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QUOTE: Originally posted by ValleyX Why would you ever call your maintenance desk in JAX? Why would you ever open the cabinet and flip the first switch. Why would you even isolate a unit or look for a problem while on line-of-road? It's not like I can make major repairs with a crescent wrench. When I'm a two or three hour drive from nowhere, if I can solve my problem, I'm going to solve it and I don't feel like I'm crossing anything, that locomotive is assigned to me for the duration. Oh and back to the original topic, the NS rulebook says that , "The headlight facing the direction fo movement on every train and locomotive must be displayed brightly by day and night. The auxillary lights on locomotives will be displayed when the headlight is displayed brightly". Never does it say anything about when the headlight burns out, it only addresses what to do when one or both auxillary lights burn out, therefore, the headlight is required for movement.
QUOTE: Originally posted by ValleyX Carried a crescent wrench, screwdriver with reversible heads (both Phillips and slotted) and a pair of pliers for years. Many times I've been glad I did, even though some would say why should we help out the company. Heck, help the company? I'm helping myself, I don't like sitting in one spot too long.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard QUOTE: Originally posted by gabe I was looking at some pictures of steam locomotives this weekend, and I noticed that some of them only had one "main" light. I figure the odds are sometimes that light would have to burn out while it is on the road. What happens? Gabe Gabe, It takes five Aggies to change the bulbs... Four to twist the locomotive, and one to hold the bulb... Ed[:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by gabe I was looking at some pictures of steam locomotives this weekend, and I noticed that some of them only had one "main" light. I figure the odds are sometimes that light would have to burn out while it is on the road. What happens? Gabe
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QUOTE: Originally posted by BigJim "no you cant..if your head light burns out..you have to display another white light of some kind..and the bell and horn must be sounded frequenly...and the locomotive has to be reparied or set out at the next place where mechanical people can repair it...or it has to be switched as a trailing unit when the next calander day inspection is due..." Well, if you want to go to all of that trouble and listen to all of that noise, go right ahead. To me it's a WHOLE heck of a lot less trouble to just stop the train and go get a bulb from a trailing unit and fix the problem then and there.
QUOTE: Originally posted by csxengineer98 QUOTE: Originally posted by mvlandsw QUOTE: Originally posted by csxengineer98 QUOTE: Originally posted by mvlandsw If the ditch lights still work you can run at normal speed without any headlight. no you cant..if your head light burns out..you have to display another white light of some kind..and the bell and horn must be sounded frequenly...and the locomotive has to be reparied or set out at the next place where mechanical people can repair it...or it has to be switched as a trailing unit when the next calander day inspection is due...the ditchlights on the other hand... if 1 burns out..you can still run at normal speed but it has to be repaired at the next place where it can be fixed..or when its next calander day inspection is due..it has to be set out or moved to a trailing posstion in the consiste...if both ditch lights burn out...you can run at normal speed..but have to go 20mph over all railroad crossings...and it must be fixed at the next repair location..or set out or swtiched to a trailing unit when the next calander day inspection is due... as far as headlights...i have found out that on GE 44-9s... they are not wired in parralell... if the top one burns out...it kills both bulbs...but if the bottom one burns out..you still have the top bulb working.... csx engineer CSX Operating Rule 17-A does have these requirements for an enroute headlight failure. However an exception at the end of the rule states "These restrictions do not apply when the train has operable ditch lights." is that in the new rule book efective october 1st 04. or an older book? now im going to have to digging out the books tomarrow and see if it is thier csx engineer
QUOTE: Originally posted by mvlandsw QUOTE: Originally posted by csxengineer98 QUOTE: Originally posted by mvlandsw If the ditch lights still work you can run at normal speed without any headlight. no you cant..if your head light burns out..you have to display another white light of some kind..and the bell and horn must be sounded frequenly...and the locomotive has to be reparied or set out at the next place where mechanical people can repair it...or it has to be switched as a trailing unit when the next calander day inspection is due...the ditchlights on the other hand... if 1 burns out..you can still run at normal speed but it has to be repaired at the next place where it can be fixed..or when its next calander day inspection is due..it has to be set out or moved to a trailing posstion in the consiste...if both ditch lights burn out...you can run at normal speed..but have to go 20mph over all railroad crossings...and it must be fixed at the next repair location..or set out or swtiched to a trailing unit when the next calander day inspection is due... as far as headlights...i have found out that on GE 44-9s... they are not wired in parralell... if the top one burns out...it kills both bulbs...but if the bottom one burns out..you still have the top bulb working.... csx engineer CSX Operating Rule 17-A does have these requirements for an enroute headlight failure. However an exception at the end of the rule states "These restrictions do not apply when the train has operable ditch lights."
QUOTE: Originally posted by csxengineer98 QUOTE: Originally posted by mvlandsw If the ditch lights still work you can run at normal speed without any headlight. no you cant..if your head light burns out..you have to display another white light of some kind..and the bell and horn must be sounded frequenly...and the locomotive has to be reparied or set out at the next place where mechanical people can repair it...or it has to be switched as a trailing unit when the next calander day inspection is due...the ditchlights on the other hand... if 1 burns out..you can still run at normal speed but it has to be repaired at the next place where it can be fixed..or when its next calander day inspection is due..it has to be set out or moved to a trailing posstion in the consiste...if both ditch lights burn out...you can run at normal speed..but have to go 20mph over all railroad crossings...and it must be fixed at the next repair location..or set out or swtiched to a trailing unit when the next calander day inspection is due... as far as headlights...i have found out that on GE 44-9s... they are not wired in parralell... if the top one burns out...it kills both bulbs...but if the bottom one burns out..you still have the top bulb working.... csx engineer
QUOTE: Originally posted by mvlandsw If the ditch lights still work you can run at normal speed without any headlight.
QUOTE: Originally posted by miniwyo Randy - What do you mean by MUed??
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Randy Stahl On diesels I have seen both headlights burn out. If the headlight resistor shorts it will burn out both headlights. Some locomotives have 32 volt bulbs and some have 72 volt bulbs. I have seen occasions were the 32 volt bulbs were installed in the 72 volt locomotive and instantly burn out. I have seen the battery charging voltage regulator go to hell and blow out not only the headlights but every lamp on the locomotive from tooo high of voltage. A staem locomotive and alot of trolley cars have one bulb, usually a replacement was available but if not, an engine could run with just a white light displayed on the front, the brakemans lantern will do. Randy
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