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	NEB&W Overview Of Diesel Locomotives
		The RS-1 was the first road switcher, introduced in 1940 according to the RMC's Jan. '79 "Rail-dates".
		According to the article in the November '89 RMJ, the 1,500 horsepower BL2 was EMD's answer to the Alco RS road switcher series, prior to the GP7.
		switchers, and later upgraded to 1,200, thus the "10" and "12".
	railroad.union.rpi.edu /rolling-stock/Diesels/Diesel-overview.php (2218 words)

	MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
		Regular road switcher assignments may be established to provide road switcher service at any location provided that road switcher assignments are assigned to go on duty at a location where suitable lodging and eating facilities are available, in accordance with BN Labor Agreement OPS 27-80, effective August 1, 1980.
		Road switcher crews may operate in any direction (within the limits of their territorial boundaries), including into, out of; and through terminal locations, but may not be run beyond the tenitorial limits of their assignment, except as starting a new day.
		Road switcher crews will be allowed a reasonable length of time to eat, without deduction in pay, at nearly as possible to the expiration of every six hours, provided they notify the dispatcher a reasonable time in advance.
	jaysworks.com /1637/agree/98rs.html (1749 words)

	MEMORANDUM Of AGREEMENT
		Road Switcher assignments may be established to provide roadswitching service under the following conditions to operate within a territorial limit of fifty (50) miles of the following stations: Albany Astoria, Beaverton Bend, Eugene, Pasco, Portland, Vancouver and Wishram.
		In the event an engineer on a Road Switcher assignment does perform service beyond the territorial limits of such assignment he shall be entitled to an additional day's pay for each such instance, with the understanding that the time consumed outside the limits of the assignment will be deducted from the total time on duty.
		Engineers working Road Switcher assignments established under provisions of this agreement shall be paid the five (5) or six (6) day yard rate for the class of engine used, depending upon the number of days the assignment is bulletined to work.
	etnsplace.com /758/agree/rdswitch.htm (2097 words)

	Union Pacific Diesel Story, 1934-1982, Part 2
		A big part of the reason was that the road had just received the last 35 of its 175 modern steam locomotives less than a year earlier, and was satisfied with their performance.
		In 1955 and 1956, the modernization of the passenger and switcher fleets was the emphasis, as the railroad bought EMD E9s and Alco S-4s—a total of 65 locomotives in 1955 and 23 in 1956.
		Included were new Alco road switchers, new Alco, Baldwin, and EMD yard switchers, new Alco passenger units, and 36 F3 cab units and 44 F3 booster units from EMD.
	utahrails.net /up/up-diesel-story-1934-1982-b.php (7830 words)

	SP/T&NO Road Switcher Tiger Stripe Paint
		The first Road Switchers, the DRS6-4-1500, and DRS 6-6-1500 were originally painted in the Yard Switcher Tiger Stripe scheme.
		Quite a few switchers that SP considered to be 'light road switchers' also appeared in a variation of this scheme.
		Contemporary SSW road switchers of the time were painted in the SSW fl with orange bow wave scheme, or their version of the Black Widow scheme.
	espee.railfan.net /rs-tiger.html (602 words)

	UTU: Award Summary Index
		Claimants were assigned in road switcher service, and holding in accordance with Award 183, the Board finds that they were properly compensated under Section A-1 of the December 3, 1952 National Agreement.
		Claimant was on a regularly assigned road switcher assignment and was instructed to pick up a train which had died under the Hours of Service Law.
		The Board, however, finds that where a road crew performs pusher service in both yard and road territory and is paid at the highest through freight rate, there is no justification for the additional day for terminal switching.
	www.utu.org /SSR/SSR.cfm?CodeID=56.0 (4362 words)

	Road switcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A road switcher is a type of railroad locomotive used for delivering or picking up cars outside of a railroad yard.
		Since the road switcher must work some distance away from a yard, it needs to be able to operate at road speeds, it must also have high-visibility while it is switching, and it must have the ability to run in both directions.
		Due to their ability to both run at road speeds and switch cars, road switchers are often used for yard switching and through freight duties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Road_switcher (199 words)

	road switcher running direction - Trains.com Forums
		For a road switcher, it would be necessary to be able to run in either direction.
		This could be because some of their fleets were dual controller equipped, or the road grime covered the F. One shop item is to drain waste water from the toilet and the employees wrer oriented to that mark.
		Road switcher or 'hood' units can be setup for either short or long hood first.
	www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/1/84402/ShowPost.aspx#84402 (1529 words)

	UTU: Award Summary Index
		Synopsis: Road switcher crew claims time and one-half for service performed on Labor Day, in addition to holiday pay, while working out bulletin covering rearrangement of on-duty time.
		Synopsis: Road switcher crew, used to make extra trips on holiday, claims time and one-half for all service performed in addition to earnings on regular assignment and holiday pay.
		Synopsis: Engineer regularly assigned to road switcher, denied holiday pay when he failed to work the qualifying day preceding the holiday due to the fact that he was held out of service for accumulation of maximum permissible mileage and therefore considered "contractually" unavailable.
	www.utu.org /SSR/SSR.cfm?CodeID=66.0 (4209 words)

	Iowa Railfan Sites
		Edgewood Road is one of the six grade crossings of the UP in Cedar Rapids, and the crossing is a place where railfans frequently park to watch trains.
		Switchers usually work yard from this end, there is no auto traffic, and the contributor has never been bothered while parking here.
		The road is public, and it goes along the west side of the roundhouse (formerly Milwaukee Road) so you can safely photograph power on the turntable and in the engine facility from the street.
	www.frograil.com /railroad/ia.htm (2214 words)

	MoPac Power - Screaming Eagles Over the Prairie
		In April of 1948 the system recieved the Alco-GE RS-2 road switcher (along with RS-3's these were later rebuilt by MP into RS-12's).
		Unlike switchers throughout the rest of the MoPac system during the 1940's, a few of the Texas lines switchers had diagonal "zebra striping" along the frame and front of the hood.
		The slugs were designed to enhance the tractive effort of a switcher to that of two units while consuming the fuel of one.
	www.trainweb.org /screamingeagle/loco_switcher.html (2050 words)

	Craig's Railroad Pages: Photography and artwork of western railroads
		Her original road number was 7508, and she was later renumbered 6800.
		I photographed this caboose in Riverside, California in January, 1984, when it was assigned to the Pool fleet (as signified by the "P" on the ends of the cupola).
		Built by Fairbanks-Morse in June of 1947, first sold to Union Pacific in October of the same year, this switcher was powered by a 2,000 horsepower vertically-opposed piston diesel prime mover.
	craigsrailroadpages.com /store/forsale.htm (1015 words)

	Fuelcell Propulsion Institute
		Enhanced transient power is therefore unlikely to benefit a switcher locomotive, but could assist applications that require high acceleration, e.g.
		For low-speed applications such as switchers, the available kinetic energy and the effectiveness of traction motors as generators are both minimal.
		Offsetting this potential benefit are the increased complexity, weight and volume of the power plant, as well as 20 - 40% increased fuel consumption resulting from lower efficiency.
	www.fuelcellpropulsion.org /publications.htm (782 words)

	Alco-General Electric Diesel-Electric Switcher - Manual for Enginemen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Switchers hold 635 gallons, and road switchers 800 gallons.
		If the locomotive is in vital transfer or road service, make sure there is no burning smell or serious damage, then reset the relay and proceed.
		In road service, remove the waste, discard charred portions, and repack the bearing, being sure the waste is against the axle.
	www.schenectadyhistory.org /railroads/manuals/tp107a/index.html (5345 words)

	BLE Western Agreement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		8.04 Local Officers of the Company and Local Chairmen may make arrangements by mutual agreement for a Road Switcher assignment to have different bulletined starting times on different days of the week.
		8.05 An Engineer who is regularly assigned in road switcher service and who performs a complete tour of duty exclusively within the yard or switching limits, will be paid at yard rates of pay.
		8.06 Wherever practicable, road switcher assignments operate with multiple unit consists, the units shall be marshalled back to back.
	webvena.com /webs/ble821/colagr/collagr8.html (116 words)

	ATLAS O - Product Reviews
		This RS-1 model is a replica of the first road switcher, introduced by Alco in March 1941.
		The first two prototypes were built at the request of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RR for a dual-purpose locomotive that could serve in light road service during the day and do yard switching at night.
		Alco’s road switcher started a revolution in locomotive design that was copied by all diesel-electric locomotive builders.
	www.atlaso.com /reviews/ors1mr.htm (566 words)

	EMD NW5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The EMD NW5 was a 1,000 hp (750 kW) road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between December 1946 and February 1947.
		The NW5, like the NW3 that preceded it, was basically an EMD NW2 switcher hood, prime mover (a V12 EMD 567 diesel engine) and main generator on a stretched frame and riding on road trucks (the standard EMD Blomberg B design).
		This was fundamentally identical to what ALCO had done to create the successful RS-1 design—fitting a switcher long hood and cab on a stretched frame and road trucks, with a short hood on the other side for the steam generator—and the NW5 can be seen as EMD's answer to the RS-1.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/EMD_NW5 (679 words)

	Model F7 Enginenmen's Operating Manual reproduction by RailDriver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"This manual covers basic operating instructions to assist railroad personnel in the efficient handling of the 1600 HP Model RS-3 road switching locomotive." This operating manual is written so as to be complete for locomotives with or without specialty equiptment.
		The content of this manual includes general information about the controller operating handles and cab control for the road switching locomotive.
		This single unit 1600 horsepower Road Switcher locomotive is designed for freight, passenger, and switching service.
	www.raildriver.com /rdbooks/em196rs3.php (171 words)

	Dave's Trains, Inc.: 2338 Milwaukee Road Archive Page
		The 2338 Milwaukee Road GP7 Road Switcher was introduced by Lionel in 1955 and was sold for two years (through 1956).
		The 2338 Milwaukee Road GP7 came with lights in the front and back, two operating couplers, a functional horn and Magnetraction.
		The cab of the GP7 (or GP9) road switcher is mounted by means of a screw in the front and another in the back.
	www.davestrains.com /ap2338.html (428 words)

	UTU Local 1238 BNSF Vancouver, WA
		The Longview local is being rebulletin as a road switcher.
		As of August 15, 2006 the NP General Chairman has implemented a new road switcher agreement.
		For the people that may have to protect this assignment should review the new NP road switcher agreement at the link below.
	jaysworks.com /1238 (80 words)

	Presseportal: Union Pacific Railroad to Buy 98 RailPower Road Switcher Locomotives for Texas
		We have delivered a number of yard locomotives to UP in recent times and this order for our road switcher locomotives strengthens our relationship further.
		However, as we move forward we believe that these design and component changes combined with the focusing of our production primarily at Alstom in Calgary and Super Steel in Schenectady, and the introduction of our new Road Switcher product, will position us to be a major player in the low horsepower rail markets worldwide.
		We estimate the new RailPower road switchers will provide fuel savings of 20% to 40% with reductions in NOx and particulates of about 80%.
	www.presseportal.de /story_rss.htx?nr=736453 (988 words)

	RDG Co. ALCO RS-3 #485
		Locomotive #485 arrived on the Reading in June, 1952, one of 33 ALCO 1600hp RS-3's purchased during a diesel-buying spree.
		The service log from that time describes indignities like a collision with a CN switcher and a total freeze-up of the cooling system.
		Although it ran when removed from service, its stack was left uncovered, causing rain and snow damage to at least several cylinders and the turbocharger.
	www.readingrailroad.org /roster/roster_loco_485.html (504 words)

	RailPower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Our new low-emission yard and road locomotives are the next chapter in Union Pacific's voluntary efforts to reduce emissions," said Bob Grimaila, Union Pacific's vice-president for environment and safety.
		The RP20 series of switchers was designed to reduce high fuel usage in road and branchline switching operations where locomotives use up to three times the amount consumed by yard switchers.
		"We estimate the new RailPower road switchers will provide fuel savings of 20 to 40 per cent with reductions in nitrogen oxide and particulates of about 80 per cent," Maier said.
	www.cbc.ca /cp/business/051014/b101424.html (266 words)

	2338 Milwaukee Road GP7 Diesel
		The 2338 Milwaukee Road GP7 diesel was a quality road switcher which Lionel produced for two years.
		The 2338 Milwaukee Road has the following standard features: orange molded shell painted blank on the upper and lower portions, three position E-unit, two-axle magnetraction, front and rear operating couplers, functional horn and an illuminated headlight at each end.
		It also carries Milwaukee Road decals on each side of the cab, two exterior simulated horns and a simulated fuel tank attached to the underside of the fl painted frame.
	www.postwarlionel.com /cgi-bin/postwar?ITEM=2338 (328 words)

	locomotives with single letters in their types - Trains.com Forums
		This was later dropped and welded frames became the standard; from the SW7 on, "SW" denoted a 4-axle switcher.
		RSC = 6-axle road switcher with A1A (3 axles, center axle unpowered) trucks.
		F = road freight, H = hump unit, P = Passenger, R = Road switcher, S = switcher, and Y = yard.
	www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/1/817758/ShowPost.aspx#817758 (1919 words)

	Diesel Chronology
		Montreal Loco Wks Road Switcher M640 Feb.71 Feb.71 1 EMD Road Switcher SD38AC Jun.71 Oct.71 15 GE Road Switcher U36C Nov.71 Apr.75 218 EMD Road Switcher GP38-2 Jan.72.
		EMD Road Switcher SD40-2 Jan.72 Feb.86 3957 EMD Road Switcher SD45T-2 Feb.72 Jun.75 247 ALCO Road Switcher/Transfer M-420TR Apr.72.
		EMD Road Switcher GP40-2 Apr.72 Nov.86 1131 Montreal Loco Wks Switcher M420TR Apr.72 Apr.72 2 EMD Road Switcher SD45-2 May.72 Sep.74 136 EMD Road Switcher SD38-2 Nov.72 Jun.79 81 EMD Cowl SDP40F Jan.73.
	www.urbaneagle.com /data/RRdieselchrono.html (333 words)

	UP leases environmentally friendly switchers from CIT Rail Resources
		Union Pacific Railroad recently reached a short-term lease agreement with CIT Rail Resources for 10 new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tier 1 GP20D road-switcher locomotives supplied by General Motors Corp.'s Electro-Motive Division.
		UP previously conducted several field tests on the 2,000-horsepower GP20Ds, which were assembled by MotivePower Industries Inc. and equipped with EMD's 170 Series engines manufactured by Caterpillar Inc. The Class I plans to operate the switchers in the Houston area.
		"For too long, railroads have been seeking to address their switcher needs by cascading high-horsepower locomotives or attempting to overhaul outdated road-switchers — this is neither an efficient nor economic solution," said CIT Rail Resources President Steve McClure.
	www.progressiverailroading.com /freightnews/article.asp?id=2608 (212 words)

	HO Scale Model Railroad Product Reviews Information and Announcements
		The prototype CF7 was produced in the early 1970s by The Santa Fe Railway, being rebuilt from various EMD F units as a road switcher locomotive.
		The paint jobs on the painted samples I examined also looked very good, with accurate colors and sharp lettering.
		The first units available are several road numbers for Santa Fe, Amtrak, and LA Junction (a local switching railroad in the Los Angeles area).
	horailroading.net /review-2.htm (411 words)

	S. Berliner, III's Long Island Rail Road Index Page
		The Long Island Rail Road is the official name of the oldest Class 1 railroad still operating under its original name and charter (the B&O was older but has been subsumed into CSX).
		The Long Island Rail Road is an agency of New York State's Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
		The LIMP RoW is the one under the LIPA (ex-LILCO) lines in central and eastern Nassau County and far western Suffolk County, at least as far east as the Maxess Road area.
	home.att.net /~Berliner-Ultrasonics/lirrndex.html (1891 words)

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