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CSX Transportation Air Brake Train Handling & Equipment Handling Rule Book April
CSX Transportation Air Brake Train Handling & Equipment Handling Rule Book April 2010
Soft Cover
149 pages
Copyright 2010
CONTENTS
Section 1
5000 Air Brakes - General 1 of 5
5001 Preventing Air Line Contamination1 of 5
5002 Maintaining the Required Minimum Percentage of Operating Brakes 1 of 5
5003 Working On Brake Equipment2 of 5
5004 Standard Brake Pipe Pressure2 of 5
5005 Avoiding an Overcharge Condition 3 of 5
5006 Reducing an Overcharge Condition 3 of 5
5007 Adjusting Air Brake Controls3 of 5
5050 Locomotive Air Brake Equipment 3 of 5
5051 Applying Train Brakes3 of 5
5052 Monitoring Locomotive Air Gauges3 of 5
5053 Adjusting Equalizing Reservoir Pressure4 of 5
5054 Cutting In the Automatic Brake 4 of 5
5055 Reporting Excessive Locomotive Brake Cylinder Piston Travel4 of 5
5056 Ensuring Proper Brake Cylinder Pressure 4 of 5
5057 Blocking Independent Brake 4 of 5
5058 Positioning 3-Position Automatic Brake Cut-out Valves4 of 5
5059 Verifying Type of Brake Valve on Controlling Locomotive 4 of 5
5060 Managing Main Reservoir Air Pressure4 of 5
Section 2
5100 Air Brake Tests - General Requirements 1 of 13
5101 Complying with FRA Regulations1 of 13
5102 Employee Responsibility1 of 13
5103 Operating Air Brake Controls 1 of 13
5104 Determining Rear Car Air Pressure1 of 13
5105 Determining Application and Release of Rear Car's Air Brake1 of 13
5106 Restoring Brake Pipe Pressure1 of 13
5150 Making Locomotive Air Brake Tests1 of 13
5151 Making a Locomotive Consist Air Brake Test1 of 13
5152 Making a Standing Locomotive Air Brake Test2 of 13
5153 Making a Running Locomotive Air Brake Test 3 of 13
5200 Making Train Air Brake Inspections and Tests 4 of 13
5201 Meeting Pre-Test Requirements4 of 13
5202 Testing Brake Pipe Leakage 4 of 13
5203 Making a Class I Brake Test5 of 13
5204 Making a Class Il Brake Test7 of 13
5205 Making a Class Ill Brake Test8 of 13
5206 Making a Transfer Train Air Brake Test8 of 13
5207 Making a Helper Service Air Brake Test 9 of 13
5208 Making a Class IA Air Brake Test 9 of 13
5209 Making a Back-up Hose/Back-up Valve Air Brake Test10 of 13
5210 Making a Passenger Train Running Air Brake Test 11 of 13
5211 Retesting Air Brakes 12 of 13
5212 Documenting the Air Brake Test12 of 13
Section 3
5300 Locomotives 1 of 22
5301 Ensuring Locomotives are Inspected 1 of 22
5302 Determining if Inspection is Required 1 of 22
5303 Securing Authorization to Perform Calendar Day Inspection1 of 22
5304 Tagging Locomotives due an Inspection at a Different Time 2 of 22
5305 Performing a Calendar Day Inspection 2 of 22
5306 Making a Report of the Calendar Day Inspection 4 of 22
5307 Reporting Non-Complying Conditions 4 of 22
5308 Moving Locomotives with Non-Complying Conditions 5 of 22
5309 Locomotive Work Reports 6 of 22
5310 Reporting Locomotive Defects 6 of 22
5350 Locomotive Conditioning 7 of 22
5351 Starting Diesel Engines 7 of 22
5352 Shutting Down Diesel Engines8 of 22
5353 Coupling Locomotives 9 of 22
5354 Uncoupling Locomotives 9 of 22
5355 Changing Ends 10 of 22
5356 Securing the Locomotive Consist 10 of 22
5357 Leaving Locomotives Unattended 15 of 22
5400 Locomotive Operation15 of 22
5401 Conserving Fuel 15 of 22
5402 Safety Control Devices17 of 22
5403 Speed Indicators 17 of 22
5404 Complying with Short-Time Ratings 18 of 22
5405 Caring for Equipment 20 of 22
5406 Protecting the Diesel Engine from Freezing 20 of 22
5407 Inspecting to Make Certain Locomotive Wheels are Turning 20 of 22
5408 Reporting a Hot Traction Motor Support Bearing 21 of 22
5409 Protecting Traction Motors from Water Damage21 of 22
5410 Adding Cooling Water to a Diesel Engine21 of 22
5411 Ditch Lights 22 of 22
Section 4
5500 Fundamentals of Train Handling1 of 25
5501 General 1 of 25
5502 Tractive Effort 1 of 25
5503 Sanding 3 of 25
5504 Throttle Handling 3 of 25
5505 Train Braking4 of 25
5550 Conventional Train Handling 8 of 25
5551 Starting Trains 8 of 25
5552 Controlling Speed 8 of 25
5553 Braking Trains 8 of 25
5554 Releasing Train Brakes 9 of 25
5555 Stopping10 of 25
5556 Conditioning Brakes 11 of 25
5557 Switching 12 of 25
5558 Operating Through an Area with a Temporary Speed Restriction 12 of 25
5559 Steep Grade (1% or more) Train Handling 12 of 25
5600 Helper Service 20 of 25
5601 Responsibilities 20 of 25
5602 Restrictions 20 of 25
5603 Adding Helper 21 of 25
5604 Operating a Helper Equipped Train 21 of 25
5605 Detaching Helper 21 of 25
5650 Special Train Handling Procedures 22 of 25
5651 Gathering Slack and Starting Trains on Grades22 of 25
5652 Loss of Dynamic Brakes22 of 25
5653 Emergency Brake Applications 22 of 25
5654 Service Applications from Unknown Cause24 of 25
5655 Inclement Weather Train Braking 24 of 25
5656 Reporting Train Separations or Stalls25 of 25
Section 5
5700 Telemetry - Equipping Trains 1 of 5
5701 Freight Train Exceptions 1 of 5
5702 Passenger Train Exceptions 1 of 5
5703 Inspection Train Exceptions 2 of 5
5750 Telemetry Qualifications2 of 5
5751 Qualifying Telemetry for Air Brake Tests 2 of 5
5752 Qualifying Telemetry for Two-Way Operation2 of 5
5753 Coupling Helper Locomotive to Head End2 of 5
5800 Arming Telemetry for Two-Way Capability 3 of 5
5850 Testing Two-Way Telemetry Emergency Capability 3 of 5
5851 Bench Testing 3 of 5
5852 Performing Test 3 of 5
5900 Disarming Emergency Capability 3 of 5
5950 En Route Failures and Defects 4 of 5
5951 Failures 4 of 5
5952 Restricting Train Movement due to an En Route Failure4 of 5
5953 Making Necessary Substitution for Telemetry with En Route Failure 4 of 5
5954 Reporting Telemetry Device Defects5 of 5
Appendix A
Setting up Locomotive Air Brakes
Appendix B
Illustrations of Brake Valve Handle Positions
Appendix C
Locomotive Data Guide
Glossary of Terms
EQUIPMENT HANDLING RULES
Section 1
General Rules1 of 9
4001. Inspecting the Loading of Cars when Switching1 of 9
4002. Handling Machinery that has a Boom Attached1 of 9
4003. Securing CSXT Train Documentation 1 of 9
4004. Disposition of CSXT Train Documentation 1 of 9
4005. Possessing the Necessary Equipment and Tags1 of 9
4006. Setting out Defective Equipment for Repair2 of 9
Car Inspection 2 of 9
4050. Making Certain that Cars Are Inspected2 of 9
4051. Performing Car Inspection2 of 9
4052. Discovering a Car that is Unsafe for Movement3 of 9
4053. Inspecting Re-Railed Cars3 of 9 Hot Bearings3 of 9
4100. Receiving a Report of a Hot Bearing or a Hot Wheel 3 of 9
4101. Inspecting a Roller Bearing Reported Hot3 of 9
4102. Inspecting a Friction Bearing Journal Reported Hot 5 of 9
4103. Reporting Inspections of and Tagging Bearings Reported Hot5 of 9
4104. Cooling a Friction Bearing Determined Hot 5 of 9
4105. Moving Equipment with a Hot Bearing5 of 9
4106. Inspecting a Wheel Reported Hot6 of 9
Flat Spots 6 of 9
4150. Inspecting for Flat Spots6 of 9
4151. Wheel Impact Detectors6 of 9
4152. Reporting Flat Spots 7 of 9
4153. Flat Spots Meeting a Non-complying Condition for a Locomotive 7 of 9
4154. Handling Equipment that has Flat Spots8 of 9
Car Air Brakes 8 of 9
4200. Cutting Out Air Brakes8 of 9
4201. Reporting and Tagging Cut out Air Brakes9 of 9
4202. Setting Out Car with an Air Brake Cut Out9 of 9
4203. Ensuring Safe Movement when the Last Car in the Train has its Air Brake
Cut Out9 of 9
Section 2
Observation of Trains 1 of 8
4250. Inspecting Trains Passing and Being Passed 1 of 8
4251. Making Inspections and Observations from Rear of Train 1 of 8
Defect Detectors and Clearance Detectors 2 of 8
4300. General 2 of 8
4301. Approaching a Defect or Clearance Detector2 of 8
4302. Passing Over a Defect Detector or by a Clearance Detector3 of 8
4303. After Passing A Defect Detector3 of 8
4304. Inspecting the Train for Reported Defects4 of 8
4305. After Passing A Clearance Detector6 of 8
4306. Inspecting the Train for Reported Excessive Dimensions7 of 8
4307. Comparing Axle Count Information7 of 8
Section 3
Locomotives 1 of 3
4350. Locomotive Speed Restrictions 1 of 3
4351. Locomotive Operational Restrictions1 of 3
4353. Handling Dead Locomotives that are not Part of the Locomotive Consist 1 of 3
4354. Operating a Locomotive that is not Equipped with an Event Recorder 1 of 3
4355. Handling Short Wheel-Base Locomotives 1 of 3
4356. Handling Locomotives that are not Equipped with Alignment Control2 of 3
4357. Identifying the Ends of Locomotives 2 of 3
4358. Identifying Wheels and Journals on Locomotives 3 of 3
Illustration Identifying Locomotive Ends, Wheels, and Journals 3 of 3
Section 4
Train Rules 1 of 14
4400. Train Speed Restrictions1 of 14
4401. Handling Circus Trains or Carnival Trains2 of 14
4402. Limiting the Size of Intermodal Trains on Other than the Water Level Route 2 of 14
4403. Intermodal Train Placement Requirements on Other than the Water Level Route2 of 14
4404. Limiting the Size of Intermodal Trains on the Water Level Route 3 of 14
4405. Intermodal Train Placement Requirements on the Water Level Route3 of 14
4406. Handling a Coal or Ballast Train that is Equipped with an Air Dump System 3 of 14
4407. Handling Passenger Trains3 of 14
4408. Handling Trailers-on-Wheels (TOW)Trains - (RoadRailer and similar type equipment) 4 of 14
Car Rules 6 of 14
4450. Handling Cars with Plug Doors6 of 14
4451. Handling Overweight Cars 6 of 14
4452. Handling "No Hump" Cars 6 of 14
4453. Handling Cars that are Prone to Rocking7 of 14
4454. Handling Heavy Bad Order Cars7 of 14
4455. Identifying the Ends of Cars7 of 14
4456. Identifying Wheels and Journals on Cars7 of 14
4457. Identifying Units on Articulated Cars8 of 14
4458. Moving Defective or Damaged Cars 8 of 14
4459. Reporting Defective, Damaged, or Improperly Loaded Cars at an Interchange Location where there is No Car Inspector On-Duty8 of 14
4460. Spotting TOFC or COFC Cars for Drive-on Loading or Unloading 8 of 14
4461. Spotting Auto Rack Cars for Loading or Unloading8 of 14
4462. Handling Loaded Auto Rack Cars 9 of 14
4463. Handling Double-Stack Cars other than EPIX, MERX, or MHFX Cars9 of 14
4464. Handling Single-Axle Cars - (Single-Platform TTOX and Four-Platform TTFX) 9 of 14
4465. Handling Blocks of 30 or more "Heavy" Loads10 of 14
4466. Placing Empty Cars in Trains10 of 14
4467. Handling Rotary Coupler Equipped Cars11 of 14
4468. Identifying Rotary Coupler Equipped Cars11 of 14
4470. Handling Wood Rack and Bulk Head Flat Cars11 of 14
4471. Handling Cars Loaded with a Shiftable Commodity11 of 14
4472. Handling Heavy Duty Flat Cars, Schnabel Cars, and Span-Bolstered Cars 12 of 14
4473. Handling Cabooses, Shoving Platforms or Push Cars12 of 14
4474. Handling Rapid Transit Cars12 of 14
4475. Handling Passenger Equipment12 of 14
4478. Handling Special Series Cars Restricted by a Truck Condition13 of 14
4479. Slowing or Stopping TTEX Solid Draw Bar Cars13 of 14
4480. Handling Scale Test Cars13 of 14
Section 5
Clearance-Implicated Shipment Rules1 of 8
4500. Ensuring Authorization to Move Shipment 1 of 8
4501. Moving Clearance-Implicated Shipments in Yards or Terminals 1 of 8
4502. Picking up or Setting Off on Line-of-Road 1 of 8
4503. Verifying Inspection1 of 8
4504. Notifying Necessary Personnel about Clearance-Implicated Shipments 2 of 8
4505. Confirming Written Instructions 2 of 8
4506. Placing Clearance-Implicated Shipments in a Train 2 of 8
4507. Handling Dimensional or Valuable Clearance-Implicated Shipments 2 of 8
4508. Controlling the Safe Movement of Clearance-Implicated Shipments3 of 8
4509. Notifying Yardmaster of Clearance-Implicated Shipments 3 of 8
4510. Securing Permission Before Loading a Clearance-Implicated Shipment3 of 8
Engineering Department Work Equipment Rules3 of 8
4550. Requirements of the Employee-in-Charge3 of 8
4551. Moving Large Engineering Equipment 4 of 8
4552. Handling Rail Cars Loaded with Engineering Equipment4 of 8
4553. Handling Material Handlers 4 of 8
4554. Handling Welded Rail Equipment5 of 8
4555. Handling Equipment with Air Activated Systems5 of 8
4556. Handling MOW Air Side Dump Cars 5 of 8
4557. Handling Camp Cars (including Univan Camp Cars)6 of 8
4558. Handling Type SFIA, SFIB, and/or SF2A Flangers 6 of 8
4559. Moving Engineering Department Specialized Equipment6 of 8
4560. Handling Measurement Cars6 of 8
4561. Moving GRMS Equipment5 of 8
4562. Requirements of Moving Specialized Equipment 8 of 8
Surveillance Service8 of 8
4600. Handling Shipments Requiring Rail Inspection Service8 of 8
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