Would an newer locomotive with a broken air conditioner be allowed in a consist as a trailing, unoccupied unit in a consist? And while on the topic, can units lacking PTC be used as trailing/ DPU units in PTC territory?
adkrr64 And while on the topic, can units lacking PTC be used as trailing/ DPU units in PTC territory?
And while on the topic, can units lacking PTC be used as trailing/ DPU units in PTC territory?
Yes they can.
An "expensive model collector"
An engine with a broken air conditioner can still lead. In some areas a railroad might restrict it's use as a leader during hot weather.
An engine with some noncomplying defects, like a cracked windshield, can still be used for power, but only in a trailing position. A noncomplying engine, one that can't even be used for power in a trailing position, can still be in the consist. It has to be isolated or dead.
Jeff
I'm a little late on this. I found out a couple of weeks ago that the Supreme Court deadlocked 3 to 3, one justice recusing herself. The lower court decision stands, the locomotive was not in service. Even though it was.
jeffhergertI'm a little late on this. I found out a couple of weeks ago that the Supreme Court deadlocked 3 to 3, one justice recusing herself. The lower court decision stands, the locomotive was not in service. Even though it was. Jeff
Thought the SCOTUS consisted of 9 Justices - 3-3 and 1 abstension doesn't add up.
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The vote was 4-4, with Barrett abstaining since she sat on the 7th Court for the original case.
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/train-conductor-loses-case-before-supreme-court.aspx
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