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T.C. Maybe you are right about the chillin' out part. I just don't see a need for the common joe to need loco serv. manuals. I will challenge you on the "anyone with half a brain," statement. I'm sure that a few engineers would take that as an insult. You are correct in that getting an engine under way is pretty simple business, if the unit is set up lead/cut in, not in emergency, and the unit is running. Anything further may be a little more complex. Still not rocket sceince, but you have to know what you are doing. Here are a couple of scenarios for you. Now be honest and don't cheat. I want your answers only. This first scenario is elementary and is very common in a yard where engines are serviced at a DSF and returned to a ready yard waiting to be coupled to a train. 1) you approach a single engine (say an sd40-2) get into the engineer's seat and notice that the independant is in release, the auto is in continuous service, loco is isolated, gen field switch is down. Now saying that you know what all of this means and you know what to cut back in (free hint), you still cannot get the thing to move. (free hint #2 the unit was left standing in emergency) you try to release the ind. and the auto. and still cannot get it to move, handbrakes are off. now what? <br />Simple, but not something that any monkey could figure out without a little training. Simple scenario #2) SD40's are common, you walk up to one that has been shut down we'll say for fuel conservation. Single unit, not MUed to anything, tell me how to start it, including the position of the various switches inside and out of the breaker panel behind the engineer. Very simple very straight forward. I'm not trying to be a ***. I just don't think that your statement was completely accurate. <br /> What if there was a runaway on ABS, like Wabash questioned? The DS isn't gonna line crap.
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