Air Brakes and Train Handling Rules - Alaska Railroad

63 Train Equipment and Operation• Retaining valve set to the EX (Exhaust) position• Any other apparent safety hazard likely to cause an accidentor injury before the train arrives at its destination2. Make sure that open top loads, including trailers and containerson flat cars, are safely loaded.3. If the width or height of a car appears close to clearance lines,check that the movement has been cleared with the properauthority.4. If a car is carrying a bad order tag but is safe for movement, thecar may be taken in train to the nearest point where repairs canbe made.5. Make sure that fifth wheel locking devices are properly seated.6. Inspect placarded cars as follows:a. Before accepting a placarded car for movement in a train,make sure the car is in a safe condition for the movement.Reject any unsafe cars.b. Make sure that trucks and journal boxes are in proper conditionfor service.NOTE: Friction journal boxes must have at least 1/2 inchof visible oil.7. When friction bearings on cars have been exposed to severesnow conditions and snow or ice may have accumulated injournal boxes, train crew members must mechanically inspectthe bearings before the cars are moved.63.3 Setting Out Defective CarsSet out a defective car whenever it cannot be safely moved to thenext repair location. When setting out defective cars:1. Set out mechanically defective cars where maintenance crewscan access them.63-2 ARRC Air Brakes and Train Handling Manual June 1, 1996