Canadian National: Shoptrack Locomotive Operation Trainee Guide
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Canadian National: Shoptrack Locomotive Operation Trainee GuideEntry/Object ID
2022.314.01Tags
Canadian National, Locomotives, Operating Manual, Health and SafetyScope and Content
Canadian National branded trainee guide to the operation of shoptrack locomotives.Context
The guide provides instruction on safety, operations, and accident prevention. The contents are as follows: Part 1. Safety Guidelines: - Introduction - Accident Prevention - General Notice - Special Instructions - Amendment to the Criminal Code Relating to Alcohol and Drugs - Diesel Shop - Pit Areas - Locomotive Cab - Getting on a Locomotive - Getting off a Locomotive - Shop Tracks Part 2. Introduction to Locomotives: - Introduction - Basic Locomotive Description - Definitions - Identify Front and Rear of a Locomotive - Identify Unit Number and Classification - Locomotive Classification - Locomotive Component Numbering Part 3. Locomotive Air Brake: - Introduction - Brake Equipment - Brake Cylinder Cut Out Valve - Definition - 6-SL Independent Brake Valve - 6-SL Automatic Brake Valve - Valves and Cut-Out Cocks - SA-26 Independent Brake Valve - 26-L Automatic Brake Valve - 30 CDW Brake Valve - New Control Stand - MU-2A Valve - Multiple Unit Valves - Automatic Brake Cut off Valve 26-L - Changing Operating Ends - To Recover a Penalty Application - Reset Safety Control Test - Gauges - Coupling or Uncoupling Locomotives and/or other Equipment - Multiple Unit (MU) Connections - Hostling Operation - Nullify R. S. C. - Locomotive Cab Controls - Locomotive Control Stand Part 4. Locomotive Movement: - Introduction - Definitions - Colour Signals - Engine Horn Signals - Shop Track Switch and Derails - Hand Operated Switches - Semi-Automatic Switches - Spring Switch - Derails - Obstruction on Track - Blue Flags - Emergency Vehicles - Equipment Restrictions - Locomotive Movement - Radio Procedures - Hand Signals - Securing Unattended Locomotive - Four Equipment - Movement of Locomotives Onto and Off of Turn Tables - Handling of Locomotives Into and Out of a Diesel Shop - Operating Hand Brakes - Operating Switches and Derails - Locomotive Control Part 5. Locomotive Startup Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
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