From: j.albert@snet.net   
      
   On 7/14/14 6:45 PM, dpeltier@my-deja.com wrote:   
   > Out of curiosity - what do Amtrak's rules say to do when you can't do this   
   > test, such as when you set out cars with no power?   
      
   I don't have the air brake book nearby, but again, the   
   procedure would generally be "a sufficient number of hand   
   brakes" to secure the equipment against movement.   
      
   I realize that sounds "imprecise" -- because it is intended   
   to sound that way.   
      
   The railroad is (or at least, in my day it was) not a place   
   where everything, every procedure is defined to the most   
   precise detail. No one could remember all that, no one could   
   function in such an environment with so many variables.   
      
   A lot is (or was) "left to the wisdom of the person doing   
   the job".   
      
   You either knew what to do, or you didn't. Those that   
   didn't, generally didn't stay on the job that long.   
      
   A favorite response from management to T&E when problems   
   were encountered and they had no specific advice or guidance   
   to offer:   
   "Just do the best you can".   
      
   I'm sure they're still saying that, here and there.   
      
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