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Re: California 2 man crew regs
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 06-30-2016 - 20:33
Espee99 Wrote:
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> IIRC California passed a 2 man crew requirement
> for freight trains.
That may change. FRA is currently in the "comments" phase of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. In its present form, the proposed legislation will supercede state law and be much less inclusive.
> What gets me thinking how can
> a remote operator move 4 locos and 90 cars within
> yard limits and qualify with those requirements,
> and cross grade crossing, etc.
RCO's must successfully pass the railroad's RCO training course.
> Last week returning from SAC I spotted one of the
> RC jobs hooked up and pulling a string from the
> Oakland inter-model yard. What caught my
> attention was that they were headed towards Jack
> London instead of towards Emeryville.
I can't speak to specifically what you saw, but here are some general comments.
● RCL's can operate on a main track subject to rule requirements.
● UP began RCL operations in the Bay Area in 2001. All RCL jobs have two RCO's.
● There are no Yard Limits in the Oakland area.
● Yard movements at the south (Adeline Street) end of the yard often use the main track for their pull-out movements. Only one employee is required to be on the locomotive during these movements.
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> IIRC California passed a 2 man crew requirement
> for freight trains.
That may change. FRA is currently in the "comments" phase of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. In its present form, the proposed legislation will supercede state law and be much less inclusive.
> What gets me thinking how can
> a remote operator move 4 locos and 90 cars within
> yard limits and qualify with those requirements,
> and cross grade crossing, etc.
RCO's must successfully pass the railroad's RCO training course.
> Last week returning from SAC I spotted one of the
> RC jobs hooked up and pulling a string from the
> Oakland inter-model yard. What caught my
> attention was that they were headed towards Jack
> London instead of towards Emeryville.
I can't speak to specifically what you saw, but here are some general comments.
● RCL's can operate on a main track subject to rule requirements.
● UP began RCL operations in the Bay Area in 2001. All RCL jobs have two RCO's.
● There are no Yard Limits in the Oakland area.
● Yard movements at the south (Adeline Street) end of the yard often use the main track for their pull-out movements. Only one employee is required to be on the locomotive during these movements.
