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FM 55-21-RAILWAY Operating and Safety

FM 55-21-RAILWAY

Operating and Safety

Army · FM · Jul 1989 · 254 pages

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Department of the Army railways include all railways constructed, maintained, or operated for Army use, whether by military personnel or by civilian personnel under military direction. Department of the Army railways are classified as military and utility railways. Personnel must be knowledgeable of the following terms to understand and comply with the railway operating and safety rules. These rules pertain to the safe operation of the Department of the Army railways and contain other general information for operators and other railway personnel. Absolute block— A length of track in which no train or engine is permitted to enter while it is occupied by another train or engine. Absolute permissive block (APB)— A designated section of track or tracks within which the movement of trains will be governed by block signals, which supersede the superiority of trains.

DesignationFM 55-21-RAILWAY

EditionJul 1989

StatusSuperseded

Pages254

FunctionSustainment

CollectionRecent Archive

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 3

TM 55-200Not in the Vault