. Providing Crossing Protection

a) Grandville, Franklin Street - Simultaneous movements on the Main Track, on Lumber Company Spur, and on the Runaround Track must not be made. Trains will lay back of crossing until the Main Track is clear.

b) Hudsonville, 32nd Avenue - Westward trains or engines stopped or delayed within 2400 feet of white post located 441 feet east of 32nd Avenue must not foul crossing until flashers have operated for at least 20 seconds.

c) Zeeland, Elm Street and Centennial Street - Movement on M.J. Lead must not foul crossing unless gates are down or crossing protected by member of crew on ground.

d) Holland, Lincoln Avenue - Trains or engines using Dock Track between the hours of 0801 and 2201 will sound two short sounds of engine whistle approaching crossing.

e) Waverly, 120th Street:

  1. When necessary for westward trains or engines on Main Track or siding to stop before reaching crossing, stop will be made before passing white posts located 1100 feet east of crossing.
  2. When necessary for eastward trains or engines on Main Track or siding to stop before reaching crossing, stop will be made before passing white post located 325 feet west of crossing.
  3. Trains or engines stopped or delayed within the limits will not exceed a speed of 9 MPH approaching crossing.
  4. Motion Detector has been applied to a portion of the eastward approach circuit on the siding, between the crossing and the white post located 325 feet west of the crossing.

f) Bangor, Monroe Street - Movement on Auxiliary Track adjacent to Main Track will not foul crossing until flashers have operated for at least 20 seconds.

g) Hartford:

  1. Prospect Avenue - When a train is approaching on Main Track, switching movement must stop and, unless switch crew has crossing blocked, crossing must be protected by member of crew on ground.
  2. Center Street Crossing- Eastward trains or engines will not move over crossing until vehicular traffic is protected by a member of the crew on ground.

h) Kirk, County Line 20 - Simultanious movement on siding and Main Track must not be made over County Line 20, located west end of Kirk Siding.

i) Benton Harbor, North Shore Drive and Alreco Road - Except for P371, westbound trains will stop east of North Shore Drive and west of Alreco Road when the St. Joseph River Bridge is not lined for rail traffic. Paw Paw Avenue need not be cut. Eastbound trains working at Benton Harbor will leave enough room to hold cars and locomotives to ensure that North Shore Drive is not blocked.

j) Michigan City, Roseke Avenue- To prevent blocking crossings, westward trains receiving other than 'CLEAR' aspect on Signal 1228 (CG122.8) must not pass Roseke Avenue located 3428 feet west of CG123.0 without instruction from the train dispatcher.

65.100-E Constant Time Motion Detector Road Crossings

The following crossings are equipped with a constant time motion detector, Rule 100-E, paragraph five applies:

LocationCrossing Name
MP CG23.98120th Street
MP CG60.71M 43 Monroe Street (No. 1
Main Track only)
MP CG16.464th Avenue
MP CG132.64Brummitt Road (300 East)

65.105 USE OF SPECIFIED TRACKS

1. Hamilton Industrial Track - Trains, engines and track cars will be operated in accordance with Rule 105.

2.Holland:
a) BASF Corporation - Crews must wear hard hats supplied by BASF, as well as safety glasses, while on BASF property. Hard hats are located in mailbox at plant entrance.
b) Dock Track - Movements must be made expecting to find locomotive crane and/or cars on Padnos Iron and Metal Company Track fouling Dock Track.
c) Pocket Track - Before entering Pocket Track from a Yard Track, trains or engines must secure permission of train disptacher and receive flashing yellow aspect on signal located on south side of switching lead at point where switching lead enters Pocket Track. When signal displays red light, the Pocket Track must be cleared immediately, switch restored to normal position and the train dispatcher notified.

3. Livingston - Trains using Livingston Siding between 1700 feet and 3000 feet west of CG98.0 will approach Sand Plant area looking out for sand over rails.

65.221 TRAIN ORDER OFFICES

Westward trains operating beyond Porter must have Conrail Wire Bulletin or ascertain if any temporary speed restriction apply to their train while operating over Conrail by calling Conrail Dispatcher on radio prior to reaching Conrail connections at Porter.

65.C-280 SINGAL ASPECTS AND INDICATION NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH RULES C-281 THROUGH C-298

Rule C-281 as shown below applies on the Grand Rapids Subdivision:

65.400 RADIO INSTRUCTIONS AND RADIO STATIONS

All road trains will monitor channel 08.

Table 48. Radio Stations and Instructions for Contacting the Train Dispatcher

Mile Post
Location
Hours of
Operation
Channel
Monitored
Station
Type
HudsonvilleContinuous08Wayside
East SaugatuckContinuous08Wayside
Grand Junction IContinuous08Wayside
RiversideContinuous08Wayside
SawyerContinuous08Wayside
Michigan CityContinuous08Wayside

Note: BD Train Dispatcher's call-in number is 2.

BD Train Dispatcher radio channel is 35.

BD Train Dispatcher telephone No. is 1-888-555-1212.

66.0 MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONS

1. Close Clearance

MP CG25.2, Holland - There is a close clearance along the platform of the AmTrak Station on the North side of the main track. The platform extends 8 inches above the top of-.the rail at 5 feet 6 inches north of the centerline of the track for 250 feet.

2. Crews with excess of 9000 trailing tons will double Saugatuck Hill.

If, after contacting the train dispatcher, you receive no doubling instructions to the contrary, you will arrange to stop at the doubling shanty, located at MP CG38.11 at 128th street, and begin your double from that point.

3. Benton Harbor, Newway Papers - The inside of the building has no clearance. Crews are not to pass beyond close clearance signs at face of door. Crews will shove and pull full cuts only, crews will not do any switching.

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