The essential action of any steam engine, stationary or mobile, is that of steam under pressure (200-300 PSI for most locomotives) entering a cylinder-piston assembly and pushing against the piston as it expands in an effort to reach normal atmospheric pressure. Making steam.
A control stand is a diesel-electric locomotive subsystem which integrates engine functional controls and brake functional controls, whereby all functional controls are "at hand" (within reach of the locomotive engineer from his/her customary seating
•A video guide that walks through and describes the functions of the various controls in the cab of Denver and Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) steam locomotive #4
Modern day train operations are largely controlled by train dispatchers or control operators. A dispatcher directly controls all movements on a given piece of track, while a control operator typically handles movement on a smaller piece of trackage — operating under the direction of a dispatcher.
Diesel locomotives are some of the coolest modes of transport out there. Giant machines like these are just full of technological treats. Explore a hybrid-diesel locomotive — from engine to engineer controls.
Locomotive controls remained fairly standardized since diesels first invaded the roundhouses of America''s railroads in the 1930s. There''s a throttle, a reverser (to determine direction), a handle to control the locomotive''s independent brake, and an automatic brake handle to slow or stop the movement using the air brakes of the entire train.
Steam Locomotive Controls. Let''s take a look at the controls in a Great Western steam engine cab and find out what they do. The controls on G.W.R. engines were pretty standardised by the 1920s. If you look in the cab of a Castle class express passenger engine or a Pannier tank shunting engine, there are a few differences, but not many.
Driving a steam locomotive requires years of practice and apprenticeship, along with knowledge of the route. For those who might sit in the engineer''s seat of a museum steam engine, and wonder what they actually did to run it, here''s what
In this "How-To" tutorial we will provide an overview of the basic controls of a steam locomotive and show viewers how to operate them. If you have questions, feel free to leave them in the
The Locomotive & Control Employees Federal Credit Union was federally chartered on February 25, 1936. Our field of membership includes employees of General Electric and their family members, employees of Erie Cotton Products and their family members, and Presque Isle Rehabilitation & Nursing employees and their family members.