Relay cases/houses

[TommyBNSF]

Probably too heavy for BNSF, they leave those types of cases on the mainline all the time even when they are inactive.

[RolandLHainey]

My reference to relay case/hut would be like the one in the top photo shown by gedunk. Is there anyone on this forum who has one that they currently have with their signal collection?

The one shown in the top photo is what I would like to acquire at some point; legally and not "midnight delivery". The railroad would replace these at some point from time to time just like they do with their signaling equipment.

Thanks for the replies,
Roland

[gedunk]

I don't know where you live Roland, but if you have a short line or two in your vicinity, start by asking them. All of my signal stuff (sorry, no case) came from the scrap pile at the yard of the local short line. I got permission of course. A lot of the short lines are owned by just a few conglomerates such as RailAmerica and the like, so a quick web search could find the contact info. Union Pacific has a pretty detailed list of those they exchange with. That list begins at this link:

http://www.uprr.com/customers/shortline ... _a_c.shtml

Personally, I always struck out over the phone, but I found out where the closest terminal was, drove over and chatted it up with somebody there. The older stuff frequently can't be reused, so you can take some of the disposal headache off of the terminal manager. Be prepared to make a few visits as people can be hard to find sometimes. Also: the older stuff is frequently quite heavy and/or pretty bulky. Have a pickup and some help.

Good luck Roland! Let us know how the search goes.

[RolandLHainey]

The nearest shortline to me is probably 100 miles away; I live near the BNSF Transcon.
I do have a pickup w/trailer which came in handy to bring home an extra heavy railroad item one time. Heavy isn't a big factor.
I am good friends with a BNSF signal maintainer, I just thought there might be someone on here who has a relay hut within their collection of railroad signal equipment. I currently have 3 operating signals (a GRS "D" which is extremely heavy), but no relay hut and thought one might be neat to have.
I'll do some looking around and if something comes up, I'll let the group know; will even provide a photo.

Thanks

[gedunk]

Your welcome.

Throw a thick Ribeye on the grill for your signal maintainer friend. He'll owe you one then...

[RolandLHainey]

For the sake of clarification, I think the proper name for these 'buildings' are relay cabinets.They aren't exactly a hut or house.
My maintainer friend is a Harley rider, so he eats his steaks raw! J/K I have been trying to catch up with him, but with the aftermath of this winter storm I'm sure he is quite busy.

I'll still report back with my findings.

[owensri]

For the sake of clarification, I think the proper name for these 'buildings' are relay cabinets.They aren't exactly a hut or house.
My maintainer friend is a Harley rider, so he eats his steaks raw! J/K I have been trying to catch up with him, but with the aftermath of this winter storm I'm sure he is quite busy.

I'll still report back with my findings.

The ones that you can't walk in are called "cases", or as you said, "relay cabinets".

The walk-in kind are called "bungalows".