Canadian National Job Aid: Mechanical Yard Repair Locomotive
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Canadian National Job Aid: Mechanical Yard Repair LocomotiveEntry/Object ID
2022.313.01Tags
Canadian National, Operating Manual, Locomotives, Railway HistoryScope and Content
Canadian National branded job aid for mechanical yard repair locomotive.Context
The book is meant to be a pocket sized operating standards manual and also provides information on troubleshooting. It contains: 1. Start Up Procedures: - Pre Start Check - Engine Start Up - Post Start Check - Before Leaving 2. Locomotive Securement (engine running) Air Brake and Switch Positions 3. Emergency Shutdown 4. Locomotive Shutdown 5. Fuses: Checking and Replacing 6. Breakers: Checking and Resetting 7. Radio Bases/Radio Headsets: removal and replacement 8. Input and Display Unit (IDU): - Testing and Changing: a) Testing an IDU: pulse trainlink II or DIGITAR 6653 b) Testing an IDU: US and S DIGITAR 6656 c) Changing an IDU 9. Bell Ringer Cartridge Testing/Replacing 11. Headlight Replacement 12. Ditchlight Replacement 13. Twenty-Seven Pin Jumper Cable Replacement 14. Brake Shoes or other Brake Components 15. Safety Valves (150 psi and 175 psi valves) (intercooler valves) 16. Fuel Filter Replacement: for GM Locomotives 17. Fuel Filter Replacement: for GE Locomotives 18. Miscellaneous Tasks 19. Boosting a Locomotive 20. Appendix I 21. Appendix II 22. Appendix III 23. Appendix IV 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
Canadian NationalCataloged By
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