Air Brakes and Train Handling Rules - Alaska Railroad

62 Operating Locomotive Equipment2. If you have time to reach your final terminal before 2359 hours,inspect the locomotive(s) at that terminal, unless the properauthority informs you that Mechanical personnel or the outboundengineer will perform the inspection.B. Previous Inspection Not RecordedIf the locomotive cab card indicates that the locomotive was notinspected during the previous day, or if there is no record on thelocomotive, inspect the locomotive before it is placed into service onthe current day.62.2.3 Locomotives Picked Up or Set Out On LineWhen picking up or setting out a locomotive on line, follow theguidelines for determining whether an inspection is needed (see Rule62.2.2). If the locomotive is idling or shut down, and it will not beused as a working unit during the current calendar day, then aninspection is not required.62.2.4 Locomotives At Outlying PointsInspect locomotives assigned to outlying points (Seward, Whittier,snow fleets, company work trains, etc.) as follows:1. Complete a daily inspection of each locomotive.2. Complete all forms and leave them in the designated holder onthe locomotive.3. Call the Anchorage Diesel Shop, extension 676.• If defects are found, notify the diesel foreman on duty, whowill decide if the locomotive can be operated.• If no defects are found, either notify the diesel foreman onduty or leave a message on the recording machine that noexceptions were taken on the daily inspection.62-8 ARRC Air Brakes and Train Handling Manual June 1, 1996