On the South Wye at Congress Park at Maple Ave. there was a simple box with
two wire feelers right next to the rail. Push one feeler down and nothing
happened but both down like the flange of the wheel and it would activate
the crossing. The mainlines were track circuts.
sjh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Patterson" <rpatter@trib.com>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 12:27 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Digest Number 1842
> BTW, not much
> of anything, is within walking distance of the tracks,
> in Wyoming.
>
> John,
> That's not far from the truth. We kinda like it that way.
> Rick Patterson (a native)
> Worland, Wyoming
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 7:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Digest Number 1842
>
>
> Mike
>
> In the old days, i.e. years ago, some of the crossings
> had a switch key switch, that let you turn the signals
> on and off, while you where switching near the
> crossing. They were spring loaded, so you had to stand
> there and work them. This was, of course before the
> motion detection circuits came along. The motion
> detection circuits made them obsolete. BTW, not much
> of anything, is within walking distance of the tracks,
> in Wyoming.
> John
>
> --- Mike Decker <mdecker@gwtc.net> wrote:
> > Hi Russell:
> >
> > The key box on the crossing bungalow is to shut the
> > gates off if you end up
> > stopped right in the "wrong" place. If you get
> > stopped with an axle right
> > over the "shunt", sometimes the gates won't go up
> > even after you sit there
> > for quite a while. The gates will go down by
> > themselves (usually) when you
> > start moving again. The switch used to take a
> > switch key, but it's been
> > years since I had to walk down and do it, so I can't
> > say anymore.
> >
> > On another topic...usually, you tell the DS if
> > you're going to stop
> > someplace he's not planning on stopping you...but
> > not always :>) It depends
> > on what you're planning on doing. I stopped at
> > Newcastle last year to say
> > "Hi" to the owners of the private car
> > "Caritas"...whom I knew. They asked
> > how I got the DS to let me stop...I said "I didn't
> > ask" :>) At least those
> > guys have a place to stop...there aren't very many
> > food places within
> > walking distance of the track in Wyoming.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Mike Decker
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> > To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> > > From: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
> > > Subject: Re: How does a railroad crossing work?
> > >
> > > At some locations there is a feature that allows
> > someone with a
> > > switch key to put it into a slot in a metal box
> > and activate the
> > > crossing. For quite obvious reasons I have never
> > heard of any
> > > location where the same function will deactivate
> > the crossing
> > > protection.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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