Union Pacific

UNION PACIFIC -- AIR BRAKES

Whatoogovernmentooagencyooregulatesootheooinspectionooandootestingooofoobrakeooequip
mentooonoorailroadoolocomotivesooandoocars?oo-ooans--
FederalooRailroadooAdministrationoo(FRA)

Whatooruleoodetailsootheoosafetyooinspectionooofoofreightoocars?oo-ooans--
Ruleoo1.33,ooInspectionooofooFreightooCars

Whooocanooperformooinspectionsooandoobrakeootests?oo-ooans--
QualifiedooPerson,ooQualifiedooMechanicalooInspector,ooorooQualifiedooMaintenanceooPer
sonooasoospecifiedoobyoofederalooregulations.

Afteroofundamentalootrainingooonoofreightoocarooinspectionsooandooairoobrakeootests,oowou
ldooaootrainmanoobeooconsideredooaoo"QualifiedooPerson?"oo-ooans--Yes

Duringootheoosafetyooinspection,ooisooanooinspectionooonoobothoosidesooofootheootrainooreq
uired?oo-ooans--Yes

Canoocarsooplacedooinooaootrainoobeoomovedoopriorootoooaoosafetyooinspection?oo-ooans--
No

Canooinspectionsoobyoo"QualifiedooMechanicalooInspectors"ooextendootheoodistanceooaootr
ainoomayootraveloobeforeooadditionalooinspectionsooandootestsooareoorequired?oo-ooans--
Yesoo(ExtendedooHaulooTrain)

Whatoomustooyouoodooobeforeoocouplingooairoohosesootogether?oo-ooans--
Shakeoodebrisoooutooofoohosesooandooblowooalloocondensationoofromoolocomotiveoobrakeo
opipeooorooyardooairooline.


Whatooshouldoobeoodoneootooopreventooanooairoohoseoofromoodraggingoowheneverootheoot
rainooisoomoved?oo-ooans--
Airoohosesooinspectedooforoocondition,ooproperlyoocoupled,ooandooalloopartsooofoobrakeooe
quipmentoosecured.

Unlessoobrakesoofailooenooroute,oohowoomanyoocarsoomustoohaveoooperativeoobrakes?oo-
ooans--Alloocarsoo:oo100%


Whatoopercentageooofoooperativeoobrakeooequipmentoomustootrainsoohaveoounderooallooci
rcumstances?oo-ooans--Atooleastoo85%

, Whooomustoobeoonotifiedoowhenooaoocar'soobrakeooequipmentoofailsooenooroute?oo-ooans--
Leaveooinformationooforoorelievingoocrew,ooandoonotifyooDispatcherooorooMechanicalooHel
pooDesk.

WhatooITEMooisooreferencedootooodetermineootheoonumberooofoooperativeoobrakesooinootr
ain?oo-ooans--SSI,ooItemoo2-F,ooMaximumooSpeeds:
TonsooPerooOperativeooBrakeoo(TPOB)

Howoomustooenoorouteoocaroobrakeoofailureoobeoodocumentedoo?oo-ooans--
Mustoobeootagged,oo(*"BadooOrder"ootag*),ooonoobothoosidesooofoocarooandoonotedooonootr
ainoodocumentation.

Whoooisooinoochargeoowhileootheooairoobrakeootestooisoobeingooconducted?oo-ooans--
Employeeooperformingootheooairoobrakeootest.

Beforeooconductingootheooairoobrakeootest,oowhatoomustootheoopersonooperformingootheoo
airoobrakeootestooensure?oo-ooans--
Allooemployeesooareoosafelyoopositionedoobeforeoobeginningootest.

Whatooisootheooairoopressureooregulatingoovalve,ooalsoooknownooas,ootheoobrakeoopipeoopr
essure,ooforooyardooandoofreightooserviceoosetooto?oo-ooans--90oopsi

Whatoothreeoomethodsooareoousedootooodetermineootheooairoopressureooatootheoorearooofoo
aootrain?oo-ooans--Accurateoogauge,ooE.O.T.oo(End-of-
Train),ooandooaoodistributedoopoweroolocomotive.

Whenooanooairoobrakeootestoorequiresooanooinspectionootooodetermineoothatootheoobrakeso
oapplyooandooreleaseooonootheoorearoocarooofootheootrain,oowhatooaction(s)oowouldoofulfilloo
thisoorequirement?oo-ooans--
WhenooeitherooanooEOToooroopowerooconsistooattachedootoootheoorearooofootheootrainooindi
catesootheoofollowing:ooAoodecreaseooinoopressureooofoo5ooPSIoo(BrakesooApplied)ooandoo
anooincreaseooinoopressureooofoo5ooPSIoo(BrakesooReleased).oo**ApplicationooandooRelea
seooTest**

Whatooisootheooinitial,oo(preferred),oomethodootoootestoobrakeoopipeooleakage?oo-ooans--
AirooFlowooMethod,oo(AFM)

Whatooequipmentoomustootheoolocomotiveoobeooequippedoowith,ooifoousingootheooAirooFlo
wooMethod?oo-ooans--
AFMooIndicatoroowithooaoodirectooreadingooofooairooflowooinooincrementsoonooogreaterootha
noo10ooCFM,oo(CubicooFeetooperooMinute)

Theoobrakeoosystemooforoofreightootrainsoomustoobeoochargedootooowhatoominimumoorequi
rementooatootheooREARoobeforeooanooairootestoocanoobegin?oo-ooans--75ooPSI