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The new BNSF signals west of Las Vegas were tested, activated and in service at about noon on November 19, 2020. A signalman at West Chapelle turns the head of a new signal and lines it up with the main line. The semaphore is out of service and will come down later after Amtrak No. 3 passes. Photo by Joe McMillan, 8:51 a.m.
Here's a shot of this morning's sunrise... captured from Signal Hill.
This image is made up of three photos... each captured with a different exposure... and then blended together using luminosity masks.
Nikon D800, Nikkor 14-24 at 16mm, aperture of f/11, with a 1/15th second exposure.
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This is a close-up photo of the rear signal light on my car. In this orientation, it suggests the voluminous interior of an architectural dome.
This year we decided to spend a few days down in the Tetons, rather than our usual jaunt through the park on our way to/from Yellowstone. We stayed at Signal Mountain Lodge, which was an amazing place...grand views of the Tetons right from our deck. On our last morning in the park, we decided to take the drive up to the Signal Mountain Summit and wait for the sun to rise. Initially, I was a bit disappointed because there was a lot of smoke & haze throughout the park as a result of a prescribed fire. But even with that type of atmosphere, the Tetons lit up in all their glory....what a heavenly way to start the day :-)
Btw...this spot was recommended by a flickr friend, Bruce Oakley (bhophotos)....so thanks to him we had a perfect ending to our stay in the park. If you get a chance, be sure to check out his photostream. And thanks for all the wonderful comments & support!!!!
Working signals at Crewe Heritage Centre. See if I have this right? Red for signals, black for points and blue to lock the points. Very useful for a b&w shot!
Halfway between Hanoi and Halong Bay we stopped off at some touristy destination that specialised in marble carvings. There was some pretty amazing stuff, i just chose to spend my 20 minutes walking around the bus depot.
I don't know what's going on here but I like it
Velvia 50 processed C-41
*Pentax P30n 35mm lens
A heavily modified image of Deganwy signal box, I wanted to give the picture the feel of a poster/drawing - I think it worked ok.
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After being to Savage, I can say one thing... Signals are everywhere. From the looks of it there are two CPs in the same location from the MARC station just east past the Vulcan interchange track.
here we see a westbound empty coal train coming through Savage on the way back to a mine in West Virginia.
Derailment in Topeka
This afternoon, 14-ish wells of an eastbound stack train went on the ground in front of the Great Overland Station in North Topeka. This is CP Z068 on UP's Kansas and Topeka Subs, and as this was the ILBG4, it was spanning both subs, and mains at the time of the wreck.
Surprisingly, everything remained upright, but the derailment did take out one of the east-facing signals at 68 (don't worry, it's a new one already). You can see said signal laying on the ground here, sticking out of the bottom of this well car. Whoops!
7.10.2018. Robin Riddles designed BR Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 No 73156, gets away from the signal check with the 11.30 vans to Rothley Brook.
A broken cable meant that every train had to be flagged away from the signal.
GCR Autumn Gala.
With a new signal shanty in place, the old PRR signals won't be standing much longer on this end of the Pittsburgh Line.
A eastbound mixed freight pounds the diamond at Deshler with a Heavy AC44Cw up front. L324 can be seen still pulling out of the west wye with its monster 220 plus car land barge.
A few long term rail contacts on Flickr will know that for many years my dad has been looking for an image of this signal box. It was the first place he worked and no matter where he looked or who I spoke with we couldn't find a photo of the box. Everything changed this week. Not just one picture but two came to light. This one was purchased by dad and shows the box and an unknown entourage at some point prior to the Great War.
The box was built by the Great Northern Railway in 1893 and closed by British Railways in 1970. I will let dad supply a few additional notes.
Signalmen were: Clifford Dickinson, Arthur Burton and Bill Humphreys, working three shifts in turn, 6.0 am to 2.0 pm, 2.0 pm to 10.0 pm and 10.0 pm to 6.0 am, days, afternoons and nights, Monday to Saturday, starting a new shift every Monday. The branch line to Castleford and Methley did not operate on Sunday. Train register lads: John Firth and Keith Matthews, working days and afternoon shift alternate weeks.
The box controlled the up and down main and goods lines to and from London to Leeds, the branch line to and from Methley, the East and West line to Robin Hood, the Lofthouse colliery sidings lines and the goods yard at Outwood. Quite busy at times.
I have a recollection of a then, circa 1954, experimental diesel unit testing on the Methley to Leeds line, it deliberately stopped on the steepest part of the 1 in 49 uphill gradient near the junction with the main line, then set off again with no problems. Steam engines often needed a ‘banker’ engine at the rear to assist them up the incline. My signalman friend remarked, “Well John that’s thefuture, we won’t need steam engines when these take over”.
Train register lads duties were: recording, the exact time of all bell contacts relating to the passage of each train in the registers, (eight entries per train). There were different bell codes for each type of train, a light engine was 2-3 rings, an express passenger train 4 bells, etc. Other duties were receiving and transmitting Morse code telegraph messages, telephoning Leeds Central Control with times of VIP trains, etc. Non clerical duties included keeping the box clean and levers polished, washing the many windows, emptying the chemical toilet and burying it behind the box. Plus the unofficial task of operating the box whilst the signalman had his breakfast or tea. Happy days.
In the late stages of evening twilight, 60100 working the 6D03 Tinsley - Immingham loaded steel train passes Barnetby East signal box.
With the raining falling steadily, PKP Class Ol49 2-6-2 No.Ol49-59 leaves Włoszakowice station with the 77544 11:48 Wolsztyn-Leszno train.
An eastbound Conrail TV rolls by the signals at the east end of Hudson interlocking on the Cleveland Line in 1994.
Robe Obelisk
South Australia
The tip of Cape Dombey at Robe is a petrified forest of rock and stone. At its end sits the Obelisk which used to guide ships into the shelter of Guichen Bay. With time, the erosion will bring the obelisk down into the ocean but for now, it stands as its namesake. Sunset on friday night was absolutely incredible to witness !
Class 40 40154 makes a splendid sight as it passes under signals on it,s way into Chester station with the 13:44 Llandudno to York service. 40,s seen that Saturday were 40179 Crewe. Chester 40025/28/80 40122/135/137/144/153/169/195. 30/06/1979.
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It was a gloomy day at Kings Norton station as we waited for our party of walkers to arrive from Birmingham New Street. As their train approaches, signal SY 41 is protecting the line from conflicting traffic.
The soon to be replaced class 323 is working 9R18 the 09.46 Four Oaks to Redditch service.
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Three M636s bring Western New York & Pennsylvania's Driftwood Turn through Emporium, PA on the ex-PRR Buffalo Line.
Opened 04/07/1914 (Replaced Older Box)
Closed 29/03/1985 When Exeter Panel to over control
VT 3 Bar Frame 4" Centres
66622 rolls slowly towards signal 862 hauling 6V18, the 11:20 Allington - Whatley empties at Fore Bridge foot crossing near Little Bedwyn
It was following a Bedwyn stopping service and had to await its move into the reversing siding. The signal cleared just as I took the shot
Traffic signals both annoy and fascinate me. On the day-to-day basis, I absolutely hate them. My car seems to employ a hidden device that causes all signals to suddenly turn red right in front of me. People that drive with me have even commented on this. I almost never catch a green light. Some signals are especially troublesome; I can easily go 0-20 or more at some intersections, far worse than you might get with a coin toss. But I'm able to put all of that aside when I'm out walking. At that point the signals no longer dictate my movement and become more of a curiosity. I'm really taken with a childlike fascination watching the color lights, particularly when contrasted against the evening sky. I found myself standing under this signal the other night. This is the type that simply blinks on and off rather than go through a green, yellow, red cycle. A quiet summer evening with almost zero traffic afforded me the opportunity to stand in the road looking up at this sentinel light, flashing red in my direction, amber in the opposite. I could see the color cast down on the street in front of me, monotonously on and off, on and off. I could hear the corresponding click of a relay in an electrical cabinet on an adjacent pole, keeping time with the lights (actually controlling the lights but that's not as fun of a thought). Part of the fascination is seeing the cycle repeat endlessly, even though no vehicles are present. Don't know why this attracts me; it just does. I live not too far from a regular traffic light, the three-color changer, the only one in the entire village. When the trees are bare in winter, I can see it from my bedroom window even though it is some distance away. Sometimes I watch it at night, ever changing, yet somehow soothing. So odd to think that the next morning I will go right back to cursing the damn things. Love-hate.
Even in August 1984 this gantry was remarkable in having wooden signal arms.
I never understood how it escaped any sort of modernistion to metal signal arms!
Bad Signal Saturday on the West Point Route continued on the first day of February, with M210 following L844 and still having to run on restrictings from Loachapoka to Auburn. They're passing the intermediate in downtown with auto racks bound for the Kia plant at West Point, Georgia.