The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-31

The following instructions for test
ing and handling air brakes have been
issued from the office of General Super
intendent f. G. Russell to Lacka-
wanna conductors. enginemen and
brakemen:
Conductors Enginemcn and Brakcmcn:
|. All cars equipped with air must be switched
together and tested before leaving any yard or
terminal and a complete test of air cars must
be made at every point where an engine is dis
connected from the train, an air connection
has in any way been disconnected
.. Ii is the duty of conductors, enginemen and
brakemen to know that the air cars in their
trains have been tested strictly in accordance
with these instructions before leaving any yard
or terminal where car inspectors are located and
the conductor, engineman and brakeman must
perform this same test at every point where the
engine is disconnected from the train or an air
connection has in any way been disconnected
g. The car inspector must he prepared to
promptly make any repairs that it is possible to
make in a yard. II necessary to cut out the air
on any cars the car inspector must place de.
feet card properly filed out on each care.
4. In case two engines are coupled to train
a sa double header they must he so arranged that
the air will be operated from the head engine.
Should air on forward engine become inOpera-
tive, cngineman ON second engine must be noti-
fled to take charge Of brakes, ongineman on Tor
ward engine cutting out. Engineman on second
engine should, on cutting in, make service ap.
plcation of seven or eight pounds to see that he
has control Of train, If conditions permit with
safety, train should be stopped before second en-
gineman assumes control. At first regular stop
position of engines must be reversed.
PASSENGER TRAINS.
l. Car inspector will that all hose are
coupled together, and that all cut.out cocks and
angle cocks open, except the rear angle cock
! Of the last car.
>. When engine is coupled on, the engineman
will charge all auxiliaries to seventy pounds
| pressure and upon signal from the car inspector
! he will make application Of fifteen pounds, after
which the car inspector will go from the engine
! to the last car, seeing that all brakes are prop
| Crly applied and that pistons do not travel less
! than G. nor more than s., bearing in mind that
il is our desire to keep the piston travel on pas
| sCngcr cars to near g. as possible.
| B. Upon arriving at the rear of the train, the
car inspector will signal the cngncman to re-
! lease the brakes.
t. It will be the duty of the rear brakeman, as
well as the car inspector, to sec that the brakes
apply and release on the last car, after which
the car inspector will return to the engine, look
| ing over all cars to see that the brakes are re-
! leased.
,. Car inspector will signal to the enGineman
and conductor when the test is completed and
| train ready to go, and in no case Will the en-
| gincman and conductor leave the station until
the train is reported ready by the car inspector.
6. Car inspector will adjust the piston travel
to G. on all cars at lay-ovo7 points.
FREIGHT TRAINS
I. Car inspectors, assisted by train crew, will
| couple all hose, sec that cut.Out cocks are open
and that all angle cocks are open, except the
! angle cock on rear Of last car.
. The cngncman, upon receiving the pre-
scribcd signal will charge all cars to seventy
| mounds pressure and as soon as the reservoirs
have been charged TO seventy pounds he will
make service application of fifteen pounds
g. When the brakes have been applied the cal
inspector will start on side and brakeman
on the other side, and go from the engine tc
the last car, examining all brakes and seeing that
pistonS do not travel more than ~ nor less
than g." During this same time another brake
man must start from the engine and go Ovci
the top of the cars and turn up each retainer
When the last car is reached and the brakes OF
each car found to be in proper order the pre-
scrbcd signal will be given the engineman tC
release brakes. When the air on the last ca
has released to point where the retainer closes
the car inspector on one side and brakeman
on the other side side of the train will go t.
the engine examining all brakes TO see tina
they properly release ana tlat there are no leah"
The brakeman on top of the train will go to tn
engine turning down the rctaincrs each car
The three men should be acting together on eacl
car.
4. Before starting down the hills at Dansvic
Clarl's Summit, Lchgh, Pocono, Port Morris
Apuia, Paris Summit on Ithaca Branch and hill
on Montrosc branch the test must be made am
the conductor and CnginCman must know by sig
nal that all rctainers turned up. Ii the re
taiuars whom thpV all IN. cause nuC
hrakng power, turn enough Of them down {
let the train proceed under control Of the Ell
. gineman.
g. The regulation of piston travel should b
, handled by car inspectors only.
T. s. Lloyd,
Superintendent NJ. p, & NJ,
/ /. T. Canfeld,
, Master Car Builder.
Approved: +. G.. Russell,