If im not mistaken, Metro North has their own operating rules and instructions....
NJT is part of NORAC, Northeast Operating Rules Advisory Committee, and follows the NORAC rules, for the most part, with exceptions to the NORAC rules or any particular NJT rules put in NJT's Special Instructions Book.
The NORAC "communication signal appliance" rules are followed by NJT.
----- , Long o , short buzz
------ when running, stop at once
------ when standing, apply or release brakes
o o when standing, start
o o o when standing or running backwards, back up two car lengths
o o o when running forward, stop at next passenger station
o o o o when standing, brakes have been applied and released on rear car. Brake test completed.
o when spotting, switching, or making up trains, prepare to stop.
I THINK on LIRR, and probably MNRR too, they use 2 to stop, and 2 to go......but im not positive
On the RR, "believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see"
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