Amtrak brakie-ing
Author: Hostage-ling
Date: 07-02-2021 - 16:10
BrakeMAN Wrote:
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> Laughable. Who gives hand signs to an engineer in
> an end-cab switcher making a hook on that end?
> They can see everything. Just tell them, either by
> hand or radio, to make a hook. No need to make
> them watch the ground person flailing their arms
> around when they can see everything better
> themselves.
>
> Rookies.
Yep!
Did 5 fingers come out of the cab when she was going between?
End cabs have a better view of the hook than the groundlin'! Sheesh!
The limp wrist circle seems to be a standard Amtrak-school signal and have seen it ignored on a regular basis!
You can use whatever you want, just as long as the crew "gets it".
"Hey, we should use reb signals for this move - YEEHOOHOOOO!"
Radio is for music, not rail moves!
Quick quiz- give me the hand signal how many cars you want-at night!