Soon to be signals where there were none before

AndyWS · Post by **AndyWS** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:20 pm

This is near a spot called Ackerville, Wisconsin. The old Soo Line main (now Canadian National) runs parallel to the ex-Milwaukee Road Horicon line (now Wisconsin and Southern). This road currently has just crossbucks and stop signs at both crossings, but two brand new relay cases are already in place, and a signal base is in on the west side of the CN line.

This is looking east. The CN track is in the foreground, WSOR in the background:

The new relay cases:

The base:

AlvinAZ · Post by **AlvinAZ** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:02 pm

Cool pictures, thanks. :)

As easy as iron rusts up there, wonder why they wouldn't use concrete foundations?
Concrete got even a worse time of it from the cold weather?

We used to run 3" or 4" metal conduit for crossings and would have had an elbow
and riser so that no cable was exposed where rats and mice could get to it...
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c140/ ... 210_09.jpg

Alvin in AZ

AlvinAZ · Post by **AlvinAZ** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:25 pm

KLM92 wrote: Those are foundations not bases and they are made of galvanized steel not aluminum.

x2 :)

Butthead in AZ

illinoistrains · Post by **illinoistrains** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:58 pm

What kind of signals are going to be put there? gateless signals? or with gates.

AndyWS · Post by **AndyWS** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:18 pm

Guaranteed to have gates.

Post by **TommyBNSF** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:01 pm

Ah I know exactly this place. They're finally putting signals here. http://www.rxrsignals.net/Wisconsin/R-Z ... ld/Scenic/ This crossing is just to the south.

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