Track Bulletin 6928
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. TRACK BULLETIN FORM C NUMBER 6928 FEB 28 1997 .
. TO: SP 9810 WEST .
. AT: KLAMATH FALLS .
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. DO NOT EXCEED 40 MPH WHILE HANDLING CARS CGAX 9001 THROUGH CGAX 9505 (001)
. (002)
. DO NOT EXCEED 35 MPH WITH CAR SERIES TGSX 443401-443700 WHEN EMPTY. (003)
. (004)
. TRAINS WITH FOLLOWING TOPS SYMBOLS MAY OPERATE AT MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE (005)
. SPEED: CHLAD APOAD LACRD LAAPD LBCHD (006)
. (007)
. SYSTEM SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS, PAGE 6: SECTION C. (008)
. SPEED RESTRICTIONS - TRAINS ITEM 5 IS CANCELLED (009)
. AND (010)
. GENERAL ORDER NO. 5 ITEM 7, THAT PART REVISING ITEM 5 IS ALSO (011)
. CANCELLED IN ITS ENTIRETY (012)
. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION IS TO ELIMINATE THE 12MPH RESTRICTION (013)
. ON GRAIN TRAINS THAT CANNOT OPERATE AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 22MPH (014)
. (015)
. RULE 6.21.3 AS CONTAINED IN SYSTEM SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS PAGE 15 IS (016)
. CANCELLED IN ITS ENTIRETY (017)
. (018)
. RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS GOVERNING AIR BRAKE SYSTEM AND TRAIN (019)
. HANDLING RULE 50.1 PARAGRAPH READING: (020)
. UNION PACIFIC (UP) LOCOMOTIVE UNITS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A CODED (021)
. CAB SIGNAL SYSTEM WHICH IS NON-FUNCTIONAL WHILE OPERATING ON (022)
. SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES. THE CODED CAB SIGNAL SYSTEM MUST BE (023)
. CUT OUT ON ALL UP UNITS IN THE LOCOMOTIVE CONSIST. IF THE CUT (024)
. OUT SWITCH HANDLE IS IN THE "UP" POSITION, THE SEAL MUST BE (025)
. BROKEN AND HANDLE PLACED IN THE "DOWN" POSITION. (026)
. IS CANCELLED (027)
. (028)
. FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ARE PLACED IN EFFECT WITH PUBLICATION IN (029)
. THIS TRACK BULLETIN: (030)
. THE CAB SIGNAL SYSTEM IS OFTEN TIMES CUT IN AND TESTED AT LOCATIONS (031)
. WELL IN ADVANCE OF ACS TERRITORY. IT IS THEN PLACED IN PARTIAL (032)
. CUTOUT POSITION TO EXTINGUISH THE LIGHT DISPLAY. HOWEVER, THE (033)
. DEVICE IS STILL OPERATIVE AND WILL RESPOND IF IT RECEIVES A SIGNAL. (034)
. IN NON-ACS TERRITORY, THIS INADVERTANT SIGNAL IS REFERRED TO AS A (035)
. "HIT" AND WILL CAUSE A PENALTY BRAKE APPLICATION IF NOT REACTED TO (036)
. PROMPTLY. CREWS MUST REPORT LOCATIONS CAUSING CAB SIGNAL "HITS" TO (037)
. THE TRAIN DISPATCHER SO THAT THEY MAY BE CORRECTED. (038)
. (039)
. IN NON-ACS TERRITORY, WHEN A TRAIN EXPERIENCES A CAB SIGNAL "HIT", (040)
. DO THE FOLLOWING TO PREVENT AN UNINTENTIONAL PENALTY BRAKE APPLICATION: (041)
. 1. IF THE ACKNOWLEDGING LEVEL IS IN THE "PARTIAL CUT OUT" POSITION (042)
. (C/O), MOVE THE ACKNOWLEDGING LEVER TO THE "NORMAL" POSITION AND (043)
. LEAVE IT THERE FOR ONE SECOND. (044)
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. TRACK BULLETIN FORM C NUMBER 6928 FEB 28 1997 .
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. *ON NORTH AMERICAN CAB LOCOMOTIVES EQUIPPED WITH THE ACKNOWLEDGING (045)
. PLUNGER, IF THE ACKNOWLEDGING PLUNGER IS IN THE "PARTIAL CUTOUT" (046)
. POSITION (RAISED), PUSH THE PLUNGER BUTTON ONCE TO CUT IN THE (047)
. CAB SIGNALS. (048)
. 2. MOVE THE ACKNOWLEDGING LEVEL FROM THE "NORMAL" POSITION TO THE (049)
. "ACKNOWLEDGE" POSIITON (ACK), HOLD IT THERE FOR ONE SECOND, AND (050)
. RELEASE IT BACK TO THE "NORMAL" POSITION. (051)
. *ON NORTH AMERICAN CAB LOCOMOTIVES EQUIPPED WITH THE ACKNOWLEDGING (052)
. PLUNGER, PUSH THE PLUNGER A SECOND TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CAB (053)
. SIGNAL. (054)
. 3. IF IN NON-CAB SIGNAL TERRITORY, MOVE THE ACKNOWLEDGING LEVER TO (055)
. THE "PARTIAL CUTOUT" POSITION TO TURN OFF THE CAB SIGNAL LIGHT. (056)
. *ON NORTH AMERICAN CAB LOCOMOTIVES EQUIPPED WITH THE ACKNOWLEDGING (057)
. PLUNGER, LIFT THE PLUNGER TO PLACE THE SYSTEM IN "PARTIAL CUTOUT". (058)
. 4. IF A PENALTY BRAKE APPLICATION OCCURS BEFORE THE CAB SIGNAL IS (059)
. RESET, RECOVER FROM THE PENALTY BRAKE APPLICATION AS DESCRIBED IN (060)
. RULE 52.3 (PENALTY BRAKE APPLICATION). (061)
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. COMPLETE: 634 PM (061 LINES) LIT TRAIN DISPATCHER .
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