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I'm in conductor school right now, so I'm up on the procedures. There are two types of ways to move the cars, one is the hump style, which is newer and more efficient, and there there are Flat switch yards in which kicking is how you move the cars where you need them to be. On CSX, the conductor signals or radios to the engineer to pu***he cars, when enough speed is maintained to let the car(s) roll on their own the conductor radios or signals for the engineer to stop, and the conductor pulls up on the cut lever and lets the car(s) roll to the awaiting cut or destination. Technically, in school we're taught that we never have to ride the equipment for kicking, but as long as the conductor holds onto the side ladder and not on the end ladder he is okay. The conductor also needs to face the movement of the car(s) so that they don't get suprised by something and fall off. The experienced RR employees can correct if I'm wrong, but that's what I got out of Monday's lesson. <br /> <br />Nathan
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