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  • General discussion about railroad operations, related facilities, maps, and other resources.
General discussion about railroad operations, related facilities, maps, and other resources.

Moderator: Robert Paniagua

  by jerry albritton
 
why does the conductor of a freight train thats on a siding,
get out of the cab when a train approachs from the opposite
direction.

  by DutchRailnut
 
They are suppose to give a roll by inspection of train passing them.

  by CSX-COAL HAULER
 
They are looking for dragging equipment, stuck brakes, shifted loads and things that are similar. Alot of times if a car has stuck brakes you can SMELL it as it rolls by. :P

  by powerpro69
 
They get better reception on their cell phone down there :-D

  by qboy
 
powerpro69 wrote:They get better reception on their cell phone down there :-D
Must have excellent hearing to be on cell phone giving a roll-by and bold.

  by gp9rm4108
 
On the CN system ... the engineer is required to get out and inspect the locomotive side and the cndr is supposed to check the far side of the train.

The conductor is ALSO supposed to walk his train while waiting in a siding for a meet and walk back up to inspect the oncoming train across from the engineman.

  by powerpro69
 
the engineer is required to get out and inspect the locomotive side
But that would mean they would have to get up and put there boots on and all kinda stuff!

  by scharnhorst
 
I've seen CP Rail crews do roll bys when they do Crew changes. They were checking for open doors on trailers, shipping containors, and on boxcars. As well as stcking brakes, shifting loads, leaking air hoses, and outher things of that nature.

  by powerpro69
 
Sag,Bag and Drag

  by slchub
 
Hey Power, you still cut back?

  by powerpro69
 
NO, I'm hanging on by the skin of my teeth though, 7 guys between me and unemployment