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<blockquote data-quote="MisplacedRailWorker" data-source="post: 4796573" data-attributes="member: 67466"><p>Conductors have been mounting and dismounting moving equipment in switching operations and crew changes for over one hundred years. This practice became prohibited by all class 1 railroads about 20 years ago; until recently when CSX removed the prohibition (Under 5mph). This is to save time and fuel, especially since a crew change can be safely accomplished without dumping all the air to come to a complete stop. Then waiting almost 30 minutes to recharge the air lines across 100 cars.</p><p></p><p>In order to go in between train cars and “lace air“ (connect glad hands for brake lines) one must establish <strong>3-step protection. </strong>The three steps are:</p><p></p><p>1) Reverser in neutral and removed if equipped</p><p></p><p>2) Throttle in idle</p><p></p><p>3) Field generator switch in <strong>open</strong> position: making it impossible for any electricity to move the wheels in the engine</p><p></p><p>Only after communicating with the engineer that 3-step is in effect can you go in between.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MisplacedRailWorker, post: 4796573, member: 67466"] Conductors have been mounting and dismounting moving equipment in switching operations and crew changes for over one hundred years. This practice became prohibited by all class 1 railroads about 20 years ago; until recently when CSX removed the prohibition (Under 5mph). This is to save time and fuel, especially since a crew change can be safely accomplished without dumping all the air to come to a complete stop. Then waiting almost 30 minutes to recharge the air lines across 100 cars. In order to go in between train cars and “lace air“ (connect glad hands for brake lines) one must establish [B]3-step protection. [/B]The three steps are: 1) Reverser in neutral and removed if equipped 2) Throttle in idle 3) Field generator switch in [B]open[/B] position: making it impossible for any electricity to move the wheels in the engine Only after communicating with the engineer that 3-step is in effect can you go in between. [/QUOTE]
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