Listen to the Delightful sounds of an EMD SD 40-2 ramping up as you will
be inside the cab in this video. Because the remote system wants to keep
throwing the train into emergency, we will be running the locomotive to
finish loading the coal hopper cars.
1. The Big Radio Conundrum:
Last week a company came in and plumbed into the RR radio a system
that will make an announcement over the radio if and when the locomotive
fire suppression system would happen to go off. This would be handy to
know if you were in the lead loco and fire suppression went off in the
end of train loco. We unplugged those alerter units from the radios and
that solved the radio interference problems.
2. Hump Control on Locomotives:
Hump Control: To turn on there is a toggle switch on the hump control unit.
Then put the throttle in the run position you want. When loading cars it is usually
in one or two throttle run. Using the hump control gives a smooth steady rate of
travel for the loco. You modulate the speed with the hump control dial instead
of with the throttle. It works by increasing or decreasing the amps to the traction
motors within the throttle run 1 or 2 position. Besides loading or unloading the
train, it is also great for using when spreading ballast.
Made June 03, 2023
Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Senergy at Cumberland
Mine. My job is railroad track maintenance. I am very fortunate to
have this job and everyone at the mine is very fortunate to have
Iron Senergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Senergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.
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