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Re: Union Pacific training video -- Bottling the Air is not "leaking off"...FYI
Author: tundraboomer
Date: 11-13-2018 - 11:29
Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> Along these lines we recently had an obviously new
> State FRA Inspector write a defect for leaving a
> switch engine tied up with both angle cocks
> closed. He said that this this was bottling the
> air! However the automatic brake valve was left
> either in service or emergency thereby making it
> impossible for the air to be bottled. Inside hand
> brake securely set.
Ridiculous. Must be a REALLY new guy. This is the reason you cannot leave engines or consists unattended without a brake stand cut in. But if it's cut in with properly positioned handles (20lb auto set, independent fully applied) after the handbrake is applied and tested, cab locked, that is perfectly legal. I would appeal this to his boss. Are you in Region 12?
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> Along these lines we recently had an obviously new
> State FRA Inspector write a defect for leaving a
> switch engine tied up with both angle cocks
> closed. He said that this this was bottling the
> air! However the automatic brake valve was left
> either in service or emergency thereby making it
> impossible for the air to be bottled. Inside hand
> brake securely set.
Ridiculous. Must be a REALLY new guy. This is the reason you cannot leave engines or consists unattended without a brake stand cut in. But if it's cut in with properly positioned handles (20lb auto set, independent fully applied) after the handbrake is applied and tested, cab locked, that is perfectly legal. I would appeal this to his boss. Are you in Region 12?
