NathanFromEngland wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:35 pm
What is this thing? I recall asking about it in 2017-2018, isn't this supposed to be an E-Switch or something, and more importantly what's the need for the LED signal? That wasn't there when it was a manually operated switch. https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9416604 ... 384!8i8192
It's an radio-controlled switch. The signal is the switch indicator which goes green if it's aligned straight, or red if it's aligned into the siding. Rests at yellow for all other times. There's a couple at the ends of the CSX Yard in Dothan, AL, though with much larger signals.
NathanFromEngland wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:35 pm
CSX Maintenance truck lacking a Florida license plate for the front, not sure if it's a requirement as if i recall i think states have certain laws regarding front/rear license plates. https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9416365 ... 312!8i6656
Only 31 states in the US require a second license plate on all cars registered within the state. Florida is not one of them.
Nice find. Do you know what company makes that square e-bell?
Proud owner of 7 mechanical bells along with a pair of safetran 12x20 lights and a 8 inch light. Been a fan of trains since I was little. Main place I railfan on, The Sedalia Sub.
The signals appear to be some old US&S 8 inch signals with a full set of cats-eyed signage and a pair of (newer?) mechanical bells (which appear to be either Federal Signal or WCH).
Street view is from 2011, and I haven't been out here to confirm if any of this is still there, so I can't say if it survives unchanged or not. However, it appears that this crossing sees light usage (only when switching or moving between two parts of a yard, it seems), as the tracks end only about a block away. So hopefully, the signals are still there and unchanged when I get down to Birmingham next.
The signals appear to be some old US&S 8 inch signals with a full set of cats-eyed signage and a pair of (newer?) mechanical bells (which appear to be either Federal Signal or WCH).
Street view is from 2011, and I haven't been out here to confirm if any of this is still there, so I can't say if it survives unchanged or not. However, it appears that this crossing sees light usage (only when switching or moving between two parts of a yard, it seems), as the tracks end only about a block away. So hopefully, the signals are still there and unchanged when I get down to Birmingham next.
