Re: (erielack) calendar photo's + trainmaster question

[Ken <kennethbush_@_fastmail.fm>]

The federal requirement, probably developed after the E-L joined 
Conrail, is for an engineer to be tested with conditions less favorable 
than are normally expected.  On a dark railroad or line, the tests which 
I used most frequently were torpedoes and fusees. Of course, most 
railroads don't use torpedoes any more, but they are effective.  If the 
torpedoes or fusees are used in areas where the track warrant or 
clearance card indicate no speed restrictions or track bulletins in 
effect, the engineer must understand what is required in order to comply 
with the new, unexpected restriction. When I heard the engineer tell the 
conductor over the radio what he encountered and what he was required to 
do, I usually gave permission to resume track speed.  But then, there 
were engineers who would say virtually nothing.  They remained at 
restricted speed for two miles following torpedoes or waited the full 
two minutes at fusees and then proceeded at restricted speed for a mile.


Ken B.

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