Activating the CrewTalk dialogue and TowerCom announcements in
the conventional environment
I
n the conventional environment, CrewTalk dialogue and TowerCom announcements are
triggered by short whistle blasts and vary with the state of the locomotive.
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If the locomotive has been stopped for less than 30 seconds, a short whistle blast triggers a
“please standby” dialogue.
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If the locomotive has been stopped for longer than 30 seconds, a short whistle blast
triggers a “cleared outbound” dialogue.
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If the locomotive is moving, a short whistle blast triggers an “all clear ahead” dialogue.
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If the locomotive is moving with the bell activated, a short whistle blast triggers a “slow to
caution” dialogue.
Activating the CrewTalk dialogue and TowerCom announcements in
the Command Control environment
Q
th the RailSounds 5.0 sound system, CrewTalk dialogue and TowerCom announcements
feature a variety of brief radio conversations between the engineer and dispatcher. All
dialogue is intelligible, and each comment is followed by at least one automatic response.
CrewTalk dialogue is an engineer-initiated radio conversation with the dispatcher. TowerCom
announcements are a dispatcher-initiated radio conversation with the engineer. Be sure to
listen for the different combinations of words and phrases that comprise these exchanges.
Refer to Table 1 for the dialogue commands.
Locomotive
Commands
Feature
Dialogue
AUX1, 2
CrewTalk dialogue
“Please stand by for clearance”
AUX1, 7
TowerCom announcements
Stopped
2
CrewTalk dialogue
“Cleared for departure”
7
TowerCom announcements
AUX1, 5
“Signing off,” shutdown sequence
AUX1, 2
CrewTalk dialogue
“Clear inbound”
AUX1, 7
TowerCom announcements
Moving
2
CrewTalk dialogue
“All clear ahead”
7
TowerCom announcements
AUX1, 5
“Emergeny stop,” shutdown sequence
5
“Slow to caution”
Table 1. CAB-1 Remote Controller dialogue commands
RailSounds sound system operations
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