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<blockquote data-quote="MisplacedRailWorker" data-source="post: 4854837" data-attributes="member: 67466"><p>You go “in between” <strong>only</strong> with 3-step Protection applied.</p><p></p><p>These three steps are verbally requested to the engineer and confirmed back to the conductor as well as acknowledged any time you couple train cars and need to connect the brake line.</p><p></p><p>The 3 steps of protection make it impossible for the train to move while you are connecting the glad hands AKA “lacing air”.</p><p></p><p>They are:</p><p></p><p>1: Reverser (Gear) in neutral.</p><p></p><p>2: Locomotive and air brakes fully applied.</p><p></p><p>3: Field generator circuit open- this prevents electricity generated from the engine to power the traction motors. So even if you rev the engine all the way up, in the “drive” position, the motor and wheels will not receive power or be able to move the train.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MisplacedRailWorker, post: 4854837, member: 67466"] You go “in between” [B]only[/B] with 3-step Protection applied. These three steps are verbally requested to the engineer and confirmed back to the conductor as well as acknowledged any time you couple train cars and need to connect the brake line. The 3 steps of protection make it impossible for the train to move while you are connecting the glad hands AKA “lacing air”. They are: 1: Reverser (Gear) in neutral. 2: Locomotive and air brakes fully applied. 3: Field generator circuit open- this prevents electricity generated from the engine to power the traction motors. So even if you rev the engine all the way up, in the “drive” position, the motor and wheels will not receive power or be able to move the train. [/QUOTE]
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