The Foregoing Rules and Regulations Have Been, Since Their AS TO CERTAIN RAILROADS. Order of March 11, 1908. It is ordered, That the demurrage, storage and car service rules and regulations now or hereafter prescribed by the commission and put into effect, be, until the further order of the commission, suspended as to the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company and as to the Virginia-Carolina Railway Company, and as to the Potomac, Fredericksburg and Piedmont Railroad Company, so that none of the said rules and regulations shall affect the operation of any of the said railroads or the dealings of shippers, consignees or others on the said railroads. But this suspension order is entered upon the express stipulation and condition that neither of the said railroads shall charge, demand or collect from either shippers or consignees any demurrage, storage or similar charges or penalties under any circumstances. A Copy-Teste: R. T. WILSON, Clerk. REGULATIONS Governing Transportation of Explosives by Common Carriers (except Express Companies) Doing Business in Virginia, Prescribed and Promulgated by the State Corporation Commission (For Rules Governing Express Companies, see page 315.) CITY OF RICHMOND, December 21, 1909. Regulations for the Transportation of Explosives. It is hereby ordered that the Rules and Regulations for the Transportation of Explosives formulated by the State Corporation Commission on the 18th day of December, 1906, be, and they are, hereby rescinded, revoked and annulled. In lieu thereof, the State Corporation Commission, by authority of section 20 of Chapter III, of the act approved January 18, 1904, entitled "An Act Concerning Public Service Corporations," hereby orders and prescribes that the regulations formulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission, according to law for the transporation of explosives by railroads engaged in interstate commerce, shall govern and be binding upon all common carriers engaged in intrastate commerce within the State of Virginia which transport explosives by land; and so far as the same can be made applicable thereto, shall govern and be binding upon all common carriers engaged in intrastate commerce within the State of Virginia which transport explosives by water; provided, that it shall be lawful for such common carrier to transport on any vessel or vehicle which is carrying passengers for hire, small arms ammunition in any quantity, and such fuses, torpedoes, rockets, or other signal devices as may be essential to promote safety in operation, and properly packed and marked samples of explosives for laboratory examination not exceeding a net weight of one-half pound each and not exceeding twenty samples at one time in a single vessel or vehicle; but said samples shall not be carried in that part of the vessel or vehicle which is intended for the transportation of passengers for hire; and, provided, further, that nothing in this order shall be construed to prevent the transportation of military or naval forces with their accompanying munitions of war on passenger equipment vessels or vehicles. Such regulations and this order shall be effective on the 27th day of January, 1910. It is further ordered that the Clerk of the Commission, do certify the said regulations to the Superintendent of Public Printing for publication, according to law. GENERAL NOTICE. As the use of certain explosives is essential to various business activities throughout the country it is the duty of interstate railroad carriers to transport such explosives under proper regulations. It is also the duty of each such carrier to make the prescribed regulations effective and to thoroughly instruct its employes in relation thereto. It is the duty of express companies to transport under proper regulations samples of explosives for laboratory examination, as authorized by the above order. When the explosives specified in this section are lawfully carried in an express or baggage car in the presence of an employee of the company, it will not be necessary to placard this car as prescribed herein for a freight car containing similar lading. The Commission will make further provisions as occasion may require for new explosives not included in or covered by the following regulations: GENERAL RULES. (a) Unless specifically authorized by these regulations, explosives must not be packed in the same outside package with each other or with other articles. Explosives, when offered for shipment by rail, must be in proper condition for transportation and must be packed, marked, loaded, stayed and handled while in transit in accordance with these regulations. All packages of less than carload shipments must also be plainly marked on the outer covering or boxing (outside package) with the name and address of consignee. Empty boxes previously used for high explosives are dangerous and must not be again used for shipments of any character. Empty boxes which have been used for the shipment of other explosives than high explosives must have the old marks thoroughly removed before being accepted for the shipment of other articles. Empty metal kegs which have been used for the shipment of black powder, not contained in an interior package must not be used for shipment of any explosives. (b) Explosives, except such as are forbidden (see paragraphs 1501 and 1531 to 1536), must be received for transportation by railroads, provided the following regulations are complied with, and provided their method of manufacture and packing, so far as it affects safe transportation, is open to inspection by a duly authorized representative of the initial carrier or of the Bureau for the Safe Transportation of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles, of The American Railway Association. Shipments of explosives that do not comply with these regulations will not be received. Shipments offered by the United States Government may be packed, including limitation of weights, as required by its regulations. (e) Before any shipment of explosives destined to points beyond the lines of the initial carrier is accepted from the shipper, the initial carrier must ascertain that the shipment can go forward via the route designated, and that delivery can be made at destination. To avoid unnecessary delays, arrangements must be made to furnish this information promptly to initial carrier. Shipments offered by connecting lines must be received subject to these regulations. TESTS FOR STRENGTH OF PACKAGE. (d) Packages receive their greatest stresses in a direction parallel to the length of the car, and must, therefore, be loaded so as to offer their greatest resistance in this direction. Cleats or handles, when prescribed for packages, must be so placed as not to interfere with close packing lengthwise in the car. (e) When explosive material of equal weight is substituted (sand for a granular explosive, dummy cartridges for high explosive cartirdges), and the outside package is dropped on its end on to a foundation of solid brick or concrete from a height of four feet, the outside package must not open, nor rupture, nor must any portion of the contents escape therefrom. (f) In addition to standing the test in paragragh (e), the design and construction of packages must be such as to prevent the occurrence in individual packages of defects that permit leakage of their contents under the ordinary conditions incident to transportation. The results of experience, gained by an examination of packages on arrival at destination, must be recorded by the Bureau of Explosives, to the end that further use of any particular kind of package, shown by experience to be inefficient, may be prohibited by the Commission, even if it should stand the drop test prescribed by paragraph (e). (g) Violations of these regulations discovered in cars containing explosives, or in the loading or staying of packages, must be corrected before forwarding the car. A report of all serious violations, with a statement of apparent cause (such as defective packing, improper staying, rough treatment of car, etc.), must be made by the carrier to the chief inspector of the Bureau of Explosives. GROUPING. (h) For transportation purposes, all explosives are divided into the following groups: 1. Forbidden explosives. 2. Black powder. 3. High explosives. 4. Smokeless powders. 5. Fulminates. 6. Ammunition. 7. Fireworks. Section I.-Information and Definitions. Group 1.-Forbidden explosives. (See paragraphs 1531 to 1536.) 1501. The following are forbidden explosives: (a) Liquid nitroglycerin. (b) Dynamite, containing over 60 per cent. of nitroglycerin (except gelatine dynamite). (c) Dynamite having an unsatisfactory absorbent, or one that permits leakage of nitroglycerin under any conditions liable to exist during transportation or storage. (d) Nitro-cellulose in a dry condition, in quantity greater than ten (10) pounds in one exterior package. (See pars. 1557 to 1560.) (e) Fulminate of Mercury in Bulk in a dry condition, and fulminates of all other metals in any condition. cap. (f) Fireworks that combine an explosive and a detonator or blasting (See pars. 1515 and 1644.) Group 2.-Black Powder. (See paragraphs 1541 to 1545.) 1502. Black (or brown) powder embraces all explosives having a composition similar to that of ordinary gun-powder, such as carbonaceous material, sulphur and a nitrate of sodium or potassium. This group includes rifle, sporting, blasting, cannon, and the prismatic powders. Group 3.--High Explosives. (See paragraphs 1551 to 1560.) 1503. High explosives are all explosives more powerful than ordinary black powder, except smokeless powders and fulminates. Their distinguishing characteristic is their susceptibility to detonation by a commercial detonator, or blasting cap. Many high explosives are sensitive to percussion and to friction. Examples of high explosives are the dynamites, picric acid, picrates, chlorate powders, and nitrate of ammonia powders. Group 4.-Smokeless Powders. (See paragraphs 1571 to 1579.) 1504. Smokeless powders are those explosives from which there is little or no smoke when fired. The group consists of smokeless powder for cannon and smokeless powder for small arms. Smokeless powder for cannon used in the United States at the present time consists of a nitro-cellulose colloid, and is safe to handle and transport. Smokeless powders for small arms may consist of nitro-cellulose, nitro-cellulose combined with nitroglycerin, picrate mixtures, or chlorate mixtures. Group. 5.-Fulminates. (See paragraphs 1591 to 1593.) 1505. This includes Fulminates of Mercury in bulk form-that is, not made up into percussion caps, detonators, blasting caps or exploders. Group 6.-Ammunition. (See paragraphs 1601 to 1622.) 1506. Small-arms Ammunition consists usually of a paper or metallic shell, the primer, powder charge, and projectile, the materials necessary for one firing being all in one piece, such as is used in sporting or fowling pieces, or in rifle, pistol practice, etc. 1507. Ammunition for Cannon embraces all fixed or separate-loading ammunition packed in a single package in which the projectile weighs one pound or over, and is usually transported only for government use. When the component parts are packed in separate outside packages, such packages will be shipped as smokeless powder for cannon, explosive projectiles, empty projectiles, primers or fuses. Igniters composed of black powder may be attached to packages in shipments of smokeless powder. 1508. Explosive Projectiles, or loaded shells for use in cannon, are not liable to be exploded except by fire of considerable intensity, and the flying fragments would then be very dangerous. 1509. Detonators is the technical name for articles such as blasting caps, the use of which is to cause explosions of a high order, or "detonations." This means the instantaneous conversion of the entire explosive into gas |