trainroomgary posted:What is it? & What does it do? • Like to hear from you. A rail-fanning conversation Starter
Went rail-fanning December 7, 2019 at Amtrak Station, Pontiac Michigan. Let’s go for a walk and see what we can find. This is a sampling of what I saw. All aboard for a walking railroad adventure with Train Room Gary.
Rail joints spray painted yellow. • Why are they printed yellow?
A derailleur with a Master Brand Lock. • How is a derailleur use by Amtrak?
A signal light with signage. • “ON CIRCUIT” What does this signal tell the engineer & conductor?
A short piece of rail with blue paint. • Why was this short rail left trackside and why are the ends blue?
Could this be an up graded “bootleg”? • What is going on with this trackside device?
Amtrak cables. • How does Amtrak use these electrical cables?
A pile of track parts. • What are these parts called and what are they used for?
From Google Earth, “WE ARE HERE”. Notice the Amtrak locomotive & passenger cars on the siding.
Camera: iPhone 11 Pro • • • Post-production: Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom
Thanks for taking a look. Hope to see you out rail-fanning: Gary
Yellow joint bars can be used to tell the end/beginning of a circuit for a crossing, an electric lock switch to a main.
The derail with that particular blue flag could be a point where maintenance personal work on the equipment. When a blue flag is applied that track is ‘out of service’ to the person or persons of that craft to protect them of other trains, cars of equipment from moving or coupling up to them
The on circuit light could be on a crossing circuit or signal circuit, possible to pull up further or needing to back up
