Railroad sign question
Trina Brown
I have been puzzling over some odd signs I've seen on a railroad track near
my home, and I cannot seem to find information anywhere on what they mean.
The signs seem to be posted for the benefit of railroad personnel. One of
the signs is a red square, and the other is a yellow square with a diagonal
red mark. Can anyone shed some light on what these mean, or point me to a
resource where I can look them up? Thanks!
T. Brown
Merritt Mullen
It may depend on what part of the world your home is located in. The RR
signs in China are probably not the same as the ones in Brazil.
Merritt
D Outen
"Trina Brown" <trin...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I have been puzzling over some odd signs I've seen on a railroad track
near
> my home, and I cannot seem to find information anywhere on what they
mean.
> The signs seem to be posted for the benefit of railroad personnel. One
of
> the signs is a red square, and the other is a yellow square with a
diagonal
> red mark. Can anyone shed some light on what these mean, or point me
to a
> resource where I can look them up? Thanks!
>
>
Depends on the railroad. For the Canadian National/Grand Trunk
Western the red flag(they have a metal version) is placed at least 200
yards from track work. A yellow over red(sounds like what you saw)
flag is placed at least 2 miles outside of the red flags. This is
Rule 42 Planned Protection. It species with detail what must be done
if Rule 42 is to be in effect for a part of the railroad. Information
such as this is found in a railroads timetable/operating rules.
Dave
Samantha Smith
near
> my home, and I cannot seem to find information anywhere on what they mean.
> The signs seem to be posted for the benefit of railroad personnel. One of
> the signs is a red square, and the other is a yellow square with a
diagonal
> red mark. Can anyone shed some light on what these mean, or point me to a
> resource where I can look them up? Thanks!
>
> T. Brown
>
Is the line CSX?
If it is the red sign is a conditional stop for men working on the railroad.
Trains must get permission thru the work area where the men are working. If
they do not get permission they must stop.
The yellow sign with the diagonal red is an advance warning board. It
reminds crew of a condition ahead of them. It can be a conditional stop as I
explained above, or it can be for a slow order (a problem with the rail
which the train has to slow down for) It is usually 2 miles before the
restriction.
Sam
Douglas Smith
We have red/yellow boards two miles (if possible) from the red boards which
protect the work zone, but the temporary slow orders are covered by a yellow
board two miles from the restriction and a green one at the end. And we
sometimes have work zones not covered by flags/boards.
jim thias
>>>Is the line CSX?
I'm not the person who originally asked the question about these signs, but I
WAS going to since one of these signs just popped up the other day near a
crossing that I frequent. And yes, it is a CSX line.
>>>The yellow sign with the diagonal red is an advance warning board. It
reminds crew of a condition ahead of them. It can be a conditional stop as I
explained above, or it can be for a slow order (a problem with the rail which
the train has to slow down for) It is usually 2 miles before the
restriction.<<<
Hmmm...if that's the case, I'll have to take a gander two miles on down the
track to see what's going on. Hadn't noticed any kind of track work or
anything, though.
Thanks for the explanation!
:-)
JT
John Garrison
>
> Hmmm...if that's the case, I'll have to take a gander two miles on down
the
> track to see what's going on. Hadn't noticed any kind of track work or
> anything, though.
>
> Thanks for the explanation!
>
> :-)
>
> JT
>
YOu may not be able to spot the defect though. Bad ties, wide gauge, loose
bolts, tie plates. etc. Of course if you can spot it, you should hire out as
a track inspector. :)
Lionkingcmsl
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>
> Actually, they just moved a crane and flatbet car into the area (looks like
> they have a bunch of rail sections). Also, I've seen many areas around where
> they have that sign that have stacks of new ties. I may not be able to spot
> the defects, but I'd love to be given a try!! :-) (actually, I did apply
with
> CSX for a track worker job about 4 weeks ago, and they never called me
> back...oh well)
>
Don't give up hope. The Class 1's are nortiously slow when hiring people.
A friend of mine got a call 1 YEAR, after he applied to Amtrak.
--
Don
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