DYNAMITER"Car on which defective mechanism sends the brakes into full emergency when only a service application is made by the engineer. Also, a quick-action triple valve
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Dynamiter
A triple valve in defective order which throws air brakes into emergency when only a service application is intended. Also called a kicker.
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Dynamiter A term commonly given to an brake operating valve that goes into quick-action emergency when it should not. Also called a Kicker. Dynamiting -- application of emergency (air) brakes.
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The location of a dynamiter in the train can also wreak havoc. Depending upon the exact location of it and the circumstance for which you are using the air, you can and often do get an undesired train separation.
 See also: Kicker, Track, Freight car, Train, Locomotive
  
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