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 Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
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.
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 Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
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 Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
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!!!! Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
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 Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
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!
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 Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
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 Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
Or just out to prove RCO is no good. Seen it done, not to this degree of course, but none the less. Adam Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
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" Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
I believe the operator can set a speed, and the system will do whatever it takes to get to that speed. Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
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. Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
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. Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene