Handling Cars with Defects

n. Handling Cars with Defects. The following procedures do not apply to an

explosively laden railcar or a cut of cars with at least one explosively laden railcar. See NAVSEA

OP 5, Vol I.

(1) Inoperable Brakes - cars with inoperable or malfunctioning brakes may be moved

if their brake system can be cut out and the car can be located between two cars that have

operating brakes.

(2) Overheated journal - a car with an overheated journal may be moved at walking

speed to the nearest set out point.

(3) Broken or cracked wheels - a car with serious wheel defects shall not be moved

until maintenance personnel inspect the wheels, and change the wheel set or approve the railcar

for movement.

(4) The crew shall report other suspected safety deficiencies to the dispatcher.

(5) When a deficient railcar is picked up or repaired on site, the conductor or engineer

shall promptly report to the railroad dispatcher. The report shall include the car number, nature of

the defect, whether the car is Navy owned or commercial, and any other information to expedite

repairs.

(6) When necessary to set out bad order cars, the conductor or engineer shall promptly

report to the railroad dispatcher the car number, nature of the defect, and other information to

expedite repairs.

o. Deadman Controls. Locomotive deadman pedals shall not be overridden for any

reason. These controls protect lives and property. If overridden, their purpose will be defeated.

If a deadman pedal is inoperable, the engineer shall notify the dispatcher immediately.

p. Guidelines for Handling Trespassers or Demonstrators. Refer to specific directives

related to this matter. Crew members shall assume that trespassers and demonstrators do not

understand the dangers and extended stopping distances of trains. Crews shall respond

accordingly. Report all trespassers or demonstrators to security, the dispatcher or both in

accordance with the local railroad operating directive.

q. Operation of Car Movers, Hy-rails, Tackmobiles and Other Track Equipment.

Only personnel qualified to operate this equipment shall be permitted to operate them. Operators

of this equipment shall follow the manufacturers' operator instructions and the local operating

directive.

Operators of this equipment shall contact the dispatcher for clearance to use the rail system,

stating the desired locations for the equipment to enter the rail system, the route to be taken, and

the destination. All additional movements shall be coordinated in the same manner. When the

equipment is removed from the rails, the operator shall notify the railroad dispatcher that the

equipment is clear of the rails. The equipment shall not be put back on the rails without a new

clearance from the railroad dispatcher.

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