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Western Railroad Discussion > Speakers and a Blue light?Date: 05/27/15 14:25 Speakers and a Blue light? Author: RyanWilkerson This shed is located near Dunsmuir, CA on the UPRR. Anyone know what these speakers are for? What about the light?
Ryan Wilkerson Fair Oaks, CA  Date: 05/27/15 14:48 Re: Speakers and a Blue light? Author: SilvertonRR100 Probably a light and klaxon to alert MofW taht a train is coming. Had seen that at Hermosa interlocking in Wyoming many years ago.
Rob Date: 05/27/15 15:47 Re: Speakers and a Blue light? Author: BNModeler Attention K-Mart shoppers
Special on isle 5 Date: 05/27/15 16:22 Re: Speakers and a Blue light? Author: RyanWilkerson SilvertonRR100 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Probably a light and klaxon to alert MofW taht a > train is coming. Had seen that at Hermosa > interlocking in Wyoming many years ago. > > Rob I'd like to see and hear that :-) A couple trains passed this location so it isn't something that is fired up at all trains. Maybe the DS activates it? Ryan Wilkerson Fair Oaks, CA Date: 05/27/15 16:31 Re: Speakers and a Blue light? Author: Bob3985 That may be a claxon and light that is activated by the MOW and signal crews when working in the area. That's the way they worked on the UP proper. They would turn them on when going to work there and shut them off when they leave.
Bob Krieger Cheyenne, WY Date: 05/27/15 20:29 Re: Speakers and a Blue light? Author: up833 I think Bob is correct. Blue light means workers present..not that a train is coming.
Roger Beckett Date: 05/27/15 22:48 Re: Speakers and a Blue light? Author: RyanWilkerson So if the MOW activated it, would that mean that the blue light would be on steady or flashing at all times (until turned off) or somehow triggered by occupancy or an approaching train?
I can't imagine the claxon being on for very long...how would it be triggered? Seems like this would be a fun one to install on a model railroad and surprise new operators :-) Ryan Wilkerson Fair Oaks, CA Date: 05/28/15 07:38 Re: Speakers and a Blue light? Author: tracklight Train Approach Warning System (TAWS)
Date: 05/28/15 08:11 Re: Speakers and a Blue light? Author: portlander tracklight Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Train Approach Warning System (TAWS) This. It's only for MOW. It doesn't affect train movement in any way. Date: 05/28/15 14:13 Re: Speakers and a Blue light? Author: Out_Of_Service the speakers at interlocking locations were for contacting MW and signal employees working in the interlocking if the disp could not contact the employees via radio ...
Posted from Android Date: 06/06/15 22:55 Re: Speakers and a Blue light? Author: RyanWilkerson Thank you everyone for the replies. I'm always amazed at the quality answers to "I wonder what that is" questions that pop into my head.
Ryan Wilkerson Fair Oaks, CA |