Answers to Know Your Rules
By Mickey Cowling
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I. A, Switching Chart, pg. 23 & 24 of Form 8620.
II. B, Switching Chart.
III. A, Switching Chart, The restriction on containers on flat cars only apply
when the containers are loaded.
IV. A, that placard is found in Section A of the Switching Chart.
V. B, Placement in Train Chart, Form 8620.
VI. A, Placement in Train Chart.
VII. B, You must go by what the paperwork says, per System General Order.
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