Locomotive engineers

[willy6]

Are engineers certified to operate all locomotives or do they have to operate a specific type (i.e. GP-38,SD-70MAC, etc)

[BigJim]

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[csxengineer98]

we are quilfied to run them all...and if you run across and odd ball that shows up once in a great while..if your not fimiler with the airbrakes...call a road foreman to show you how it works...but most of the time..the class 1s have the 26L airbrake or the wabtec electric brake..or the knorr electric brake... which work the same as the 26L....the only odd balls i have ever seen that i would have no idea how to run are some short line power that use the older airbrake where you have to manuly lap the airbrake after a brake application...
csx engineer

[dehusman]

The only difference is the 'add-on' equipment, like distributive power or remote control, they may require special training..

Dave H.

[csxengineer98]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dehusman

The only difference is the 'add-on' equipment, like distributive power or remote control, they may require special training..

Dave H.

thats not 100% true... and an example... a bnsf -9 verses a csx -9.... basicly the same thing..but when you get to the controll stands..they have a diffrent setup on thier independant brakes then the csx locomotives have... on a csx engin... to "bail off" you push a button on the brake handel..on the BNSF ones..you have a plunger type thing that you have to pull up on that is on the brake handel itself....its little differnces like that...overall they are the same...but differnt options...
csx engineer