TCU Safety Apps

Safety Apps

26 cards·by noah96taylor

side frame bolster crack is condemable when a __ crack tansverse direction of tension member

1/4 inch

when compression members of the TMX and UBx truck mounted brake systems they should becondemned when their is a _ inch due to slack adjuste

1/4 inch

uncoupling lever eye and rotor eye/ anti creep

1/4 inch to 1/2 inch

thension members with bens or indentations exceeding

3/8 inch

than cars w/o end sills have how many side handgolds

max distance from bottom of side ladder to top tread of sill step

21 inches

thin rim for 28-36 and 38 inch wheels

7/8 inch or less

thin rim for 30 and 33 inch wheels

3/4 inch or less

bottom of sill step to top of rail

24 - 22 inches

brake chain diameter

9/16 BBB coil steel

brake head guide

1/1/4 inch or less

brake shaft drum diameter

1 1/2 inch

brake shaft length

min 17 max 22 from center

brake shoe

3/8 including backing

brake step

28 inches in length

built up tread

1/8 inch or more

center plate bowl

reduced 3/8 inches

center sill

cracked more than 6 inches or permanently bent or buckled more than 2 /12 inches in any 6 feet

clearance from top of rail to any safety appliance

2 1/2 inches

clear width depth and spacing of ladder treads

side 16 end 14 19 inches in between each tread

coupler height shall not vary no more than how many inches on adjacent coupled cars

3 inches

coupler horn to hand brake

4 inches

draft gear

broken or split housing in critical areas or cracks 1 inch or longer in the housing

draft gear can not be worn more than

25%

draft key

worn 5/16 inches or more at any point

empty 32 1/2 max 35 loaded 31 1/2 max 33 1/2

required coupler heights