Western Railroad Discussion > Knock off all the hand brakes

Not sure of location or when this was taken ,sorry if it has been posted before.
Regards,Daryl Kay.

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Great, Daryl!

Cheers,
Jack

IIRC, that was not the handbrake as the handbrake on those units is on the lead truck not the rear. I think it was a stuck axle (traction motor). Once again IIRC.

Makes me think back to when i was a student engineer and being told this. "kid..... make sure you check your side view mirrors regulary to check the side of the train." and it was usually followed by " dam^ it kid I told you to always be checking those mirrors; what the he** is wrong with you? "

I have a feeling that engineer and conductor ended up on the carpet over that! not to mention the most likely 30 days or some form of discipline!

i know personally my side view mirrors have saved my but a ton of times. Once with a locked axle, an HEP cable making lightning and a fire on my lead unit on the AOE/Grandlux this summer; just to name a few. Those mirrors are a valuable tool. As beaten into me by those crust old heads. (that have forgotten more than I will ever know)

Thats a traction motor seiced up!! WOW!! Dumb asses....

It was a seized axle. This was january 23 2008 on the NS Reading line. It was shot by a trainorders member and posted here before on the Eastern board.. I noticed it seams to have made the rounds back to here.

Exactly, amazing how many folks don't bother and just are there for the ride.

AmtrakHogHead Wrote:
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> Makes me think back to when i was a student
> engineer and being told this. "kid..... make sure
> you check your side view mirrors regulary to check
> the side of the train." and it was usually
> followed by " dam^ it kid I told you to always be
> checking those mirrors; what the he** is wrong
> with you? "
>
> I have a feeling that engineer and conductor ended
> up on the carpet over that! not to mention the
> most likely 30 days or some form of discipline!
>
> i know personally my side view mirrors have saved
> my but a ton of times. Once with a locked axle, an
> HEP cable making lightning and a fire on my lead
> unit on the AOE/Grandlux this summer; just to name
> a few. Those mirrors are a valuable tool. As
> beaten into me by those crust old heads. (that
> have forgotten more than I will ever know)