A - "The main tracks are designated by numbers commencing with No. 1 for the most easterly and continuing west, except that at 87th Street Nos. 1 and 2 tracks cross Nos. 3 and 4 tracks and continue on the west side to Pullman Junction, and where otherwise designated in these rules."
B - "Tracks are designated as follows: Between Dearborn Station and a point approximately 250 feet south of the south line of Roosevelt Rd. (12th Street) all tracks are included in Taylor Street Yard."
C - "Between Roosevelt Road (12th Street) and 16th Street, there are two main tracks and two yard leads, in addition there is the CI&L lead between Roosevelt Road and 14th Street. Track No. 1 will be used for northward traffic; track No. 2 will be used for southward traffic. The East, West, and CI&L leads will be used for trains and yard engines in both directions and will be governed by yard rules."
D - "West lead north of the CI&L connection at 14th Street will not be used by other than coach engines except by permission of the Yardmaster at Taylor Street."
E - "Between 16th and 21st Streets there are four main tracks. No. 1 will be used by northward passenger trains; No. 2 for southward passenger trains; No. 3 will be used for northward traffic and 4 for southward traffic."
F - "Between 21st and 46th Sts. there are six main tracks. No. 1 will be used by northward passenger trains; No. 2 for southward passenger trains; Nos. 3 and 5 will be used by northward traffic; Nos. 4 and 6 will be used by southward traffic."
G - "Between 47th and 49th Streets, there are 8 main tracks and 2 yard leads. Track No. 1 and 2, for northward passenger trains; track No. 3 for southward passenger trains; track No. 4 for northward traffic; track No. 5 for southward traffic; track No. 6 Switching lead under yard rule; Grand Trunk No. 1, In-bound Grand Trunk traffic; Grand Trunk No. 2, Out-bound Grand Trunk traffic. The two yard leads, CJ No. 1, traffic to C&WI, CJ No. 2, traffic to CJ, are under yard rules."
H - "Between 49th and 80th-81st St. Junction there are six tracks: No. 1 will be used by northward passenger trains except between the hours of 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm daily, when No. 1 will be used for southward C&WI suburban trains or other traffic when necessary, between 47th and 81st Street interlocking towers. No. 2 will be used by northward passenger trains. No. 3 will be used by southward passenger trains. No. 4 will be used by northward freight trains. No. 5 by southward freight trains. No. 6 track is a switching lead, trains using this track will be governed by yard rules."
I - "Particular attention is called to the fact that track No. 1 is not equipped with block signals for Southward Movement,."
J - "Trains using No. 1 track in either direction must approach and pass 55th, 59th, Englewood, 68th, 72nd, and 79th Street Stations carefully, and all trains using tracks No. 1, 2 or 3 must approach and move through Englewood Passenger Station under full control, keeping sharp lookout to avoid any chance of accident."
K - "Between 80th-81st St. Junction and Pullman Junction. There are four main tracks. No. 1 track Northward passenger trains, No. 2 track Southward passenger trains. No. 3 track Northward freight trains. No. 4 track Southward freight trains."
L - "Between Pullman Junction and State Line there are two main tracks; No. 1 track northward traffic; No. 2 track southward traffic."
Basically, Track 1 had automatic signals northbound and Track 2 had automatic signals southbound, as the main tracks. Except between 49th St. and 81st St., Track 1 and Track 2 had automatic signals northbound and Track 3 had automatic signals southbound. Although Track 1 was sometimes used by southbound suburban trains, as mentioned in the Special Instructions. In later years, Tracks 1-2-3 were renumbered Tracks 3-1-2, so that the main northbound and southbound tracks were numbered 1 and 2 over the entire line.