NEW JERSEY LIVE STEAMERS, INC.

MEET OPERATING RULES

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.

TRAIN 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.

‑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

‑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.

March 20, 2005

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