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Eastern Railroad Discussion > An oddity (at least to me) in Vermilion OHDate: 02/05/16 04:21 An oddity (at least to me) in Vermilion OH Author: richs Lit up X's on 2 tall poles just a few yards west of the grade crossing at Main Street . There was one on each side of the 2 tracks facing East, therefore visible to trains westbound.
No rhyme or reason when they flashed. Each flash slightly out of sync 3 times each. A saw a few more west of town. Sorry no picture to share, but I'm hoping someone can enlighten me. Thanks. RichS Date: 02/05/16 04:31 Re: An oddity (at least to me) in Vermilion OH Author: Thoroughbred-Ed Vermilion has a quiet zone, no train horn blowing on their crossings.
What you are seeing is telling NS train crew no horn blowing. The flashing X's are telling the train crew the crossing flasher's and gates are working, Vermilion is located on NS Norfolk Southern former Conrail water level route between Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio Ed Durnwald Fostoria, Ohio Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/16 04:48 by Thoroughbred-Ed. Date: 02/05/16 05:20 Re: An oddity (at least to me) in Vermilion OH Author: JimRussell Date: 02/05/16 05:51 Re: An oddity (at least to me) in Vermilion OH Author: turntable They've been up there for quite a few years.
Similar ones near the Olmsted Falls / North Ridgeville area. Date: 02/05/16 08:16 Re: An oddity (at least to me) in Vermilion OH Author: richs Thanks for the replies. I am still perplexed though. At the Main St. intersection in Vermilion there are no such signals facing the opposite direction.
And as far as Olmsted Falls is concerned I have been there hundreds of times and never seen that type of notification that grade crossing protection is working properly either before or after the no horn zones were implemented. RichS Date: 02/05/16 09:33 Re: An oddity (at least to me) in Vermilion OH Author: turntable Bordering Olmsted, but suppose it would be North Ridgeville, the Race Road crossing to be exact.
Date: 02/05/16 16:46 Re: An oddity (at least to me) in Vermilion OH Author: turntable Went briefly through my files.. The first is Vermilion, and the second is North Ridgeville.
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