NEW JERSEY LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
These rules
apply to Steam Up/Blow Down Meets, Spring and Fall Meets, Visitors' Picnics and
any other times of gathering with other than NJLS Regular Members. Meets must
be manned by a sufficient number of Regular Members to assure proper crowd
control and safety. To assure a successful Meet, Members should sign up for Meet
Duty. These rules shall accompany the previously published operating rules.
‑1½" scale trains only
shall carry passengers. There shall be two or three passenger carrying cars
in a train, except by special permission of the Board of Directors. A passenger
may ride on a smaller scale train only at the personal invitation of its
Engineer, who shall be responsible for its safe operation. 1½ scale passenger
carrying trains shall operate on the outside loop. All other 1½ scale trains shall
operate on the inside loop.
Passenger
trains shall be boarded at designated station stops only.
Passenger
trains shall be boarded at designated station stops only.
‑Each train carrying visiting passengers
(other than family members) shall have two crewmen on board: an Engineer, and a
Conductor who rides the rear seat. The Conductor shall be equipped with a
signaling device capable of alerting the Engineer of a problem. No train with
passengers shall be moved without a Conductor on board. The Conductor shall be
chosen by the Engineer and should be someone familiar with proper and safe
train operation.
‑The Engineer operating a train shall be
someone who regularly operates a locomotive and who demonstrates knowledge and
skill for operating a train.
‑Speed restrictions shall apply to all
trains.
‑No person shall carry anyone on his lap
while riding a train.
‑For safety reasons, visitors will be
allowed in the Steaming Bay areas only when escorted by the Regular Member who
invited them. Fences and signs will prevent unescorted visitors from wandering
into unsafe areas of the property.
‑Enforcement of these Operating Rules
shall rest with the Officers and Directors of the NJLS. Infractions of these
rules can result in suspension of operating privileges for the day. Causing a
collision will result in removal from the track.
Board of Directors and Regular Membership of the
N.J.L.S.
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Live Steamers, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.