Doors
A specific light on each rail car that notifies us we have an open or door cut out.
What is a Red Outside Signal Light/OSL?
The device on the train that brings the train to a stop located outside the running rail opposite the motor cab.
What the Side Trip Emergency Mechanism/STEM?
This Outside Signal Light identifies that Parking Brakes are applied.
What is the Yellow Outside Signal Light/OSL.
These brakes apply when the Master Controller is in a brake position and the train is moving less than 5 miles per hour.
What is Parking Brakes?
This is what the acronym for MUDC stands for.
What is the Multiple Unit Door Control?
According to the Trouble Shooting Guide, this is the first step in Troubleshooting Doors.
What is Operate Door Control Levers again?
Brakes that apply when the Operator Emergency Switch is engaged.
What is Full Dynamic & Parking Brakes?
We must replace this in the motor cab when returning from track level.
What is the Sleet Scraper Stick.
These brakes apply from 55mph to 5mph when the Master Controller is in the brake position.
What is Dynamic Braking?
This is what the acronym for DCB stands for.
What is the Door Control Box?
Train is in motion. Master Controller is in a power position. Panel reads Door Light OFF Brake Light OFF.
What is loss of Door Relay?
Train completely berthed in the station. Panel reads Door Light ON Brake Light ON with the Master Controller in a power position. Train will not respond.
What is Standing Emergency?
We do this to troubleshoot a parking at track level.
What is cutting out the parking brakes/MBR.
These brakes apply when we put the Master Controller in B4 on 2600/3200 series railcar.
What is the track(magnetic) brakes, dynamic(electrical) brakes, and parking(friction) brakes?
The P46 is located on this car.
What is the B(Even) car?
According to your Trouble Shooting Guide, if a door fails to reset we must do these two steps next...
What is cut out/block and place Out of Order stickers on defective door?
Panel reads Door Light ON Brake Light ON Train comes to a complete stop
What is Moving Emergency?
With your Master Controller in Coast or a power position, your panel reads this after correctly troubleshooting a Parking.
Door Light ON Brake Light OFF
On the 2600/3200 series railcar this brake applies with the spin/slide feature.
What is the Track Brake?
20MPH is the top speed that 2600/3200 series railcars will move in these two Master Controller positions.
What is a P1 & P2?
Panel reads: Door Light OFF Brake Light ON Master Controller in a power position and the train will not move.
What is an improper Jumper Switch in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th & 8th rail car?
These safety features are overridden when the STEM Bypass is activated.
What is the Side Trip Emergency Mechanism/STEM, Operator Emergency Switch & Passenger Emergency Switch
You must place Master Controller in Coast or a power position along with THIS to locate the railcar with the defective Parking Brake.
What is place head out of window and locate Yellow Outside Signal Light/OSL.
These safety features are overridden when a train is operating on the STEM Bypass.
What is the Side Trip Emergency Mechanism/STEM, Operator Emergency Switch & Passenger Emergency Switch.
The head car Jumper Switch must be in this position to move the train.
What is the uncoupled position?