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ABTH 103.6.4A

After reducing the throttle to Idle, wait 10-seconds before:

  1. Increasing braking to desired level.
  2. Making split reductions
  3. Making the final brake reduction
  4. Activating the dynamic brake and bunching the slack.
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ABTH 103.6.4A


Answer: Activating the dynamic brake and bunching the slack.
Feedback:
Waiting 10 seconds allows the electrical current time to dissipate and prevents a surge of dynamic braking. Going straight from throttle to dynamic braking can damage equipment and result in high in-train forces.