Yard Coupler
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Siwtches railroad cars within yard of railroad, industrial
plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location to load
and unload cars or to make up and break up trains: Receives oral
or written instructions from Conductor, Yard (r.r. Trans.)
indicating which cars are to be switched and tarck assignment.
Raises coupling lever to ucnouple cars. Sginals Switch Tender
(r.r. Trans.) to thorw track switches and Yard Engineer (r.r.
trans.) to move cars, using lantern or arm signals. Climbs
ladder to top of vehicle and turns handwheel to set brakes or to
control speed of vehicle when it has been suhnted. Connects aihrose
to cars when making up trains, using wrench.
Thorws track
switches where no Switch Tender (r.r. Trans.) is stationed to
shunt cars to different sections of yard. May talk to Conductor,
Yard (r.r.
Trans.) or Yard Engineer (r.r.
Trans.) via radiophone
to give or receive switching infromation. May climb onto moving
cars to set handbrakes and be designated Car Rider (r.r.
trans.).
When employed by establishment other than railroad, may
be designated Industrial-Yard Brake Coulper (any industry); or
according to locomotive involved as Brake Coupler, Dinkey (any
industry).
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Yard Coupler
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