Is it normal procedure to hang this far off the car??
I found this a MODOC’s website.
One ugly dude…
Adrianspeeder
Im pretty sure he’d only hang off that far when waving to the loco’s crew, but if he did fall, he wouldn’t be in to much danger… Unless his legs go over the rail or they go at track speed.
But, im sure he is responsible enough to know what he is doing considering he most likey does this alot.
A still picture is taking a lot out of context. If he is signalling to the engine crew, it might not be too bad but it is definitely not a stance to be assumed full-time. We need to hear from the professional railroaders in this matter.
Well he’s wearing safety gear… including a hard hat so if something lands on his head while doing this, he should be ok I think.
Yes. He has the required/recommended “3 point stance”, one hand and two feet. Assuming he is facing in the direction of movement he is being safe.
Dave H.
You see this all the time on the Rochelle webcam when the BNSF is switching the Del Monte plant. [:o)][:p][:)]
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As far as you know that is someone’s Dad; how rude.
Hanging off the flat car would be against the rules. I hope the movement is a shove and not a pull, If he fell off the car during a pull he could end up under those flatcar wheels. If he is signaling for a shove he is on the correct end of the car.
Randy
Trainman trying to obscure the fact he is not wearing safety glasses with the hardhat?
Somebody just flunked a safety audit methinks!
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Agreed. Adrian, that was uncalled for.
I know that you are aloud to hang off the side, but I don’t know about hanging that far off.
Whenever coupling to a cut of cars, is the brakeman supposed to jump off just a few feet before the couplers meet? I have seen some brakeman jump off and count off the last number of feet into their radio to the engineer to ensure a smooth coupling.
Not any more.
(Stop, get off, shove to a hook.)
Yikes! Adrianspeeder, that guy looks like me!
It may be very wrong, but doesn’t it look like FUN?!?
But no one has said he isn’t ugly. Have they?
I haven’t been a participant sinc 1988 and from some things I’ve read on this site there might have been some fairly profound chnanges but…
You should face the direction of travel. It’s pointless to be looking towards the eng if you’re travelling in the other direction.
If he’s facing the direction of travel he should be on the trailing car (so he can’t fall between cars). On the other hand, the trailing car is a flat which is HIGHLY awkward to ride and signal from.
As for riding to a joint…bad idea. Bail and fini***he joint from the ground.
Still allowed to get off before a joint here in Canada.
On CP they had a trail period where there was absolutely no entraining/detraining moving equipment, and after the trail they decided that we are now allowed to get on and off moving equipment to avoid being on a cut of cars when the slack comes in and out.
So before a joint, and before the cut stops we are allowed to detrain, and we are allowed to entrain after the movement has started and the slack has been taken out.
…and it must be under 2 miles an hour.
…and if they guy in the picture is facing the direction of travel then he is not riding the car properly because, as mentioned above, if he falls he’ll end up getting run over by the flat car.
Always ride the leading end of a car in motion, unless it is the last car, or you are operating the handbrake.
If he fell backwards, he’d end up flat on his back in the grass, winded. Now I hope he wouldn’t do that on a bridge.
Probably wouldn’t get hurt if that is what would happen. I fell out of a small tree and was winded. My back also cracked and it felt good after. I would have prefered a chiropractor though.