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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by HighIron2003ar</i> <br /><br />Trouble shooter/ HAH! <br /> <br />They better be good troubleshooters. What does it take to troubleshoot a train? <br /> <br />In trucking we call the dispatcher (Satellite, cellphone or payphone) <br />Dispatcher routes to the shop. Shop asks all kinds of questions. <br /> <br />1 hour gone.... <br /> <br />Shop finally gets back to you and let's you know what to do or to expect help... <br />You wait some more... <br /> <br />1 to however many hours gone. <br /> <br />Help arrives... <br /> <br />Bends over busted part and says "I dont have that part with me" and "Will need to go back to the shop to get (Insert reason) <br /> <br />That is for trucking. I know very little about breakdown recovery on trains. But I will imagine very many people within the company would want to talk to this one engineer with penetrating questions and grilling to get the story. <br /> <br />The only troubleshooters I have respect for are Licensed and trained people who actually build/work on the machine that is broken. Like Carrier or Transicold for example.. they are a great example on how to recover a reefer unit on a truck or train. <br /> <br />I support the trouble shooter idea provided they are paid and trained well. Seems to me everywhere a railroad or company turns to try and cut costs, even more costs are incurred. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />At present one can simply call the trouble desk from mechanical for assistance and they will talk you through most basic issues. Most of the issues we have with newer power is computer related anyhow it seems. Second, if on scene troubleshooting is required, on our district there are already four block trucks staffed 24/7 that can respond to our location to help. This is usually what happens when someone gets a knuckle now and the mechanical guys assist the Conductor put the new one on. <br /> <br />When the problem is with the locomotive, and basic toubleshooting fails there is usually enough power on the train to shut the unit down or set it out and use the remaining units to get home with the train. In situations where there is not enough power to make a hill, power from a following train or local will be used to pu***he ailing train. Can it be a pain? Sure. But it works now. And most of this process doesn't even require a Conductor today. <br /> <br />LC
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