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Conrail GG1 Locomotive #4800

Head into the lead cab (the one with the circuit breakers on the back wall) Flip the Battery Isolation Relay along with the Systems and Traction Motors switches. Next to the engineer's seat, turn on the Brake Lead/Trail key and the Automatic Brakes Cut-In key. If you plan on using the opposite cab you can head there now. Turn on the Cab Setup key and press the Reverser Handle In button. Raise one of the pantographs with the controller next to the window and you're good to go. All locomotives in master/slave operations must be equipped with ESS-2. They also need to be connected with electrical cables, of which there are two located in the cab. The cables need to be anchored to the red cable anchors located on the plows at each end of the locomotive. If the locomotive is a master... -Complete startup checklist as normal -On the rear wall in the leading cab, configure which cab will be forward. If the leading cab is forward flip the Current Cab Forward switch, and if the opposite cab is forward flip the Opposite Cab Forward switch. If the locomotive is a slave... Complete the startup checklist as normal, except: -Turn off the Brake Lead/Trail and Automatic Brake Cut-In keys -Turn off the button labelled Insert Reverser Handle -Flip the long/short hood switches on the cab wall as described above -Make sure all brakes are released!