QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw On the lead locomotive in this shot: http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=108062 there are two stickers, one red and one green... i know the red sticker denotes a fire extinguisher, but what does the green one denote?
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Possibly the grain he is fanning has fermented some? Ed
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QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken Lotta fertilizer in those hopper cars too. In LA, ATSF/BNSF's Hobart Yard is accross the tracks from Ski Bandini (Bandini doo-doo) and a battery recycling plant, plus Farmer John's packing plant isn't far away.[xx(][xx(][xx(]
QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes Our railyard, especially near the fuel rack and in the bowl, is between two swampy forest areas. The other night, after dark, I actually saw a red fox dart in front of my truck while driving in the bowl. [:0] I see mice and rats often while driving though the bowl but this is the first time I have seen a fox. What other animals have other railroaders seen in the yard? [?] Well I can add opossum to the list. I saw one the other night run in front of my truck. [:0]
QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes Our railyard, especially near the fuel rack and in the bowl, is between two swampy forest areas. The other night, after dark, I actually saw a red fox dart in front of my truck while driving in the bowl. [:0] I see mice and rats often while driving though the bowl but this is the first time I have seen a fox. What other animals have other railroaders seen in the yard? [?]
QUOTE: Originally posted by wctransfer ok ***, heres one. When your doing an air test, why does the train not move when you "release em'" and the conductor makes sure all of the brakes are releasing. That single independent cant hold the train there could it? Alec
QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes Here is a question for those of us who have to work in the railyards. WHY do they stink so badly so much of the time? [?] On some days the odor can almost take you down. [:0] Some of the time it smells like something very large has died. [B)] [xx(]
QUOTE: Originally posted by 1435mm It depends upon the pre-existing agreement between the two railways. If the locomotive cannot be moved without repairs (e.g., spun traction motor support bearing, seized pinion, major damage to one or both bogies), the railway on which the mishap occurred will make sufficient repairs to make the locomotive safe to move dead-in-tow to the home carrier or a designated contract repair shop. Under most agreements, light repairs are made by the railway on which the locomotive fails and billed to the home road, and locomotives requiring heavy repairs are dispatched to the home road or to a designated contract shop.
QUOTE: Originally posted by AMTK200 QUOTE: Originally posted by rvos1979 Dave, the sanding during an emergency application is to keep the wheels on the locomotive turning so as to not develop flat spots on the wheels. (You do not want flat spots on locomotive wheels, it doesn't do the trucks any good, and usually requires speed restrictions on the locomotive, usually in the neighborhood of 10MPH.) Why if Locos Sand to avoid Flat Spots, then why don't they sand all Freight Cars to avoid Flat Spots?
QUOTE: Originally posted by rvos1979 Dave, the sanding during an emergency application is to keep the wheels on the locomotive turning so as to not develop flat spots on the wheels. (You do not want flat spots on locomotive wheels, it doesn't do the trucks any good, and usually requires speed restrictions on the locomotive, usually in the neighborhood of 10MPH.)
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