What Is This?

[socalwb909]

-Starting a thread for people like me who don't know what everything is or what its called. Post a picture or a link to help everyone out.

-I'll start it off with this. What are the black things in the track numbered 1-6? http://www.redoveryellow.com/signals/tehachapi/T062_West_3238_46097.jpg
-Joe

 

[jadebullet]

Dragging equipment detectors?

 

[bendorsey]

But if anything was dragging at a height lower then the tops of the rails it would hit rails at switches and pavement at crossings and almost certainly get torn off.

These are lower then the rail tops. Beats me what they are.

Ben

 

[simulatortrain]

Dragging equipment detectors?

I'm pretty sure that's what they are.

 

[jadebullet]

But if anything was dragging at a height lower then the tops of the rails it would hit rails at switches and pavement at crossings and almost certainly get torn off.

These are lower then the rail tops. Beats me what they are.

Ben

Not to mention damage the switches and pavement. That is one of the reasons for a dragging equipment detector.

I just did a web search, and yup, I was right.

 

[bendorsey]

Then when one of them is hit it must inform someone immediately (before a switch or crossing) so the engineer can stop the train. The dispatcher isn't going to like that a bit (but the maintainence crew would). Less to fix.

Ben

 

[PerRock]

I hear them all the time on my scanner. Most of the time they say:
Mile ## Defect ; No Defects.

or something along those lines.

peter

 

[socalwb909]

-well awesome. thats what i was hinting at but just wasnt sure!
-Joe

 

[socalwb909]

-wow, Rock Islands first gevo. what kinda dubs is this gevo sitting on?
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=311425&nseq=3
-Joe

 

[btvfd]

DRAGGING EQUIPMENT DETECTOR

i have uploaded some DRAGGING EQUIPMENT DETECTORs , they are basic looking and you should add to the track one of the following items from other users such as the QR Trackside Relay10 std or Relay9 ng Dragging Equipment Detector
<kuid2:97008:48180:1> or <kuid2:97008:48179:1>
or Defect Detector <kuid:39134:102619> to give it the right look.

here is a list of my talking detectors:
METROLINK=METROLINK WILL SAY METROLINK DETECTOR MILE POST, DEFECT,AXLE COUNT,TRAIN SPEED, ETC.

UPRR=UNION PACIFIC WILL SAY U.P. AND SAME AS ABOVE.

SP= SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL SAY S.P. AND SAME AS ABOVE.

type in from search
DETECTOR
and you should find them under U.S. track objects, once placed on track click (?) and you can set the mile post,track number and frequency of detection from off to high.

ENJOY