Canadian National Mechanical Department: Locomotive Inspection Handbook
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Canadian National Mechanical Department: Locomotive Inspection HandbookEntry/Object ID
2022.311.01Tags
Canadian National, Locomotives, Railway HistoryScope and Content
Canadian National branded locomotive inspection handbook published by the mechanical department.Context
The book contains information in inspecting all Canadian National diesel locomotives. It includes: 1. Introduction: - Locomotive Safety Inspection: Definition, Requirements 2. Locomotive Daily Inspection: - Definition - Requirements 3. Safety/Daily Inspection: - (Safety Considerations) Prior to Inspection - Bottom Deck Check: brake system, running gear, draft gear, fuel and pollution control trains - Top Deck Check: safety appliances, engine room, locomotive cab 4. Locomotive Start-up/Shut-down: - Pre-Start setup - 26 Air Brakes: air brake equipment setup, engine and operating controls - Pre-Start setup - 26 Electronic Air Brakes: EPIC II with keypad (pre-start setup), EPIC II or CCB with OIM (pre-start setup) - Engine Start: blow out engine (if block is cool), prime engine, start engine - Post-Start Checks: engine room post-start check, cab post-start check, locomotive securement (engine running), bottom deck post-start check - Normal Shutdown - Emergency Shutdown - ZTR Control Systems "Smartstart" 5. Multiple Unit (MU) Operation: - MU Settings for 26 Air Brakes Systems: MU connections and handle position, unit settings: part of/not part of consist - Changing Ends - 26 Air Brakes: 26L, 26NL, 30-CDW - Changing Ends - 26 Electronic Air Brakes: EPIC II with brake control keypad, EPIC II or CCB with OIM - Distributed Power Service: distributed power overview, initial setup EAB/DP Service, entry to distributed power system, DP unit setup lead/remote, remote DP setup, lead locomotive setup, ending DP service - Dead Haul: dead haul exceptions, dead haul safety requirements, dead haul safety inspection items, dead movement procedures 6. Functional Locomotive Brake Test: - Brake Test Procedures: brake gear and position travel check, main reservoirs automatic drain valves and air dryers check, brake equipment check, compression oil level check, handbrake operation check, compressor operation check, brake pipe and equalizing reservoir leakage tests, independent brake valve operation test, automatic brake valve operation test, brake pipe flow indicator test, bail-off test, emergency brake function test, dynamic interlock test, event recorder test, reset safety control check, TIBS (train information braking system) test - IDU Change-Out Prodecures - Functional Locomotive Brake Test Checklist 7. LCS Air Brake Tests: - Setup and Tests 1-8: locomotive setup for BELTPACK operation, isolation valves, air dryer humidity level, independent brakes, automatic brakes, emergency brakes, bell and horn operation, BELTPACK tilt function, reset safety control feature 8. Wheels: - Wheels Overview: wheel types, wheel gauges, wheel defects and conditions, wheel measurement rules, allowable variation in wheel diameter - Measuring Wheel Defects: thin flange, vertical flange, high flange, thin rim (wheel tread thickness), hollow tread wheel, slid flat, shelled tread - Inspecting Wheel Conditions: cracked broken shattered rim or flange, spread rim, thermal cracks, built-up tread, grooved tread, wheel plate or web damage, overheated wheel - IUD Wheel Measurement Conversion Table 9. Forms and Reporting: - Locomotive Inspection Report - Locomotive Engineer's Report - Locomotive Daily Inspection Record - Locomotive Inspection and Repair Record - Motive Power Equipment Inspection Certificate - Non-Complying Locomotive Tag - Radio Permit - Schedule B 10. Appendix A: GM Troubleshooting: - Engine Does not Prime - Engine Does not Crank - Engine Cranks but does not Start - Engine Starts but dies 11. Appendix B: GE Troubleshooting: - Engine Does not Prime - Engine Does not Crank - Engine Cranks but does not Start - Engine Starts but dies 12. Appendix C: Electronic Air Brakes: - Electronic Air Brakes Overview - EPIC II with Brake Control Keypad: system description, initial keypad options - EPIC II with OIM: system description - CCB with OIM: system description, initial OIM options EPIC II or CCB equippedCanadian 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 National, Railway History, GeneralCataloged By
Kat BezaireCategory
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