Semper VaporoThose revenue limits were invented by committee! And some of the members had an agenda!
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zugmann steve-in-kville Are regional railroads and shortline the same thing? Will this work?
steve-in-kville Are regional railroads and shortline the same thing?
Will this work?
Johnny
Johnny: first question somebody has to ask is by whose definition? (AAR or FRA)...they are different and only AAR openly uses the term "regional"...FRA just uses "Class 2".....They get used for different purposes and calculations.
Non-railroad muggles (like somewhat civil engineers/ rubber-tired tribe) get all confuzzed with FRA Class of Track (49CFR213) vs FRA/STB size of Railroad (49CFR1201). Add-in the AAR classes/ size catagories and brain cells begin to self destruct spontaeniously (sp?).
I may be mistaken, but it seems to me that if your expenses are greater than your income, you are not really earning anything. This may be a semantics thing.
zugmann SD70Dude A penalty brake application also occurs when the alerter/RSC finishes counting down without being reset. It can also occur when any of the systems mentioned malfunctions, which is probably more common than actual unsafe events. Alerter, cab signal drop not acknowledged, PTC/LSL enforcement if it doesnt think you are slowing down enough (PTC can do an emergency application if it really freaks out), brake fault, probably some other things too.
SD70Dude A penalty brake application also occurs when the alerter/RSC finishes counting down without being reset. It can also occur when any of the systems mentioned malfunctions, which is probably more common than actual unsafe events.
Alerter, cab signal drop not acknowledged, PTC/LSL enforcement if it doesnt think you are slowing down enough (PTC can do an emergency application if it really freaks out), brake fault, probably some other things too.
The penalty brake application will also open the PCS, pneumatic control switch or power control switch-take your pick. This causes the engine to go to idle.
A penalty application is a full service application, not an emergency application. To recover, the automatic brake valve is placed in suppression.
When our ATC dropped to restricting above 40 mph, we have 6 seconds to go to suppression. Suppression also causes a full service application, but keeps the PCS from opening.
Jeff
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steve-in-kvilleI've seen the same heritage unit (Wabash) two weeks in a row going the same direction. Fancy that.
There's a chance it's running between two points and you simply haven't seen the return trip.
Very cool, though. I like the Wabash scheme.
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I've got six photographed (CG, VGN, PC, INT, DL&W and RDG) and almost all of them sighted. Of course, it helps that that I ride to and from work everyday on an ex-Wabash line (Southwest Service).
steve-in-kvilleSo if there is a special paint/heritage unit in a train, is it always the lead locomotive? So far that has been my experience.
On the home road, I'd imagine they make an effort to do that. Run through power on another railroad possibly not so much.
OTOH, if it's facing the wrong direction and there's no way to turn it, it'll at least be the second unit. And if it's in one of those increasingly rare spots that requires special equipment in order to lead, not.
I've seen them in positions other than lead.
What kind of special equipment? Like different technologies?
Special equipment includes ATS or cab signals, creep control, etc.
You'll hear variations. Some will just repeat the sequence, ignoring the part about the last long blast when crossing the road. As I recall, that's pretty much what the rule says.
One spot I know of with two crossings immediately adjacent to each other often produces long-long-short-long-short-long.
I've noticed locally, where tracks cross city blocks diagonally, for some of the really close crossings the engineer just prolongs the final long blast to cover two crossings.
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They are articulated sets, and they are as you note 'permanently coupled'. Of further note, most have larger wheels in the 'central' trucks than on the ends. I have not seen them in sets of 6; 5 or 3 are more common.
steve-in-kvilleI'm seeing lots of container trains, of varying arrangements. One thing I noticed are maybe six well cars that share the same trucks, almost like they are permanently coupled. Is there a name for these cars?
Articulated cars would be the proper name.
Where I worked they were referred to as 5 packers and 3 packers. The 5 packers have 5 wells to hold containers, the 3 packers have 3 wells. The wells can hold multiple containers. While it is possible for the wells to hold up to 4 twenty foot containers, I can't recall seeing that configuration; most normally I see 2 twenty footers on the bottom and they are topped with 40, 48 or 53 foot top container.
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Not really. Someone forgot to flip a switch.
We're required to have interior lights on at night on trailing units that are running. (Actually producing power or isolated). If the unit is shut down, they don't need to be on. It's a safety thing for crewmembers going inside the cab at night.
jeffhergertWe're required to have interior lights on at night on trailing units that are running. (Actually producing power or isolated). If the unit is shut down, they don't need to be on. It's a safety thing for crewmembers going inside the cab at night. Jeff
It must be a UP thing - never heard of such a rule on CSX.
BaltACD jeffhergert We're required to have interior lights on at night on trailing units that are running. (Actually producing power or isolated). If the unit is shut down, they don't need to be on. It's a safety thing for crewmembers going inside the cab at night. Jeff It must be a UP thing - never heard of such a rule on CSX.
jeffhergert We're required to have interior lights on at night on trailing units that are running. (Actually producing power or isolated). If the unit is shut down, they don't need to be on. It's a safety thing for crewmembers going inside the cab at night. Jeff
Same here (CN in Canada). Never heard of anyone having to do that.
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I would suppose that lights on in an unoccupied cab would also let someone observing a train as it passes see if there's someone in the cab. Especially if there's not supposed to be...
tree68 I would suppose that lights on in an unoccupied cab would also let someone observing a train as it passes see if there's someone in the cab. Especially if there's not supposed to be...
True, but how is the average citizen or railfan to know whe belongs there? I read on this forum that sometimes supervisors and deadheading employees ride in trailing locos.
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I wouldn't expect John Q Public to know the difference - it would be company officials doing roll-by that would know. If the person was wearing a high vis vest, it might take a call to the lead loco to see if they were aware of a rider...
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