940.  Conductors and Trainmen: Receiving Instructions

  Conductors and Trainmen report to and receive their instructions from the Superintendent or other designated officer.  They must obey the instructions of Transportation Supervisors, Dispatchers, Operators, Yardmasters, and Station Masters within their jurisdiction, and from officers of other departments on matter pertaining to those departments.  Conductors must be qualified on the physical characteristics of the territory over which they are to operate.

941.  Conductors: Authority and Responsibilities

  Conductors have general charge of the train to which they are assigned, and all persons employed thereon are subject to their instructions.  They are responsible for all of the following:

1. The prompt movement of their train.
2. The safety and care of their train and the passengers and commodities carried.
3. The vigilance, conduct and proper performance of duty of the persons employed thereon.
4. The observance and enforcement of all rules and instructions.

  Whenever necessary, Conductors must instruct crew members concerning the proper performance of their duties.

942.  Position of Conductor and Trainmen on Freight Trains and Engine Movements

  When occupying the engine consist of a freight train or engine movement, the Conductor must ride the lead unit.  The Trainmen must also ride in the lead unit, unless instructed by the Conductor to ride elsewhere.