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Updated Thursday, July 08, 2010
26-C Air Brake
System (Amtrak hand out)
D-22 Shop
Manual
Peacock Handbrake
UC Valve Manual
D-22 Manual
Conductors Air
Signal System
Handling Of
Freight Trains With H Triple Valves
APTA Code of Test for passenger car Single Car Testing
AT&SF
Declostat & Rolokon Testing & Repair
American Public Transportation Assoc Manual of Standard &
Recommend
Practices for Rail Passenger Equipment (link)
Amtrak:
Amtrak "A"
Clearance Card
Amtrak "B" Clearance
Card
Amtrak "C" Clearance
Card
Amtrak "D" Clearance
Card
Amtrak SMP #28603
(Inspection of Private Cars)
Initial Terminal Pre Departure Inspection
Amtrak
SMP #46617 Truck Overhaul
Amtrak SMP #28609 Wheel Inspection
Amtrak HEP Manual
Drawings #1 (large ZIP file)
Amtrak HEP Manual
Drawings #2 (large ZIP file)
Amtrak HEP Manual
Amtrak Diaphram
Modifications
Amtrak HEP Equipment
Drawings
HEP Components
HEP & 27 Pin
Communication Line
Amtrak SMP D-77-27
Marker Lights
Amtrak Spec for
Wire & Cable
Car
Curving & Truck Clearance (under car clearance)
Private Car
Load/Phasing Balance Test
Car Body Leveling
Amtrak SMP 16001 Enroute Coupler Parting
Budd Rail Diesel Cars (RDC's):
Budd Rail
Diesel Car Manual
Passenger Car Floor Plans:
18 Roomette
Sleeper
2 Bedroom/1
Compartment/1 Drawing Room Round End Obs (SP)
NYC Heavyweight
Diner
NYC Heavyweight
Diner/Lounge
Union Pacific 10
Roomette/5 Double Bedroom Sleeper
NYC 5 Roomette/5
Double Bedroom Sleeper
MOPAC 10 Roomette/6 Double Bedroom Sleeper
2 Double
Bedroom/2 Compartment/2 Single Room/1 Drawing Room/Lounge
SP 4 Double Bedroom/4
Compartment/2 Drawing Room Sleeper
ATSF 4 Double
Bedroom/4 Compartment/2 Drawing Room Sleeper
Milwaukee Road 10
Roomette/6 Double Bedroom Sleeper
NYC/PRR 18
Roomette Sleeper
GN 8 Duplex
Roomette/2 Double Bdrm/Buffet/Lounge Winnipeg & Manitoba Club
Heating, Ventilation & Air
Conditioning:
Vapor Steam
Train Heating
Passenger Car Construction:
Passenger Car
New Construction Standards 1945
Passenger
Car New Construction Standards 1967
Bethlehem
Steel ZEE Center Sill Specs
Photo Galleries:
Defect
Gallery 1
Defect
Gallery 2
Locomotives:
567C- Engine
Manual (large ZIP file)
Alco RS3
Operators Manual
EMD E-7 Manual
Fairbanks
Morse "Trainmaster" Manual
GE DASH 8 Manual
EMD Operators
Manual SW1 & NW2 (large ZIP file)
Amtrak F-40 Operators
Manual
EMD F-7 Operators
Manual
Vapor Steam
Generator Manual
Misc. Items:
Pneumatic
End Door Engine Schematics (large ZIP file)
Pneumatic
Door Engine Schematic (simple)
Water Raising System
Duner Direct
Dump Toilet Diagram
Pullman Manual
- Spicer Drives (Microsoft Document Imaging File)
Pullman
Manual - Motor Generator Clutches
Pullman Manual -
Motor Generators
Pullman Manual - D/C Electrical Gear
Pullman
Manual - Frigidaire Air Conditioning Systems
Pullman Manual -
Steam Heating
Pullman Manual
- Vapor A/C Controls
Pullman Manual - Toilets, Sinks & Water Coolers
Pullman Manual - End doors, windows, beds, etc
Pullman Manual - Trucks, brakes, traps, doors closers
Pullman Manual - Heating & water system inspection
Note: The Power Parts catalogs are for reference only.
Power Parts Catalog
#1
Power Parts Catalog
#2
Power Parts Catalog #3
Power Parts Catalog
#4
Power Parts Gasket Catalog
Steam
Locomotives:
Steam
Locomotive Boilers
New York Air Brake Duplex
Air Pump
How To Fire A
Steam Locomotive (large file)
Steam
Locomotive Valves & Gears (large file)
Steam
Locomotive Break Downs (large file)
Steam Locomotive
Lubricators
Steam
Locomotive Electrical Systems
Steam Locomotive
Valve Gear (large file)
Steam Locomotive
Valve Settings (large file)
The Steam Locomotive
Description & Details (large ZIP file)
ALCO
Standard Practices -1
ALCO
Standard Practices- 2
ALCO Standard
Practices- 3
ALCO Standard
Practices -4
ALCO Standard
Practices- 5
Canadian Pacific Railroad Steam Maint - Superheaters & Fittings
Canadian
Pacific Railroad Steam Maint - Brick Arches
Canadian
Pacific Railroad Steam Maint- Steam Locomotive Painting
Trucks, Buffers, Wheels & Bearings:
Hyatt
Bearing Manual
Examples
of Rim & Hub Stamped Wheels
Budd Disc Brake Assembly
w/o Hand Brake (NYC Cars)
Timken
Roller Bearing Manual
Truck Tramming
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elliptical Spring Diagram 1 (doc scanned
upside down)
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elliptical Spring Diagram 1
Canton I
Beam Equalizer Diagram (Microsoft Document Imaging File)
Electrical:
Amtrak HEP Manual
Drawings #1 (large ZIP file)
Amtrak HEP Manual
Drawings #2 (large ZIP file)
Amtrak HEP Manual
Amtrak HEP Equipment
Drawings
HEP Components
HEP & 27 Pin
Communication Line
Private Car
Load/Phasing Balance Test
Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR):
CFR
Title 49 for Parts 229 (locomotives)
CFR Title 49
for Parts 238 (passenger cars)
CFR Title 49 for
Parts 239 (passenger train emergency preparedness)
Couplers
AAR Titelock Coupler Inspection
CS
Coupler Maintenance & Inspection
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