There very definately was a BTC requirement for pilots on road
engines. If no pilot movement was resticted to 25mph over unprotected
level crossings.
In addition, there a union requirement in the Collective Agreement
that yard engines must have footboards.
The CPR invented the Combination Pilot which satisfied both
requirements.
http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/CPR_Bruce/oakville.htm
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I was asked the following question about the use of piIots vs
footboards on the front of steam engines. I don't think there was
any federal regulations restricting footboards on road engines.
lines were serviced regularly using locos with footboards on thea
front. Safety regulations stated you were not to get on the
footboards of an approaching loco. In more recent years there was
regulation removing footboards I believe from road engines. Anyinfo
on this would be helpful. Thanks!locomotive ?
pbb
At 06:02 PM 7/13/06, you wrote:
In the steam days - was there not a regulation that required road
power to have a pilot ( not footboards ) on the front of the
operated
Did this regulation, if there was one, affect CASO and other US
steam power operating in Canada?. In regards to this, NYC
of a pilot.2-8-0 and 2-8-2 had pilots installed when assigned to Canada while
US operated locomotives from the same class had footboards instead
7/14/06
Peter Bowers
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