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 <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> I understand how to get on and off moving equipment, and I have never considered it to be stressful on the body.  Walking through the snow can be a lot more stressful.  But I don’t get this “trailing foot” terminology.  When getting on, why would the first foot to hit the stirrup be called the trailing foot? <o:p></o:p> Regarding the good old days being too dangerous, I am not sure where you draw the line.  In the 1800s, brakemen and switchmen routinely lost their fingers and hands, or were completely crushed when coupling cars.  The need for that was eliminated.  But up until recently, brakemen and switchmen continued to ride on top of cars and were either knocked off by bridges or fell off all too often.  The need for that was eliminated.  Then the need to get on off of moving equipment was eliminated.  Somewhere along the way, trainmen were banned from riding footboards on the forward-moving end of a locomotive, but could still ride on the trailing footboards.  Then they eliminated footboards. <o:p></o:p> Now, the FRA says that railroad cars have been coupled and uncoupled manually, which inherently creates risk for the operator.  Therefore, a need exits to minimize this risk by physically getting the operator away from coupling operations.  If they eliminate too much risk, there won't be anything left to do.
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