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Ed, funny you talk about three step in my training. When I was remote training in October the superintendant of the Chicago Division came down for a visit. I was the controlling operator and I was opening a knuckle while switching and I didn't walk at least 25 ft away when I crossed behind the cut of cars. The "super" made a bet with my trainmaster that I didn't have three-step when I made that move. Later that day both of them came up to me and my instructor and asked if I had three step, and I said: "What? Do you think I'm crazy!, Of course I had three step!" My trainmaster turned to the "super" and said: "See? I told you!" Then I was asked why I crossed behind the cut of cars from a distance then if I had three step. I told them that even if I have three step I still am always going to try to leave a way out for myself. You just never know what can happen. <br /> So, yes three-step is a huge part of training and so is proper radio procedure. When shoving cars I must declare three things before the engineer moves. 1) the position of switches in our move, and that they are lined for our movement 2) that I'm in the clear 3) the distance in the shove in fifty foot car lengths. <br />
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