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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 20, 2006 3:16 PM
Hmmm, I guess you guys are right. Probably isn't a great idea. I'll go back and delete my post.
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Posted by coborn35 on Monday, March 20, 2006 2:50 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by caseykkkk



5. it is a federal violation to "interfere with Interstate Transport" if you are not authorized (I can just hear you in Federal prison when big Bubba asks what you're in for, and then proceeds to drop his soap in the shower, then asks you to pick it up for him...


That was so funny i laughed for ages

Pressing that stop button at the end of a 12 hour shift is music to my ears[:D]

"Why, you dropped your soap, Ill pick it up for yoooooooouaHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
(BTW, that was not meant as a shot towards anybody)

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 20, 2006 12:00 PM
hit the emergency fuel cutoff on the fuel tank
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Posted by caseykkkk on Monday, March 20, 2006 11:40 AM


5. it is a federal violation to "interfere with Interstate Transport" if you are not authorized (I can just hear you in Federal prison when big Bubba asks what you're in for, and then proceeds to drop his soap in the shower, then asks you to pick it up for him...


That was so funny i laughed for ages

Pressing that stop button at the end of a 12 hour shift is music to my ears[:D]
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Posted by Randy Stahl on Monday, March 13, 2006 3:48 PM
Don't shut me down when I'm hot !!!! cool me off !!
Anyone remember that sticker ?
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Posted by edblysard on Monday, March 13, 2006 2:11 PM
No no no...
Thats how to "start" an engineer!
Or a fight, depends on if they watched Broke Back Mountain or not....

Ed[:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Conductor blow in engineers ear?

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Posted by Rodney Beck on Monday, March 13, 2006 2:05 PM
I agree with csxengineer I am an engineer and if someone shuts down locomotives a lot of bab things can and will happen. (1) run away train because air bleeds off and brakes release (hand brakes will not always work) (2) if it is below 32 the water in the engine or engines will freeze up causing loss of locomotives for some time while they are getting overhauled (3) with all of security issues today I do not think that the general public needs to know how to shut down the locomotives that I run, just think about how inportant the locomotives are in delivering the goods that everyone uses (SO THINK ABOUT IT IF SOMEONE DECIDES TO SHUT DOWN LOCOMOTIVES BECAUSE THEY ARE MAKEING NOISE.

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Posted by CSXrules4eva on Monday, March 13, 2006 12:49 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by THE_WEEZ

Come on all of us are going to work for a railroad some day!


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Posted by Mookie on Monday, March 13, 2006 7:14 AM
Conductor blow in engineers ear?

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Posted by oltmannd on Monday, March 13, 2006 6:07 AM
Oh, please. Loco operator manuals are all over the internet. Took me 5 seconds to find this http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/manual/manual.html

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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Monday, March 13, 2006 5:34 AM
Bergie should have removed this tread long ago.
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Posted by mackb4 on Monday, March 13, 2006 5:10 AM
Pu***he clutch in and start the engine.Or if your on a hill just put it in neutral and pop the clutch.That easy [:D] ! Killing it is as easy as turning the boiler down till the steam quits.[:-,][(-D]

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Posted by silicon212 on Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:45 PM
Like I stated above. Pull throttle to Idle position, pull handle out, then one notch in the opposite direction of the Run settings.
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Posted by trainfan1221 on Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:30 PM
I thought there was a way directly from the throttle, in case of an emergency.
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Posted by silicon212 on Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:08 PM
Sorry, my other left. I meant to the right.

This is how it was done on SP's older EMDs - such as the GP40-2 ...
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Posted by zardoz on Sunday, March 12, 2006 8:16 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by silicon212

Pull the throttle handle out and shove it one click to the left of Idle - Stop.

Another one that either does not read the previous posts, or is just too dumb to understand them.

Good thing he is completely wrong.
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Posted by Randy Stahl on Sunday, March 12, 2006 7:32 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by silicon212

Pull the throttle handle out and shove it one click to the left of Idle - Stop.
Left huh ?
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Posted by silicon212 on Saturday, March 11, 2006 9:33 PM
Pull the throttle handle out and shove it one click to the left of Idle - Stop.
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Posted by rvos1979 on Saturday, March 11, 2006 7:28 PM
Zardoz and other railroaders out there:

I knew there was a reason I kept my mouth shut!!

4884bigboy:

Be very careful what you post, you never know who is reading the forum.

I'll get off the soapbox now.

Randy

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Posted by zardoz on Saturday, March 11, 2006 5:39 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by csxengineer98

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

Geez, I don't know why everyone's being so wierd about it.

1.Place the fuel injection switch in the STOP position.

2. At the #1 Circut Breaker Panel, place the engine control circut breaker in the OFF (down) position.

Doing these two action will cut off fuel injection and cause an immediate engine shut down. Also, you can shut down the engine by fuel starvation by turning off the Fuel Pump circut, but that's usually not a good idea.

That's how it works on newer EMDs (those intructions were from an SD80MAC to be exact).
you want to know why... ill give you a few reasons why...
1...becouse unless you work for the railroad in train service...you dont have any real need to know how to shut down a loco...
2... with all the anti-railroad anti-noise people that are always moveing next to rail yards or next to tracks where trains might tie up outside of the termial..and ***ing about locomotives ideling and the noise they make... i am not going to be part of giving out information for some "civian" takeing it apone themselfs of shutting down locomotives only to have A..the engins not being able to be restared becouse they shut them down wrong and killed the battery...and B... shutting it down and haveing to have the crew that comes out to get in a a few hours have to walk the train for a air brake test becoues some butt head didnt want to hear the noise of a ideling loco sitting "to close to the 200000K house he just bought a week ago"..... not to mention the fact that once all the air bleeds away..the risk of something very bad happening should the train manage to start rolling due to handbrake issues (im not getting into details about them either)
csx engineer


3. and if the temperature is cold, the unit will freeze, probably damaging the motor.
4. you would have to tresspass to gain access.
5. it is a federal violation to "interfere with Interstate Transport" if you are not authorized (I can just hear you in Federal prison when big Bubba asks what you're in for, and then proceeds to drop his soap in the shower, then asks you to pick it up for him...

I guess you're so proud that you know a little something about locomotives now that you have a manual (and I emphasize little), that you did not think about what you were putting in print for all to see.
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Posted by csxengineer98 on Saturday, March 11, 2006 5:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

Geez, I don't know why everyone's being so wierd about it.

1.Place the fuel injection switch in the STOP position.

2. At the #1 Circut Breaker Panel, place the engine control circut breaker in the OFF (down) position.

Doing these two action will cut off fuel injection and cause an immediate engine shut down. Also, you can shut down the engine by fuel starvation by turning off the Fuel Pump circut, but that's usually not a good idea.

That's how it works on newer EMDs (those intructions were from an SD80MAC to be exact).
you want to know why... ill give you a few reasons why...
1...becouse unless you work for the railroad in train service...you dont have any real need to know how to shut down a loco...
2... with all the anti-railroad anti-noise people that are always moveing next to rail yards or next to tracks where trains might tie up outside of the termial..and ***ing about locomotives ideling and the noise they make... i am not going to be part of giving out information for some "civian" takeing it apone themselfs of shutting down locomotives only to have A..the engins not being able to be restared becouse they shut them down wrong and killed the battery...and B... shutting it down and haveing to have the crew that comes out to get in a a few hours have to walk the train for a air brake test becoues some butt head didnt want to hear the noise of a ideling loco sitting "to close to the 200000K house he just bought a week ago"..... not to mention the fact that once all the air bleeds away..the risk of something very bad happening should the train manage to start rolling due to handbrake issues (im not getting into details about them either)
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Posted by nssr9169 on Saturday, March 11, 2006 4:42 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

Geez, I don't know why everyone's being so wierd about it.

1.Place the fuel injection switch in the STOP position.

2. At the #1 Circut Breaker Panel, place the engine control circut breaker in the OFF (down) position.

Doing these two action will cut off fuel injection and cause an immediate engine shut down. Also, you can shut down the engine by fuel starvation by turning off the Fuel Pump circut, but that's usually not a good idea.

That's how it works on newer EMDs (those intructions were from an SD80MAC to be exact).


OK every one is talking about computerized loco's and ya got me there.......
BUT on a GP 30 ya just turn the swich that says start and stop (there is alsoa prime mode on that swich) and turn it to stop. Then you wait untill the terbo intercooler light gos off and pull the battery swich. But our Gp 30 has some "Home made" controlls, thanks CN for ripping all the good stuff out of there before shipping it to us, they even took the f****ing seats!! Us being a museam that is.[;)]
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Posted by ValleyX on Saturday, March 11, 2006 3:43 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

Geez, I don't know why everyone's being so wierd about it.

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Posted by coborn35 on Saturday, March 11, 2006 2:31 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by THE_WEEZ

Come on all of us are going to work for a railroad some day!

Then you can find out! lol

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 11, 2006 1:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by THE_WEEZ

Come on all of us are going to work for a railroad some day!

exactly! lol[:D][:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 11, 2006 1:41 PM
Come on all of us are going to work for a railroad some day!
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:43 PM
Lets just say that shutting off Diesel engines also kills the air compressor.
And if it rools/runs away someone's***is grass, don't ever trust handbrakes alone.
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Posted by Randy Stahl on Saturday, March 11, 2006 11:27 AM
Or find a relay in the electrical cabinet that says FPCR and pull the wires off .
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 11, 2006 11:22 AM
You put your left hand in, you pull your left hand out...

LOL...

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Posted by malcolmyoung on Saturday, March 11, 2006 11:15 AM
Without wrecking it, there is only one way to shut down a diesel engine, that is cut of the supply of fuel to the cylinders. However, there are several ways of doing that.
Malc.

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