Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

AlvinAZ wrote: On the SP we called a setup like that "crossing bells".

MD2020 wrote: What in the world kind of sense does that make?
There aren't even any bells there.

LOL :)

We didn't call ourselves "dumb railroaders" for nothin' you know.

All ours had bells on them. It wasn't a technical term meant for
everybody's ears anyway it's just what we called crossings set up
like that. Just posting trivia, that's all I got to post.

Take it for what it cost ya? ;)

Alvin in AZ
ps- "signals" was reserved for the train control signals.
Everything was divided up...
signals
crossings
detectors
CTC
pps-
On the SP there was three different things called "Roadmaster".
Can anyone name 'em? LOL :)

AlvinAZ wrote:

AlvinAZ wrote: -
On the SP there was three different things called "Roadmaster".
Can anyone name 'em? LOL :)

Donkey
Grass snake
ASShole

AlvinAZ wrote: On the SP there was three different things called "Roadmaster".
Can anyone name 'em? LOL :)

TRAINMANKIGHT wrote: Donkey
Grass snake
ASShole

How is a "wrong answer buzzer sound" spelled? ;)

No, but really, I got along real well with all the Roadmasters and Gandy Dancers (Traqueros),
YMBeenVarying on that? :)

There were two different track tools called "a roadmaster" on the SP.
One was so heavy it was laid in place with a boom truck and was for re-railing empty cars.
The other I'll wait on maybe someone will know that one, it's much more commonly used.

Butthead in AZ
ps-
http://www.rrtools.com/trackAccessories/Rerailer.asp
Notice it says it's not for multiple uses.
Those look like 'em, just lighter weight is all.
The ones I saw were old as anything and heavy like a frog.

AlvinAZ wrote:

AlvinAZ wrote: On the SP there was three different things called "Roadmaster".
Can anyone name 'em? LOL :)

TRAINMANKIGHT wrote: Donkey
Grass snake
ASShole

How is a "wrong answer buzzer sound" spelled? ;)

No, but really, I got along real well with all the Roadmasters and Gandy Dancers (Traqueros),
YMBeenVarying on that? :)

There were two different track tools called "a roadmaster" on the SP.
One was so heavy it was laid in place with a boom truck and was for re-railing empty cars.
The other I'll wait on maybe someone will know that one, it's much more commonly used.

Butthead in AZ
ps-
http://www.rrtools.com/trackAccessories/Rerailer.asp
Notice it says it's not for multiple uses.
Those look like 'em, just lighter weight is all.
The ones I saw were old as anything and heavy like a frog.

Now adays they just wait till you screw up and fire you.
and I'm not a gandy dancer so I have no clue what tools you guys called roadmaster.

TRAINMANKIGHT wrote: Now adays they just wait till you screw up and fire you.
and I'm not a gandy dancer so I have no clue what tools you guys called roadmaster.

Yeah, it dawned on me later that I was in an unusual situation. As
a signal maintainer I had to be there every time they took a rail out
(+ frog, point, stock rail).

I could stand around watching or sit in my pickup with my thumbs up
my butt or help out. I did -a-lot- of track work! LOL :) I bet helping
out like that would get a signalman fired now days. :/ Huh?

I found and help fix a $#load of broken rails too, sometimes it was
just three of us... laborer, track foreman and a dumb signalape.

This was called a Roadmaster by the Traqueros...
http://www.rrtools.com/catalog/images/c ... Puller.JPG
I used one a few times for the fun of it, they made it look easy. ;)
Manufacturer calls it a "spike puller".

Manufacturer also calls another tool a "bull pin"...
http://www.rrtools.com/catalog/images/c ... ullPin.JPG
Prick, bull prick.

Alvin in AZ

AlvinAZ wrote:

TRAINMANKIGHT wrote: I could stand around watching or sit in my pickup with my thumbs up
my butt or help out. I did -a-lot- of track work! LOL :) I bet helping
out like that would get a signalman fired now days. :/ Huh?
Alvin in AZ

YES, If you don't have the right qualifications and certifications.
It's all about protecting them self's from a lawsuit
That's also interesting about the track workers tools

Well, it's "Qualification" ...For instance, they put in a new rail length, I can use their grinder to grind the spots for my bond since they already have it out, but they have to do the "profile" grind so the "new" rail will match up. I'm not "Qualified" to do profile grinding, but I am qualified to grind for my bonds.

Also, on unionized Railroads, the union will come after you for doing someone elses job.