The film talks about the need for locomotive crews to comply with safety precautions.
A train passes.
A tunnel along the route.
The engineer in the locomotive's cabin.
Exit from the tunnel.
The locomotives leave the depot.
The locomotive crew is preparing for another trip.
The railway workers read an order on the stand about the violation of safety regulations by the engineer's assistant Fedorov.
Fragments of the typewritten text of the order.
Fedorov receives an electrical injury (staging).
The ambulance goes to the call.
The duty dispatcher hands the railway workers the documents.
The locomotive at the depot.
Preparing the locomotive for the trip.
The engineer and his assistant climb into the locomotive's cabin.
Checking the braking of the locomotive before the start of inspection and acceptance.
Conducting a pre-trip inspection and acceptance of the locomotive.
Inspection of the diesel engine, electrical equipment and chassis of the locomotive.
Elimination of deficiencies - oil stains on the metal floor of the diesel engine.
De-energizing the high-voltage chamber and diesel engine before starting the inspection by turning off the battery switch and removing the fuses.
Inspecting the running gear of a locomotive.
An unsuccessful jump over an inspection ditch.
A special bridge for crossing an inspection ditch.
Inspecting the battery using a portable lamp with a protective net.
The locomotive moves toward the depot exit along the inspection ditch, the driver makes a remark to the shift supervisor.
The assistant driver loses his cap while leaning out of the window while approaching the exit.
The driver makes a remark to the assistant.
Closing the protective hatches of the locomotive units.
The driver warns about starting the diesel engine.
The procedure for starting the diesel engine.
Protective covers of the mechanisms.
The driver's face.
Units of the diesel engine running at idle.
The locomotive slowly approaches the train.
Giving a signal to the driver.
Coupling the locomotive to the train.
The assistant driver checks the running gear of the locomotive.
Opening the air reservoir valves with a hammer blow.
Smooth and gradual opening of the valves.
Rules for blowing out the air line.
Compressed air forcefully throws back the sleeve.
Checking the coupling of cars, inspecting the air line valves.
The permissive signal of the semaphore.
The driver and his assistant before starting to move.
Giving a signal before departure.
The train starts moving.
A train of tank cars on the way.
The driver's face.
Roadside landscapes.
The assistant notifies the driver of the semaphore signals, the driver confirms.
The assistant closes the cabin window and steps aside the driver when an oncoming train approaches.
Cars of an oncoming train.
The driver's assistant checks the operation of the diesel engine and units.
1968
Sverdlovsk region
Summer
The assistant engineer returns to the cabin and reports the readings of the diesel control instruments and the detected fault.
Actions of the locomotive crew when passing the station.
The train passes through the station.
The train passes over the viaduct.
The engineer gives a signal, reports a faulty typhon.
The contact wire above the train, the engineer's face.
The train is at a stop.
Shocks from the cars running up and pulling away.
The assistant engineer begins to inspect the main generator collector.
Blowing out the generator with the voltage removed, in safety glasses, gloves and special galoshes.
Wiping the generator with a technical napkin after blowing.
The engineer takes off his gloves in the cabin.
The engineer checks the gap between the roof of the locomotive and the contact wire.
A plate with a warning inscription.
The contact network above the roof of the locomotive.
The wheels of a locomotive starting to move.
The train is on the way.
Night landscapes on the way.
The assistant engineer's face.
The assistant engineer checks the condition of the insulation of the electrical wiring.
The assistant closes the lid of the tank with wiping material.
The assistant's face.
Actions of the locomotive crew in the event of a fire.
Extinguishing the source of the fire using an air-foam unit.
Burning wiring.
Extinguishing burning equipment with a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher.
The assistant's face.
View of the railway track.
The engineer stops the train.
Forced stop on the section.
Inspection of the exit point.
Giving a signal.
The train stops.
The engineer gets off the locomotive in a safe place, shining an electric torch for himself.
The engineer in the locomotive cab.
View of the illuminated railway junction.
The replacement locomotive crew accepts the locomotive.
The relief worker admonishes the assistant engineer about spilled oil and improperly laid floorboards.
The assistant's leg falls into a crack due to a loosely installed floorboard.
Fragments of the text of the order on the case of injury to the assistant engineer.
The faces of the engineers during the meeting.
A train passes.
1968
Sverdlovsk region
Summer