Re: "How are your cards, over?"
Author: Rudolph
Date: 12-31-2019 - 15:15
Hot Water Wrote:
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> Nyrailer Wrote:
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> > I would suspect that they are talking about the
> > "Blue Card" for the 82 day inspection required
> by
> > FRA Rules.
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> Yes, the "Blue Card", but the FRA mandated
> inspection period is 92 days, or 184 days for much
> newer locomotives.
In this instance most likely means the locomotive daily inspection, also required by FRA, with a card or slip in the cab to be marked with the date, time, location and signature of the employee performing the inspection.
If the locomotive has not had a daily inspection for 24 hours, it can't leave a terminal unless dead or getting a daily inspection prior to departure.