{{Short description|Diesel-electric locomotive subsystem which integrates engine functional controls}}thumb|AAR control stand on an EMD DDA40X; Other EMD models are similar.
A '''control stand''' is a diesel-electric locomotive subsystem which integrates engine functional controls and brake functional controls,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.blet-ns.com/documents/agreements/utu/2006%20LET%20complete%20Workbook.pdf| title=Locomotive Engineer Training Handbook| date=February 2006| author=Norfolk Southern Railroad| accessdate=August 2, 2015}}</ref> whereby all functional controls are "at hand" (within reach of the locomotive engineer from their customary seating position, facing forward at all times).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.railway-technical.com/diesel.shtml| title=Diesel Locomotive Technology| website=Railway Technical Web Pages| accessdate=August 2, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901062917/http://www.railway-technical.com/diesel.shtml| archive-date=September 1, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> The control stand can be on either the left or right hand side of the cab, depending on region.
Normally, a control stand is oriented in the direction labeled "F" (front of the locomotive). Although front is usually the "short hood," a seldom-used alternate designates the "long hood" as front, such as on the Victorian Railways X class. Where operations in both directions are required, two control stands ("dual control stands") may be provided.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.intlrailsafety.com/vancouver/pdf/irsc13-95.pdf| title=The Future North American Locomotive Cab| first=Jeffrey| last=Moller| publisher=Association of American Railroads| date=October 2013| accessdate=August 2, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035630/http://www.intlrailsafety.com/vancouver/pdf/irsc13-95.pdf| archive-date=September 24, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Controls (9403404118).jpg|thumb|The control desk of an Amtrak Cascades Talgo Series 8 cab car]] The early control stands were designed to Association of American Railroads (AAR) standards. The traditional AAR control stand is still preferred by some railroads. Current control stands may employ multiple displays and electronic actuation of operational controls from an all-electronic desktop.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y3_xqbY0gYC&q=locomotive+control+stand&pg=PA91| title=Train Accident Reconstruction and FELA and Railroad Litigation| first1=James R.| last1=Loumiet| first2=William G.| last2=Jungbauer| edition=fourth| publisher=Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company| location=Tucson, AZ| year=2005| isbn=978-1-930056-93-0| page=91}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.csx.com/index.cfm/about-csx/company-overview/railroad-dictionary/?i=I| title=Railroad Dictionary| author=CSX Transportation| accessdate=August 2, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801224321/http://www.csx.com/index.cfm/about-csx/company-overview/railroad-dictionary/?i=I| archive-date=August 1, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1721899| title=ASME Proceedings, Rail Transportation Division: Next Generation Locomotive Cab| first1=Amanda| last1=DiFiore| first2=Abdullatif| last2=Zaouk| first3=S. K. (John)| last3=Punwani| website=American Society of Mechanical Engineers| date=October 2012| accessdate=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
== See also == {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * Cab (locomotive) * Control car * Control panel (engineering) * Dashboard * Driving Van Trailer * Flight instruments * Märklin Digital {{div col end}}
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Category:Locomotive parts