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Re: City Rock.. Bay Area SP old heads needed for Q
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 04-21-2016 - 19:47
SBN Wrote:
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> Guess I am confused too. (Happens when you get
> over 23 years old".
>
>
> I guess I was thinking of the old valves on the
> SDs and some of the old Fs where almost everything
> was right there in front of you or on the left.
> Again I do remember those old rotary valves and
> they were the pits.
>
> I had a student Fireman, that had been working for
> months, try to let the head end make an air test
> after the helper cut in. The rear end was ready
> to highball and I looked over and all he had done
> was to cut out the OS. That is what he thought was
> the main cut out cock was.
>
> SBN
Am I correct that you're referring to a 24-RL Automatic Brake Valve? If so, the Overspeed cut-out cock (the one that's supposed to have a seal) is on the front side facing the engineer, the Brake Pipe Cut-out cock (a.k.a., "Double-heading cock") is on the left side, and the First Service cut-out cock is on the back side (some railroads modified the First Service position to be the Pressure Maintaining position).
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> Guess I am confused too. (Happens when you get
> over 23 years old".
>
>
> I guess I was thinking of the old valves on the
> SDs and some of the old Fs where almost everything
> was right there in front of you or on the left.
> Again I do remember those old rotary valves and
> they were the pits.
>
> I had a student Fireman, that had been working for
> months, try to let the head end make an air test
> after the helper cut in. The rear end was ready
> to highball and I looked over and all he had done
> was to cut out the OS. That is what he thought was
> the main cut out cock was.
>
> SBN
Am I correct that you're referring to a 24-RL Automatic Brake Valve? If so, the Overspeed cut-out cock (the one that's supposed to have a seal) is on the front side facing the engineer, the Brake Pipe Cut-out cock (a.k.a., "Double-heading cock") is on the left side, and the First Service cut-out cock is on the back side (some railroads modified the First Service position to be the Pressure Maintaining position).
