Possible Consequences of Operating The Emergency Brake
Putting the engineer's brake handle into the emergency position may also:
- Shut off traction power
- On an electric train, drop the pantograph if the power supply is overhead-wire traction current, or raise the pickup shoes where the supply is third-rail traction current
- Disable dynamic braking
- Prevent the brakes from being released until the train has stopped
- Connect the brake wires to ground, to prevent a "false-feed" voltage from releasing the brakes
- Send an emergency radio signal, if the brake handle has been in the emergency position for over 30 seconds
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