GUIDELINES FOR WRITING RAILROAD OPERATING RULES

The report constitutes an aid to persons or groups who must create or revise railroad operation rules. It provides guidance for avoiding confusion, ambiguity and misconceptions in the wording of rules. Content, style and organization are discussed, with illustrations of both desirable and undersirable practices taken from current codes of operating rules.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8789
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Devoe, D B
  • Story, A W
• Publication Date: 1973-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Manuals; Operating rules
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054317
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-FRA-73-7 Tech Rpt
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 1976 12:00AM