Dumb questions you were afraid to ask...

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  1. C40-9W

    C40-9W TrainBoard Member

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    Hose hangers....not what it sounds like!

    A friend of mine "secured" some air hose hangers last week. He gave them to me for our passenger train. I just want to know the correct way to hook these up; if there IS a correct way. And no, I didn't ask where he got them.

    Bob
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  2. OC Engineer JD

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    There is a hole on the Glad hand on the end of the air hose, and one on the bottom of the coupler. Hanger goes through each one. :)
     
  3. C40-9W

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    Thanks Jerry! I thought it couldn't be that simple, being rr equipment and all!LOL! I hooked 'em up today before we made our run!

    Bob
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  4. OC Engineer JD

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    No problem.:)
     
  5. C40-9W

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    1)If you find...

    that water has filled the engine pit of the locomotive you are about to start, and some of the cables to the generator are submurged, what do you do? If you drain the pit, do you start the engine right away or do you need to "extract" the moisture from the generator?

    2)If you notice that a cable on a traction motor is "rubbed" to the bare wire, but isn't touching anything, what would you do?

    I appreciate any answers!

    Bob
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  6. Hytec

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    I have never had anything to do with heavy equipment, but in the computer and micro-electronics field...YOU DON'T TOUCH HER AND CALL MAINTENANCE IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!

    Stuff with 1600 Amperes @ 440 Volts is nothing to Mess With!!!!
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  7. Birken Vogt

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    I am not an engineer but a diesel truck mechanic, however, any cable that has rubbed through even though it might not be rubbing anything when you observe it, has obviously been rubbing in service and will continue to do so presumably if you operate it so it must be treated accordingly.

    Birken
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  8. OC Engineer JD

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    As far as the water in the engine pit is concerned, just drain it and start. I have pressure washed the inside of engine compartments and drained the water and started them right up without any problems.
    What WOULD concern me is the wire that has 'rubbed' bare. This is something that if not corrected could cause some serious problems! If this bare wire touches the wrong thing, it could short out, arc and start a fire, short out a traction motor, etc. Be very careful!
     
  9. Charlie

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    For sure I'd red tag the loco that had a bare traction motor lead!

    About 4 yrs or so back, one of our extra board engineers red tagged
    every standing locomotive(5) in the roundhouse area at Eola Yard(Aurora IL) They were ALL due to valid FRA violations.The Road Foreman agreed with him!

    CT
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  10. C40-9W

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    Thanks for the answers, guys! It'll help in my next test!

    Bob
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  11. Curious_George

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    I never operated a RCO, but I think anyone who would keep adding enough throttle when nothing is happening is a moron. The operator would have to be deaf, wearing a damn I-pod cranked up. or a mile from the unit. It would take sometime to burn that rail like that, and you just simply would have to be a imbecile, even for CSX.

    I vote for the teenage vandalism.

    Mike
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  12. Adam Woods

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    Or just out to prove RCO is no good. Seen it done, not to this degree of course, but none the less.
    Adam
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  13. SRT-FAN

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    Questions about computer-controlled locos

    I have wondered about computer-controlled locos's software

    • Is it something GE/EMD developed themselves or is it get farmed out to M...S...
    • Can it be reloaded in the field or you have to ship the memory module back to GE/EMD for reloading
    • Does it require "Updates"
    P.S. Can you make this thread "sticky"
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  14. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    This would be a great thread to 'Sticky'....
    Oh, Jerry??
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  15. OC Engineer JD

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    Your getting too deep for me now!!:)
     
  16. BnOEngrRick

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    I believe the operator can set a speed, and the system will do whatever it takes to get to that speed.
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  17. Adam Woods

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    Yep, thats the way it works, in a nutshell.
    Adam
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  18. Ed Pinkley#2

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    No it was done by a remote engine. We have them in our yard and they can be almost a mile away. Railburning is not a loud shrill noise it and you must have some great hearing to know it is happening that far away. Once the wheels start to spin and then you add the sand which is automatic on some remote units it doesn't really take that long to accomplish. I've seen it done not to this degree but to a dergee where the ball of the rail was divited enough to warrant new rail before it was used again. Once the ball gets burnd the spine or whatever it is melts very quickly. It isn't nearly as thick.
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  19. Ed Pinkley#2

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    And yes Rick you are right. RCO aren't dealing with notch's like we are they are dealing with speeds. If I ran a engine like that thing runs itself I would be fired for so many rule violations.
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  20. doofus

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