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Date: 01/13/07 15:56
Defect Detector near Callahan, FL
Author: K3HX

CSX has a defect detector at MP 619.5 which speaks: "milepost six-one-NINER point five."

Passing trains have their length spoken as an example: "three-one-NINER-six."

This, of course, begs the question:

"What's the vector, Victor?"

I'm not joking and don't call me Shirley.

Be well,

Tim Colbert K3HX

PS For those who may have missed the references, rent a DVD of "Airplane!"

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Date: 01/13/07 16:34
Re: Defect Detector near Callahan, FL
Author: Jimmie

Military uses "niner" in radio communications to avoid confusion between "five" and "nine", especially if the radio reception is not as well as desired.

Jimmie Fisher
Oriental, NC
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Date: 01/13/07 16:36
Re: Defect Detector near Callahan, FL
Author: mderrick

Actually, the reason "niner" is used in aviation is due to the fact the "nine" means "NO" to folks who speak German.

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Date: 01/14/07 07:25
Re: Defect Detector near Callahan, FL
Author: palumbo27

I just heard this DD for the first time the other night at Folkston...It was quite intresting to hear another defect detector out there, and it was a different voice than the Bouglone or Hauge DD..Oh well, just another "warning" that train is approaching.

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Date: 01/14/07 18:25
Re: Defect Detector near Callahan, FL
Author: ConrailSD80MAC

Just FYI, the detector is at Dyal Hill.

Adam

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Date: 01/14/07 19:21
Re: Defect Detector near Callahan, FL
Author: csxt4617

The ones CSX has used in recent years (like the ones across the B&O in Indiana/Ohio
after the rebuild) need to have 9 say niner...5 and 9 sound almost the same.

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Date: 01/16/07 08:59
Re: Defect Detector near Callahan, FL
Author: TrainChaser

palumbo27 Wrote:
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> I just heard this DD for the first time the other
> night at Folkston...It was quite intresting to
> hear another defect detector out there, and it was
> a different voice than the Bouglone or Hauge
> DD..Oh well, just another "warning" that train is
> approaching.


You can also hear NS's DD at Folkston.

Tim Rich
S. Ogden, UT

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