Emergency Application
An application resulting from an emergency rate of brake pipe reduction which causes the brakes to apply quickly and with maximum braking force for the shortest practical stopping distance.
Emergency Stop ...
Emergency Application
A quick heavy reduction of brake pipe pressure made when a train must be stopped in the minimum distance possible.
Make an emergency application of the air brakes.
Duplex-drive
A non-articulated steam locomotive with two sets of cylinders and drive wheels.
With an emergency application of the brakes at anytime, the Engineer no longer has control of the train brakes.
Big Hole
Emergency application of air-brake valve, causing a quick stop.
Big Hook
A wrecking crane.
Big Boy Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 600 ton steam freight locomotive Big C The conductor (from the Order of Railway Conductors) Big E A railroad engineer (for Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers) Bighole Emergency application of air ...
Caboose Valve A rotary valve type of device providing means for making a controlled rate of brake pipe reduction for making a service or emergency application from the caboose.
 See also: Application, Locomotive, Engine, Track, Train
  
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