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BNSF Needles Subdivision California redboarded 2023 03
I admire the scale of this stuff.
It must require a lot of patience to work on a train crew. I always see these BNSF trains (running parallel to Interstate 40), and Union Pacific trains (parallel to Interstate 10) waiting at block signals. The day I shot this, there were probably 30 miles of trains stopped along this line. A lot of train crews were not generating revenue for BNSF. A reasonable human can't expect large, coupled systems to run without unexpected interactions. Systems on this scale are tough to manage. It reminds me of manufacturing operations where production line shutdowns of even short duration cost huge sums of money.
I've heard train crews are under some pressure. According to press reports, there are long hours and mandatory overtime. There are Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration safety rules. Some people would counter they are "well paid." This often means the speaker would not do the job.
Detectors have been in the news lately because a Norfolk Southern train derailed after a wheel bearing failure. The DED indicates this track has a dragging equipment detector. There's a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna on the silver cabinet at left of frame. The vast landscape of things GPS factors into include network timing and synchronization of communications.
Hand-holding a 450mm lens is foolish. So why do I continue to do it? Poor skills? Laziness? No assistant with me? I shot three frames of this train and only this one was sharp enough to post.
Your corrections are welcomed.
Can you imagine the founding fathers [of the United States] saying that the major source of authority in your life can make you drop your pants and urinate as a condition of getting or keeping a job?
— Gene Guererro
Please do not copy this image.
Journalism Grade Image.
Source: 4,200x2,800 16-bit TIF file.
BNSF Needles Subdivision California redboarded 2023 03
I admire the scale of this stuff.
It must require a lot of patience to work on a train crew. I always see these BNSF trains (running parallel to Interstate 40), and Union Pacific trains (parallel to Interstate 10) waiting at block signals. The day I shot this, there were probably 30 miles of trains stopped along this line. A lot of train crews were not generating revenue for BNSF. A reasonable human can't expect large, coupled systems to run without unexpected interactions. Systems on this scale are tough to manage. It reminds me of manufacturing operations where production line shutdowns of even short duration cost huge sums of money.
I've heard train crews are under some pressure. According to press reports, there are long hours and mandatory overtime. There are Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration safety rules. Some people would counter they are "well paid." This often means the speaker would not do the job.
Detectors have been in the news lately because a Norfolk Southern train derailed after a wheel bearing failure. The DED indicates this track has a dragging equipment detector. There's a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna on the silver cabinet at left of frame. The vast landscape of things GPS factors into include network timing and synchronization of communications.
Hand-holding a 450mm lens is foolish. So why do I continue to do it? Poor skills? Laziness? No assistant with me? I shot three frames of this train and only this one was sharp enough to post.
Your corrections are welcomed.
Can you imagine the founding fathers [of the United States] saying that the major source of authority in your life can make you drop your pants and urinate as a condition of getting or keeping a job?
— Gene Guererro
Please do not copy this image.
Journalism Grade Image.
Source: 4,200x2,800 16-bit TIF file.