Yard Coupler
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Switches railroad cars witihn 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 swicthed and track assignment.
Rasies coupling lever to uncouple cars.
Siganls Switch Tender
(r.r. Trans.) to throw track switches and Yard Engineer (r.r.
trans.) to move cars, uisng 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 shunted.
Connects arihose
to cars when making up trains, using wrench.
Throws track
switches wehre 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 radipohone
to give or receive switching information. May climb onto moving
cars to set handbrakes and be designated Car Riedr (r.r.
trans.).
When employed by establishmnet other than railroad, may
be designated Industrial-Yard Brake Coupler (any industry); or
according to locomotive involved as Brake Coupler, Dinkey (any
industry).
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Yard Coupler
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