Cab Control
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The cab is actually isolated from the rest of the locomotive, but attached using a special type of connection system. This system vastly reduces noise in the cab of the locomotive.
cab (locomotive) - the enclosed area from which a locomotive is controlled
cab (electrical) — the electric equipment necessary for one operator to control one train.
Cab control: A method of controlling model trains in which one power pack is used for each train so the power pack can be connected to one set of blocks and remain disconnected from all others.
Cab
The driver location, can be single ended or double ended. Not always located in the same vehicle as the power unit! (see DVT)
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Cab Control : A means of wiring a layout to enable track sections to be switched between two or more speed controllers.
Capacitor Discharge Unit (CDU) : An electrical devise for solenoid point motors.
- Smart Cab gives you the option of controlling your trains either manually or automatically, such that your trains can now change speed, start and stop smoothly - all controlled by your computer.
Cab Car
Passenger car with an operating cab on one end, used to control a train in the "push" mode, with the locomotive on the opposite end.
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Cab-forward
A type of articulated steam locomotive with operating cab at the front, smokestack at the rear. Fuel oil was piped from the tender all the way forward to the firebox.
Cab
Usually a handheld piece of equipment with necessary controls to send speed, direction, and other information to the locomotive. Frequently referred to as "throttle". On the prototype, the part of the locomotive that houses the crew.
Cab bus ...
Cab-Forward
A type of steam locomotive (most commonly used by the Southern Pacific) built so the cab portion is at the front for added visibility and safety from smoke and fumes in tunnels and snowsheds.
Caboose ...
Cab
The usually enclosed part of the engine in which the fireman and driver work.
Cab Signal
A device located in the cab of a locomotive which indicates the condition of the track ahead, whether clear or occupied, by a display of signals.
Cabin Car ...
The Cab interior of the Neilson British "Neilson and Company" locomotive at the Museum.
The British Beyer Peacock locomotive at the Museum.
Plaque of The British Beyer Peacock locomotive at the Museum.
A CSX cab version of a Diesel-electric Slug' often called a Booster Unit; note the missing radiator and the one piece side panels in lieu of door panels.
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Cab Apron The hinged metal plate attached to the rear end cab floor of a steam locomotive, which rested on the front of the tender and formed a transition piece between the engine and tender for crew safety. Also called a deck plate.
Step 8: Re-install cab
Reinsert the clear plastic windows and lights in the cab, then apply the unit numbers in the cab marker lights. Then take the shell assembly and gently slide it back onto the frame and handrails.
A lever inside the cab of a steam locomotive which actuates the reversing of the valve-gear.
Reversing Link
A link between the reversing crank and the valve gear of a steam locomotive.
Master Controller The mechanism in the cab used by the operator to regulate the speed of the LRV.
PM-1 has no controls of its own but is controlled by radio frequency by the CAB-1 unit. One unit is needed for each insulated block of track you wish to control independently.
Automatic Block Signal System (ABS) A series of consecutive blocks governed by block signals, cab signals or both, actuated by a train, engine or by certain conditions affecting the use of a block.
ARU American Railway Union, Crushed during the Pullman strike in 1894 Automatic Block Signal System (ABS) A series of consecutive blocks governed by block signals, cab signals or both, actuated by a train, ...
The installation includes automatic line side signals, cab signals or both, actuated by a train or light engine by means of axle counters or track circuits. This is a very basic form of automatic route setting (ARS) UoS.
Malley Reference to the Mallet Articulated Cab Forward steam locomotives used by Southern Pacific railroad in the 30's, 40's and 50's.
The fuel is usually in a bunker behind the cab and the water in tanks on either side of, above, or below the boiler (respectively: side tank, saddle tank, well tank).
Cab - The section of the locomotive in which the controls are located and where the engineer and fireman rides.
Cab Control - A means of operating and controlling one or more trains singly or simultaneously .
The "A" unit has a cab. The "B" unit is a booster with no cab.
FA1
RAILWAYS. A type of diesel locomotive, manufactured by Alco and used by Rock Island and VIA.
Facing
RAILWAYS.
The manipulation of automatic and/or cab signals and power operated switches from a central location where signals supersede the superiority of trains.
Circuit, track.
The Drivers near the cab are powered by the high pressure cylinders and the big low pressure cylinders are on the smokebox end of the boiler where they "whoosh" wet steam up the smokestack.
Games, screen savers, reference CDs, cab simulators, dispatching simulators. I have a friend (now retired) who limits himself to only four hours a day with his cab simulator.
Four main line trains can be moved around the layout at once by the cab operators located in an elevated tower along the south wall of the building. Electrical power to the trains is supplied by a plug and jack system.
A locomotive unit equipped with a cab and operating controls.
A/C Locomotive
The newest type of locomotive in the CSX fleet. The A/C locomotive operates using alternating current and can move more tonnage faster.
DECK"Front part of engine cab. Also catwalk on roofs of boxcars
DECKORATE"Get out on top of freight cars to set hand brakes or receive or transmit signals. Derived from deck
DEHORNED"Demoted or discharged ...
Power is supplied by a MRC Dual Loco Pack #700N (4 amps) with a MRC Transistorized Cab Control #55 and has a NJI Voltmeter and Ammeter. A MRC Dualpack #770N (2.6 amps) is also used.
A significant number of prototype railroads often mount a rotary beacon on the cab roof of a locomotive to serve as a warning device. This beacon design is sometimes also known as the gumball type of flasher.
CTC-Centralized Traffic Control. The manipulation of automatic and/or cab signals and power operated switches from a central location where signals supersede the superiority of trains.
A few of these models are advertised as 1:25 scale when in fact they are 1:34 or smaller - watch the driver's cab - if you can't visualize a scale person sitting there, the model is probably too small.
 See also: Track, Train, Engine, Locomotive, Point
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