This would have been the ideal thing to do with a portable VHS recorder in the early 1980's on the old Rock Island before a lot of the mileage got ripped up.
Track cars have insulated wheels so that they don't shunt signal circuits. The vehicles are so light weight, that they cannot give a reliable shunt, so they are insulated to protect from any accidental signal activation. This is true on all railroads, as far as I know, both with track cars and hirail vehicles. The signals you see working, at major crossings, are activated manually, or by radio signal.
Thanks for the ride.
Lee, I'll bet the Trainmasters would love to be able to use this video for training purposes - it's the entire road.
They are most certainly welcome to use it.
This would have been the ideal thing to do with a portable VHS recorder in the early 1980's on the old Rock Island before a lot of the mileage got ripped up.
Noticed most of the crossing signals don’t work
Track cars have insulated wheels so that they don't shunt signal circuits. The vehicles are so light weight, that they cannot give a reliable shunt, so they are insulated to protect from any accidental signal activation. This is true on all railroads, as far as I know, both with track cars and hirail vehicles. The signals you see working, at major crossings, are activated manually, or by radio signal.
ebtmikado thanks I never knew that! Learn something new every day
If MofW equipment were not insulated, operators would be unable to stop and do any work within bonded limits without crossing signals setting off.
Any freight on this line or just excursions?
There has been no revenue freight service since 1968..