BRAKER, PASSENGER TRAIN

  

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BRAKER, PASSENGER TRAIN

Specialty Definition: BRAKER, PASSENGER TRAIN

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Occupations

Performs any combination of following duties on passenger train: Inspects equipment, such as couplings, airhose, journal boxes, and handbrakes, to ensure that they function properly. Assists passengers to board and leave train. Places passengers' baggage in rack above seats on train. Answers questions from passengers concerning train rules, station, and timetable information. Turns knobs and pushes switches on control panel to regulate air-conditioning, heating, and lighting on train for comfort of passengers. Sets warning signals, such as flares, flags, lanterns, or torpedoes, in front of and at rear of train during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains. Makes minor repairs to couplings, airhoses, and journal boxes, using handtools. Reports to CONDUCTOR, PASSENGER CAR (r.r. trans.) any equipment requiring major repair. Collects tickets, fares, and passes from passengers. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: BRAKER, PASSENGER TRAIN


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 52 41 4B 45 52 2C      50 41 53 53 45 4E 47 45 52      54 52 41 49 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01010010 01000001 01001011 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01010000 01000001 01010011 01010011 01000101 01001110 01000111 01000101 01010010 00100000 01010100 01010010 01000001 01001001 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#82 &#65 &#75 &#69 &#82 &#44 &#32 &#80 &#65 &#83 &#83 &#69 &#78 &#71 &#69 &#82 &#32 &#84 &#82 &#65 &#73 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 0052 0041 004B 0045 0052 002C      0050 0041 0053 0053 0045 004E 0047 0045 0052      0054 0052 0041 0049 004E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

36523545395214250355353394841395225452354348

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