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by Evansville64
Sun Jun 23, 2019 11:22 am
Forum: Crossing Signal Discussion
Topic: Unusual Relay Thread
Replies: 0
Views: 2456

Unusual Relay Thread

Here is a place to discuss relays or any other modules. Im having a hard time finding out info on my safetran "electronic timer" . Its green unit , has 2 buttons, and says "transfer" and "POE" among other things.
by Evansville64
Thu May 04, 2017 3:12 am
Forum: Crossing Signal Discussion
Topic: Mast Question
Replies: 0
Views: 2544

Mast Question

hey guys.
I am volunteering at the North Freedom Wis Railroad Museum ,
and we are in search of a 5 1/2" OD diameter pole to mount a semaphore...
The issue is, after reading WCH's website, their masts are listed as "4 inch " and "5 inch" despite our signal base being 5 1/2 for sure...
What is the ...
by Evansville64
Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:13 pm
Forum: Railroad Discussions
Topic: Abandoned lines potentially to come back to life in south WI
Replies: 46
Views: 61559

Re: Abandoned lines potentially to come back to life in sout

Amazing.
Line now fully active from Madison to Oregon .
Evansville is becoming quite a busy UP terminus.
A new pedestrian gate and dwarf signal have been installed in Evansville.
Brooklyn is now being bulldozed & cleared , and the line is looking more and more like the mainline it once was ...
by Evansville64
Mon Dec 07, 2015 3:06 am
Forum: Railroad Discussions
Topic: Abandoned lines potentially to come back to life in south WI
Replies: 46
Views: 61559

Re: Abandoned lines potentially to come back to life in sout

Correction : the cars where silica sand hoppers . Hundreds of them .
They start about 1/4 mile north of downtown Brooklyn. And they go to Oregon. Old sections of the double track are packed with them .
About 30 to 40 have to be moved and shoved onto a wye in order for the UP local to serve a lumber ...
by Evansville64
Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:28 pm
Forum: Railroad Discussions
Topic: Abandoned lines potentially to come back to life in south WI
Replies: 46
Views: 61559

Re: Abandoned lines potentially to come back to life in sout

:WOOT:
Today... Is a very special day .
:Scared:
Im watching a MASSIVE , 200+ car WSOR storage train plow through Perry parkway, out to Brooklyn .
There are already cars visible from downtown Brooklyn . :Noway:
This is the first train over this segment since 1996 .
These are covered cement ...
by Evansville64
Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:56 pm
Forum: Railroad Discussions
Topic: Abandoned lines potentially to come back to life in south WI
Replies: 46
Views: 61559

Re: Abandoned lines potentially to come back to life in sout

It seems they have dumped ballast all the way to perry parkway ...
which means the bridge was somehow crossed .


that bridge is FAKE !!! Im confused at this development
by Evansville64
Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:49 am
Forum: Railroad Discussions
Topic: Abandoned lines potentially to come back to life in south WI
Replies: 46
Views: 61559

Re: Abandoned lines potentially to come back to life in sout

This line was a double track CNW main , with wayside CTC signals , heavy jointed rail.
Top speed was achieved by a train engineer East of Evansville; a Dakota 400 E8 w small freight reached 117 mp h .
Back when they tore the doubletrack out, they compromised the roadbed so that today, the main line ...
by Evansville64
Sat Jun 22, 2013 12:09 am
Forum: Crossing Signal Discussion
Topic: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Replies: 5809
Views: 4165002

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

About these google images
http://fora.conscioushugs.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=299
All these crossings, signals, are completely animated, and make up a completely synthetic world.
Not your typical camera google uses, but a rotating beam to construct a 3D grid environment, a technology known as "Sage ...
by Evansville64
Thu May 09, 2013 2:31 pm
Forum: Crossing Signal Discussion
Topic: Old SP Placerville Branch
Replies: 7
Views: 7109

Re: Old SP Placerville Branch

That is.. Bizarre.. :Smile: The rail and turntable are there at least, preserved in time, for now..
by Evansville64
Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:59 pm
Forum: Crossing Signal Discussion
Topic: Upgrade with careless problems
Replies: 1
Views: 3653

Upgrade with careless problems

Is there somthing wrong with the flasher EOR relay? Along with the crappy LEds the entire signal is like 10 feet from the roadway! The gate is also too short. [YouTube ]www.youtube.com/watch?v=zontfq92Vcc [/YouTube]