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Soon to be signals where there were none before
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:20 pm
by AndyWS
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:
Re: Soon to be signals where there were none before
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:02 pm
by AlvinAZ
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
Re: Soon to be signals where there were none before
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:25 pm
by AlvinAZ
KLM92 wrote:
Those are foundations not bases and they are made of galvanized steel not aluminum.
x2 :)
Butthead in AZ
Re: Soon to be signals where there were none before
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:58 pm
by illinoistrains
What kind of signals are going to be put there? gateless signals? or with gates.
Re: Soon to be signals where there were none before
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:18 pm
by AndyWS
Guaranteed to have gates.
Re: Soon to be signals where there were none before
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:01 pm
by TommyBNSF
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.