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Register early for our 2008 Freight, Locomotive, and EPIC Locomotive
air brake classes. Classes are held at Wabtec's corporate headquarters
in Wilmerding, PA (near Pittsburgh). |
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Freight Car Air Brakes
Cost of Class: $600/person |
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Designed to teach students all aspects of freight car air brakes,
this seminar outlines basic braking principles and details the operation
of the ABDX Control Valve. Topics include basic air brakes, auxiliary
and empty/load equipment, principles of long train operation, and manual
and automated single car test procedures. The session also includes a
demonstration on Wabtec's 150-car test rack, a tour of the WABCO
Locomotive Products production facility and in-class simulations of
Wabtec's ABDX freight car and 26-L locomotive brake equipment. |
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2008 Schedule: March 4 - 7, 2008
April 8 -
11, 2008
September 23 - 26, 2008
November 4 - 7, 2008 |
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Locomotive
Air Brakes Cost of Class: $600/person |
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Save $200 when you enroll in both the Locomotive and EPIC training classes.
This course provides an overview of locomotive air brakes using 26L
and 30 ACDW brake equipment and includes an introduction to EPIC
Electro-Pneumatic locomotive brake equipment. Topics include basic air
brakes, braking principles, main reservoir air supply, principles of
long train operation and how to read air brake diagrams. The session
also includes a demonstration on Wabtec's 150-car test rack, a tour of
the WABCO Locomotive Products production facility and in-class
simulations of Wabtec's ABDX freight car and 26-L locomotive brake
equipment. |
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2008 Schedule: March 25 - 28, 2008
April 29 - May 2, 2008
October 7 - 10, 2008
November
18 - 21, 2008 |
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EPIC Locomotive Air Brakes Cost of Class: $600/person |
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ATTENTION: Wabtec Global Services highly recommends that students attend our Locomotive Air Brake Training class before attending an EPIC Air Brake Training class. Save $200 when you enroll in both the Locomotive and EPIC training classes.
Designed to teach all aspects of EPIC locomotive air brake
equipment, this course details the operating principles of EPIC control
portion operation as well as the functions of each component. The class
will include demonstrations using an EPIC Locomotive Air Brake Simulator
and will detail air brake equipment setup and integration as well as
equipment testing, maintenance procedures and the use of Diagnostics
Maintenance Terminal Software/Remote Session to aid in troubleshooting.
The session also includes a tour of the WABCO Locomotive Products
production facility. |
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2008 Schedule:
April 1 - 3, 2008
June 3 - 5, 2008
September 16 - 18, 2008
December 2 - 4, 2008 |
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