PS2 Cab chatter translate please!

"Make sure the sand bins are topped off". Locomotives have a simple apparatus to pour sand on the rails in front of the drive wheels to increase adhesion when they are wet. There are four bins, one on each side at both the front and rear which hold sand for that purpose.

"Looks like we got a Form D up ahead". Form D is a method of authorizing track occupancy:

From Wikipedia: "Form D Control System, or DCS, is a system similar to Track Warrant Control that is used by railroads subscribing to NORAC (Track Warrant Control is a GCOR term). The name comes from the form that train crews copy the authority on. A sample Form D is available here; line two is used to grant authority for occupying the track."

Usually the storage receptacle on a locomotive is called a “Sand Box”. The term “Bin”, maybe British in origin.

Form D usage or DCS is the modern version of train orders. It has been around for some 30 years but it doesn’t fit with older version(steam) locomotives. “Train orders” or “Form 19” might be more appropriate for older diesels and steam engines. 

Some of the MTH phrases are a bit corny. Even the German and French spoken on my European steam locos sounds odd, even though I have no clue as to what they are saying...lol.

Tom