RJ Emery near Santa Fe, NM
Mechanical Department "No no that's fine shove that 20 pound set all around the yard... those shoes aren't hell and a half to change..."
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Collin ,operator of the " Eastern Kentucky & Ohio R.R."
The CSX Chicago Division timetable states as a Special Instruction that the bell must be rung at grade crossings in the quiet zone on the Blue Island Subdivision.
In Rights of Trains, rule 30 states:
The engine bell must be rung when an engine is about to move and while approaching and passing public crossing at grade and... (meaning, "Consult the rulebook of your specific railroad for additional information.)
As the result of a court order following a garde crossing accident, Mississippi Central locomotives were fitted with TWO bells. The one on the smokebox had to be rung at all times when the locomotive was in motion.
On the opposite hand (and side of the world,) Japanese steam locomotives did not have bells (except for the few that operated in the Kobe port district.)
Chuck
CSSHEGEWISCH wrote:The CSX Chicago Division timetable states as a Special Instruction that the bell must be rung at grade crossings in the quiet zone on the Blue Island Subdivision.
rjemery wrote: CSSHEGEWISCH wrote:The CSX Chicago Division timetable states as a Special Instruction that the bell must be rung at grade crossings in the quiet zone on the Blue Island Subdivision.Paul,What is "the quiet zone"?
A hospital.
We truckers cannot hit the airhorn in the quiet zones, have the city horn for that.
Now that I think about it, I never touched a city horn in decades. Hanging out of the window yelling "HEY MAC! WHAT THE &^%$!!!!" usually does it.
I spent enough time around steam as a youth to understand that when that bell is a-ringing get out of the way!
Safety Valve wrote:We truckers cannot hit the airhorn in the quiet zones, have the city horn for that.
The city horn is on the steering wheel. It usually emits a little beep that is not credible when activated.
Being from Jersey you probably hear the driver yelling out of his window more than the city horn. =)
coborn35 wrote:Bell is always used in conjuction with the horn. Bell is also used when approaching people, items fouling the tracks, men at work near the track, M.O.W, passing railroad equipment, and just as a general warning.
The above about being rung with the horn is not true. Not every railroad, CN and I believe CP included do not have to ring the bell at a crossing where the horn is sounded. Canadian rules state that when the horn is sounded the bell need not be rung. So enginners use a penny or a breadclip or something to disable the bell so it doesnt ring when the horn is sounded.
10000 feet and no dynamics? Today is going to be a good day ...
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As long as there is a Whistle Post, you just start ringing your bell there.
Also, QUIET ZONES, also known as whistle bans, are area's where the train horn cannot be used in the normal _ _ 0 _ but only at the engineers discretion. The bell usually has to be rung at all times through these area's.
CSSHEGEWISCH wrote:The quiet zone I mentioned on the CSX Blue Island subdivision is described in the CSX Chicago Division timetable, with the quiet zone limits, grade crossings involved, and operating procedure explained in the Special Instructions. It covers the grade crossings on that line from 95th Street to 123rd Street.