I observed on Youtube that CSX and NS road switcher serving industries run with bright head light and switched on ditch lights. In case of some forth and back switching are frequent head lights and ditch lights at both ends are switched on.
In general are the head and rear light rotary switches kept in the bright + ditch light position while switching industries on customer premisis.
Is that observation in general correct?
Reinhard
I have notice the same thing while observing NS switching industries. I fully believe its a safety operation for the industry's employees. I also noted the bell is sounded around the dock doors especially if there are exit doors along the side of the building...
The horn was not used during switching.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
My advice is to find out what rulebook those roads use (probably NORAC) and get a copy for the time period you're interested in. It will have huge amounts of useful information.
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Michael Mornard
Bringing the North Woods to South Dakota!
Bayfield Transfer Railway My advice is to find out what rulebook those roads use (probably NORAC) and get a copy for the time period you're interested in. It will have huge amounts of useful information.
Both NS and CSX uses NORAC.
The best policy for modelers is first hand observation of a industry being switch either live action or you tube.
The coming of the diesel brought with it the requirement that the headlight be displayed both night and day, with exceptions for when a train is passing through a yard where yard engines are employed, approaching stations where stops are to be made or where trains are receiving or discharging passengers, when standing close behind another train, when standing on the main track at meeting points or, approaching the head end and rear end of trains on adjacent tracks, the headlight shall be dimmed. A train that is stopped clear of the main track to meet another train shall extinguish its headlight. This is from a number of rulebooks, so, in today's world of safety vests, steel toed boots, ear plugs, etc, the rules probably require every light on that engine on bright any time it is moving, unless excepted by the rules.
BRAKIE Bayfield Transfer Railway My advice is to find out what rulebook those roads use (probably NORAC) and get a copy for the time period you're interested in. It will have huge amounts of useful information. Both NS and CSX uses NORAC. The best policy for modelers is first hand observation of a industry being switch either live action or you tube.
I believe it depends where you are. Both NS and CSX also have their own operating rule book. For NS, I've heard the former Conrail areas are governed by NORAC. The rest governed by NS rules.
Jeff
jeffhergertI believe it depends where you are. Both NS and CSX also have their own operating rule book. For NS, I've heard the former Conrail areas are governed by NORAC. The rest governed by NS rules. Jeff
Thanks Jeff.. I was going by my copy of NORAC that mentions CSX and NS in the roads that uses NORAC.
I should have remembered railroads have their rule book after all I carried one(PRR/PC and Chessie for 9 1/2 years.