"CLASS 1A" 1,000 MILE INTERMEDIATE INSPECTIONS

        The Intermediate Brake Test or 1,000 mile inspection is now referred to as a "Class 1A" brake test.
        As before, at designated locations, a qualified person will conduct an intermediate train air brake test. This person could be you as part of a train crew.
        The test will still include a leakage test. The air-flow method is preferred. It will also include an on-ground inspection to determine that 100% of the brakes apply. Here again, the Qualified Person will inspect both sides of the train at some time during the test. As in the "Class 1" test, any car whose brakes release prior to signal to release may be re-tested once. Freight cars must have brakes that remain applied a minimum of three minutes.
        If brakes are found inoperative, the tagging and recording process must take place as it did in the Class 1 test.