How To Read Trackside Signs & Markers

I get lots of questions about wayside signs so I did some research on them and created this how-to video.

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  • @ryanmacdonald1370
    @ryanmacdonald13705 жыл бұрын

    Your voice sounds like I’m listening to the news or some other professional broadcast. Great video

  • @shariys1

    @shariys1

    5 жыл бұрын

    He's a TV producer. He's got what it takes.

  • @fredmallinson4105

    @fredmallinson4105

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ryan McDonald,

  • @BNSF1458

    @BNSF1458

    4 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @laaeeh

    @laaeeh

    4 жыл бұрын

    OMG SO TRUE

  • @bluemax439

    @bluemax439

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was just about to ask Danny if he did commercial readings for PBS or others?

  • @Parovoz0251
    @Parovoz02515 жыл бұрын

    I would totally watch an hour long documentary if it had this guy narrating.

  • @Seminolerick

    @Seminolerick

    3 жыл бұрын

    Indeed... his pacing... diction... etc. make it comfortable listening

  • @diesel10rules23

    @diesel10rules23

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is one called them there was one about southern 4501

  • @sbingr5313

    @sbingr5313

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @stanpatterson5033
    @stanpatterson50335 жыл бұрын

    02:59 - How do you deliver that line while keeping a straight face? Absolutely the truth, and very well put, too. Your professionalism, while always evident, really shines at this moment. As serious as you sounded delivering the line, I still burst into laughter as I comprehended both the message and your means of delivery. Bravo.

  • @MIckveli2

    @MIckveli2

    5 жыл бұрын

    oh i know i enjoy watching this ol' fella ( ima old man myself..lol )

  • @engineheadsd70

    @engineheadsd70

    5 жыл бұрын

    May have had to shoot more than one take here and then edit in the best one. Don't know if I could have done as well.

  • @mr198221

    @mr198221

    5 жыл бұрын

    Low class jackasses would have sounded great!

  • @shariys1

    @shariys1

    5 жыл бұрын

    He's a pro.

  • @oniinu

    @oniinu

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not the truth at all. He's just a crumudgeon who forgot he was ever a teenager. Nothing professional about it, only boring and ignorant.

  • @heli-crewhgs5285
    @heli-crewhgs52855 жыл бұрын

    What a great voice this man has.

  • @general5104
    @general5104 Жыл бұрын

    Danny Harmon, I just LOVE your voice! You could be any kind of announcer you wanted to be! Your voice is robust and clear and SO easy to listen to !!! That, plus you know your stuff about the RAIL industry! I, very much, appreciate you and your channel contents!

  • @distantsignal

    @distantsignal

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you!

  • @Med0sproductions
    @Med0sproductions5 жыл бұрын

    seeing old railroad signs and posts/signals fading away from the elements has always been so fascinating to me. it gives me a really intriguing feeling about the railroad!

  • @fearlesscrusader

    @fearlesscrusader

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes indeedy. I like driving through Georgia because the roads go under so many old railroad bridges that still have the original company names on them. It's great to see fallen flags from the fifties and sixties proudly standing, still representing those venerable railroads which will never die as long as the bridges still advertise them.

  • @guysiddyfo
    @guysiddyfo5 жыл бұрын

    It's so good to hear a narrator who has a good media voice, can speak clearly, and is properly miked. Good inflection too. Sounds like a pro. The 'net video world is so overcrowded with narrators who speak too fast, can't enunciate, and sound illiterate. Great job here, though!

  • @shariys1

    @shariys1

    5 жыл бұрын

    He IS a pro. 😉

  • @joker_storm2232

    @joker_storm2232

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nowadays it seems like everything is a digital voice that mispronounces everything that has more than 3 letters

  • @VirtualRailfan
    @VirtualRailfan5 жыл бұрын

    Great video as usual! Very informative and I'm sure it's appreciated by many, myself included!

  • @strikefighter0497

    @strikefighter0497

    5 жыл бұрын

    Virtual Railfan what did you think of that line at 3:00 😁

  • @corismith7675

    @corismith7675

    5 жыл бұрын

    Your streams are great

  • @garyhelton6113

    @garyhelton6113

    5 жыл бұрын

    I HATE virtual railfan!!! You can't talk to other railfans on their sites or they block you. I will never watch another one of their cameras again

  • @jerryrogers55

    @jerryrogers55

    5 жыл бұрын

    I have been trucking for over 40 years and millions of miles and Never found any railroad tracks that are used along with the so called curve of the land. What happened to the curve of this great DECEPTION when railroad drill through the mountains and build bridges over valleys to maintain flat and level from coast to coast across every continent? Thanks for the great information. Take your level and see if the tracks are flat and level where you are. Have fun.

  • @Erzahler

    @Erzahler

    5 жыл бұрын

    Just subscribed to your channel! I live in Melbourne so I railfan the FEC. Although I do visit the CSX Auburndale Sub now and then. Your channel is entertaining and very informative! This is The Melbourne RailHam, out!

  • @DrSurprise
    @DrSurprise5 жыл бұрын

    I lost it at 2:58!! Now my abdominals are burning! XD

  • @crispy9542

    @crispy9542

    4 жыл бұрын

    SAME IM DYING

  • @The09creeper

    @The09creeper

    3 жыл бұрын

    He says it so casually. XD

  • @Trackside_magpie_7535

    @Trackside_magpie_7535

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @misters2837

    @misters2837

    2 жыл бұрын

    No bones about it...just facts

  • @narrowgauger4229
    @narrowgauger42295 жыл бұрын

    "The hand spray paint markings indicate low class individuals have been here recently"

  • @markemanuele1929

    @markemanuele1929

    5 жыл бұрын

    I LOVED that comment as well!!! 8^)

  • @SD40Fan_Jason

    @SD40Fan_Jason

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well, he put it so eloquently to describe the individual(s) who are responsible for the markings. I once told a conductor that I was training it was animal markings, where they had marked their territory. He said, "Don't do that, it's an insult to animals to compare them with the (responsible individual.)"

  • @mikeyoungblood1706

    @mikeyoungblood1706

    5 жыл бұрын

    Priceless.

  • @daniellucas6573

    @daniellucas6573

    5 жыл бұрын

    Good that you highlighted that. I deal with these low class individuals a lot up here at my job in the Fresh Pond Yard for the New York & Atlantic Railway

  • @jovetj

    @jovetj

    5 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately, having class (dignity, respect, sagacity, pride, shame) isn't something as common as it once was. And our society is the worse for it.

  • @KP68videogates
    @KP68videogates5 жыл бұрын

    Wow, superb audio quality on your voiceover.. My compliments.

  • @DavidMartin-wq5pn
    @DavidMartin-wq5pn5 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic radio voice! Retired Hogger !

  • @jovetj
    @jovetj5 жыл бұрын

    The use of "X" and "W" signs varies greatly by railroad. In the west, the big railroads BNSF use them interchangeably, but UP uses "X" to mean a railroad-vehicle crossing, and W" for everything else.

  • @Steve-xf4uv
    @Steve-xf4uv5 жыл бұрын

    Been railfanning for years but still learned a thing or two. Thanks Danny, very well done.

  • @TravisDGordon
    @TravisDGordon5 жыл бұрын

    The railroad I’m employed by has four different whistle boards that we use. On our former Louisville & Nashville right of way, is the sign with the “W”. The most frequent are those we encounter on the former Central of Georgia Railway, which is two lines, a dot, and a line, of course seen at crossings. The next, most similar one, is on the west side of the only tunnel we use, on the former Southern Railway. Two lines, and two dots (Two longs & two shorts, which actually pre-dates the modern standard crossing signal). The last one is on the east side of the tunnel, and though on the former Southern, this sign traces its origins to the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, and simply states “W&R”, or “Whistle & Ring”. From the era where each state mandated a different whistle signal for grade crossings. Plus we’ve got the ever popular Yard Boards, and though they are replicas, are styled to match the section of track they are controlling, either Southern or L&N.

  • @nicholaschard7143

    @nicholaschard7143

    2 жыл бұрын

    In Hell Town Ohio the " W " stands for Wendigo

  • @rebelrailroader
    @rebelrailroader5 жыл бұрын

    I think it's important to note. Not all rail lines have the same sign rules or types. They can even vary from division on the same railroad, based on the division's traditions. For the railroad I worked for we (MofW) didn't use yellow boards for our Form B limits. A red board was placed middle of track 2 miles before our actual work zone, we also placed portable derails at the red boards. Train crew had to be in constant communication with me (track foreman) so I could have track safe and clear in time for them to not stop at red board.

  • @cgcgundersen

    @cgcgundersen

    5 жыл бұрын

    No yellow/red board? That's interesting. We have yellow/red boards at two miles before the work zones. At one mile prior we have a board that has a huge B on it and then the red board at the beginning of the work limits.

  • @daniellucas6573
    @daniellucas65735 жыл бұрын

    I now possess a stronger understanding towards reading the various signals and sign postings! Thanks a great deal!

  • @DOMiNOUKAE
    @DOMiNOUKAE4 жыл бұрын

    3:00 lol i like you acknowledged that as if it were part of the lession.

  • @lucycooper9149
    @lucycooper9149 Жыл бұрын

    I think you may well be the best narrator on KZread. It's like listening to a PBS doc.

  • @olddoggeleventy2718
    @olddoggeleventy27185 жыл бұрын

    Professional quality narration. Easy to listen to from some one who appears enthusiastic about the subject. Well done!

  • @whiteknightcat

    @whiteknightcat

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's what he does for a living. dannyharmon.com/

  • @olddoggeleventy2718

    @olddoggeleventy2718

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@whiteknightcat It shows...lol

  • @anthonycedar7
    @anthonycedar75 жыл бұрын

    Yes Danny! You have the BEST train videos on KZread! I’ve never clicked a video so fast!

  • @zfactortedzabel9267
    @zfactortedzabel92675 жыл бұрын

    Well done again, Danny! Very informative, love all your comments! Keep 'em comin'!

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.37293 жыл бұрын

    Danny, you are a Pro, NO Question about it. You have Absolutely Everything going for you. Thx! 👍

  • @AndyHayes1
    @AndyHayes14 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Danny. I will be checking out more of your videos. Filmed and edited like a professional. I get goosebumps when I’m stopped at a crossing and hear the whistle to far away yet to see the train then it comes screeching by. Oh man I love that feeling.

  • @TrumpCardMAGA
    @TrumpCardMAGA5 жыл бұрын

    "be sure if you liked this video to hit the like button" You know dang well we all liked the video, it's one of the few channels I use the notification bell thing. I just save time and hit the like button before the video starts.

  • @anthonycartwright5154
    @anthonycartwright51543 жыл бұрын

    Just discovered this channel while I'm trying to educate myself more on rail systems. Thank you so much for having this content out there!

  • @distantsignal

    @distantsignal

    3 жыл бұрын

    Welcome aboard and thanks!

  • @GlensFallsRich
    @GlensFallsRich5 жыл бұрын

    It's a pleasure to hear such an adept narration. Great pipes, sir.

  • @PeterT1981
    @PeterT19815 жыл бұрын

    Such professional delivery! So easy to follow. Well done!

  • @FL92002
    @FL920025 жыл бұрын

    With regards to your comments on the old whistle post at 5:35, dash dash dot dash (_ _ . _) is also Morse Code for the letter "Q" which in the maritime world, means "I request free practique." In other words, it means that the train is technically requesting free practique or the right of way over the cars and trucks waiting at the grade crossing.

  • @tomharris8263
    @tomharris82635 жыл бұрын

    You produce some very informative videos. Keep up the good work and thanks for all your postings. I worked for west coast railroads and it's nice to learn about things on eastern railroads.

  • @lakeside57
    @lakeside575 жыл бұрын

    Another great informative video Mr. Harmon. Always look forward to them, and your commentary as usual is superb. Loved the video of the lift bridge in Decatur, Al. Used to be twin tracks till you got past the depot, guess for maintenance they changed it to 1. Thanks again, I'm out.

  • @popsi50
    @popsi505 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Danny! There were only two signs that I knew what they were. The "W" post and the speed limit signs. I used tto live near a "NS' leased track from High Point, NC to "EOT" in Asheboro. The most prominate sign was the "W", when the grade crossing was around a blind curve. Just watching videos here, I kind of guessed at the speed limit signs. Thanks again. You make them I will watch them.

  • @25mfd
    @25mfd5 жыл бұрын

    Good vid. Informative. where I was on the Chicago and NorthWestern/ U.P., we used YARD LIMIT sign in the same manner as your S/L sign. Also, those yellow /red boards have gotten MANY folks canned. This is why when crews go on duty, they check, check and recheck their train orders. I would HIGHLIGHT any "FORM Bs" in yellow marker. Blowing through a foremans working limits without authority will get you canned. It's also why railroaders have "can insurance". Working on the mainline is navigating MANY BOOBY TRAPS. I worked with old head switchmen that had 30 + years that had NEVER left the yard. Wizards with a switchlist but could NOT copy a track warrant to save their lives.

  • @tardismole
    @tardismole5 жыл бұрын

    Low class individuals! LOL That just made my day. :D

  • @cockula776

    @cockula776

    3 жыл бұрын

    I literally had to stop and replay it, I thought my ears didnt hear that right lmao!

  • @KatTheFoxtaur
    @KatTheFoxtaur5 жыл бұрын

    Yano, as much as I love and am into trains, I never really gave enough though into what the various signage actually means! Your video is very informative, well-edited, and you have a very good commentary/narrating voice. Thank you for a great and very useful video!

  • @chadmartin2170
    @chadmartin21705 жыл бұрын

    A informative,classy,and interesting video. I'am glad to subscribe.This is my first seeing this channel,and I have to say not my last. Thank you for sharing.Railroaders ROCK!

  • @csxfloridafunnelrailfan3065
    @csxfloridafunnelrailfan30655 жыл бұрын

    At 3:00 wow DH. Not mincing words on how you felt about that. Lol

  • @mgretche

    @mgretche

    5 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff. Many thanks......

  • @samiam619

    @samiam619

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is another reason why I’m glad I model the 1950’s. No graffiti on my cars. No such thing as “graffiti artists”, just low lifes marking their territory.

  • @Donmeister85
    @Donmeister855 жыл бұрын

    I must say this was the first video of yours I watched. I had some KZread playing in the background because I love learning new things and this video was apparently next in line. I was in my 8 month son’s room changing his diaper (fun times) when this video started playing. I was maybe about two minutes in and was like, “man, this sounds interesting!” I promptly restarted the video when I got back to the living room. Your enthusiasm for railroading, tempered with your smooth delivery and radio announcer-like voice quality are an amazing combination. I have lots of subscriptions and am generally quite selective when adding new ones, watching several videos from any particular KZreadr before deciding whether or not to hit that Subscribe button. I wasn’t even halfway through the video before I subscribed! Well done! I’m looking forward to watching your older content and seeing what else you come up with in the future. Thanks!

  • @mathewgrinnell7392
    @mathewgrinnell73924 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting thanks for sharing your RR knowledge I learned from it. Fun fact here in California the UP mp's are different it's a piece of pipe with a gable top indicating the milage. You were clear in how you explained it so those who have not seen or heard rr terminology can learn from it. I thought I knew a lot about the RR clearly I didn't but do. So thanks again sir you are very knowledgeable about the RR. I'm glad they're still here and not an obsolete mode of transportation.

  • @MasaShiranuiVideoProductions
    @MasaShiranuiVideoProductions5 жыл бұрын

    Great video as usual Danny. I always look forward to your new videos and love watching your old ones

  • @AndrewOsborne
    @AndrewOsborne5 жыл бұрын

    You did a FANTASTIC job with explaining everything! Absolutely amazing! I work as an engineer for Canadian Pacific but in the Chicago area, we traverse some CSX trackage to deliver oil and ethanol trains to them and you explained everything beautifully! Wonderful video! Truly! Thanks for explaining for railfans! Nice job!

  • @distantsignal

    @distantsignal

    5 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks, Andrew.

  • @LoowitRail
    @LoowitRail5 жыл бұрын

    >going about morning business Distant Signal uploaded: How to Read Trackside Signs & Markers *drops everything*

  • @distantsignal

    @distantsignal

    5 жыл бұрын

    Haha! Thank you!!!

  • @LoowitRail

    @LoowitRail

    5 жыл бұрын

    Really, I love the quality of your videos. I enjoy every video of yours.

  • @joeford860
    @joeford8605 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding video I grew up beside the Clinchfield RR and I never knew what these signs ment, thanks for the video.

  • @brucebaugh47
    @brucebaugh475 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the clear info. I found it very helpful. Also, you have a great voice for radio or TV.

  • @dannyholt105
    @dannyholt1055 жыл бұрын

    Great lesson Danny! I agree about the paint bombers. Wish I could shove that spray can up his (ahem)... Then we could all enjoy it. Thanks for the wonderful class Danny! I just can't get enough. Cheers, Dan

  • @LoneNutter1
    @LoneNutter15 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! But I have to compliment your delivery! Clear voice with sensational enunciation! Well done! A great video to stop, look and listen!

  • @tonywatkins6139
    @tonywatkins61392 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always wondered about the meaning of many of these trackside signs over the years. Awesome video, thank you.

  • @john_nip_nop
    @john_nip_nop2 жыл бұрын

    I agree with all comments that admire your speaking voice, pacing, and research. Excellent. I like the narration on track age, type, and condition. Please show some closeups of the forgings that identify date and manufacturer of rails, if you can do it without any violation of right-of-way restrictions - maybe explain the types of track (jointed, welded, etc).

  • @ncmainlineproductions9290
    @ncmainlineproductions92905 жыл бұрын

    Danny, you make great videos with great narration! Keep up the wonderful work!

  • @6777Productions
    @6777Productions5 жыл бұрын

    A whistle post with an "X" or an "MX" indicates "multiple crossings" or multiple crossings in a row and to be prepared to blow a grade crossing sequence multiple times in a row.

  • @buddyclem7328

    @buddyclem7328

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's right! I'm surprised that he didn't say that.

  • @shariys1

    @shariys1

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! That easily explains the one over here on the S-line in Belleview, on a stretch of track with four crossings within one mile. I had been wondering!

  • @hakeemsd70m

    @hakeemsd70m

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's very interesting, I can't say I've seen a sign like that anywhere before. You really do learn something new everyday. I got my eyes open.

  • @2themoon863

    @2themoon863

    4 жыл бұрын

    So a “W” and an “X” is not a no-whistle/horn crossing; if a crossing has a restriction like that where a train is not to use its horn (local sound ordinances, for example) what sign is used on the line to remind engineers NOT to sojnd the horn?

  • @6777Productions

    @6777Productions

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@2themoon863 In that case there will be a red circle with another red line through the "W" at a 45 degree angle.

  • @chuckeberth4370
    @chuckeberth43705 жыл бұрын

    Very informative video. I'm a railfan but never paid that much attention to the track signals.

  • @dmorgan28
    @dmorgan285 жыл бұрын

    I loved your video. I’m a retired engineer and still love railroading. Thanks

  • @jacks4733
    @jacks47335 жыл бұрын

    Always enjoy your videos. Keep 'em coming!

  • @billyreynolds4749
    @billyreynolds47495 жыл бұрын

    Great video Danny! Thank you for the great explanations!! I've always wanted to know what the signals meant!

  • @aligator9552
    @aligator95525 жыл бұрын

    Wow! I knew there was a lot to trains but this made my head swim! I am more into aviation. I'm glad I don't need to take a test on this now.

  • @jovetj

    @jovetj

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's not that bad.signals.jovet.net/rules/index.html The complete rulebook you have to memorize is a bit more intimidating... but pilots (etc) have their own book of regulations they must know as well.

  • @cookieskoon2028
    @cookieskoon20285 жыл бұрын

    I'm from the Alleghenies of upstate NY. Our terrain here is so bumpy and twisty/there are so many small hamlets around every hill, that a lot of the trains are restricted to low speed pretty much all throughout the southern tier and beyond. Also sadly the rails do rust away faster close to crossings because of road salt. Same reason our older cars are always so battered looking. haha One day years ago I found an entire several mile long stretch of abandoned rail! That was a fun walk.

  • @jerryw2314
    @jerryw23145 жыл бұрын

    Danny, thanks for the video. I enjoy riding the train when I can. Last year I took the Amtrak from Tampa to West Palm. By train it was faster getting there, plus along the track there are some interesting things to see. I don't see too many trains over here in Pinellas but I do hear a train horn from time to time. Must be the approach to Brian Dairy Rd crossing. Thanks for the tip on the signs and will look for them on my next train ride.

  • @mattwalsh6347
    @mattwalsh63475 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Very informative. Thanks for posting!

  • @davidfoubert1493
    @davidfoubert14933 жыл бұрын

    As a Track Foreman on the LIRR I removed a 85# rail rolled in 1896 in the VD yard still in use every day . I cut a 2 foot section with the markings still in my garage !

  • @stripervince1
    @stripervince15 жыл бұрын

    You're just like me Danny... Fascinated by this stuff. I like tracks and signals more than trains, spent most of my career as a signalman, then a conductor. Keep up the great videos. Might run into you one day, out on the tracks, I'm retired now but still go watching sometimes. I live in Haines city....

  • @BaltimoreAndOhioRR
    @BaltimoreAndOhioRR5 жыл бұрын

    Happy Monday!

  • @IMRROcom
    @IMRROcom5 жыл бұрын

    Danny, Always enjoy your videos. Thanks again.

  • @ncplantdoctor
    @ncplantdoctor5 жыл бұрын

    You got the hand spray paint markings description spot on.

  • @JohnsKeith
    @JohnsKeith3 жыл бұрын

    Danny, another excellent KZread video of railroads and also alot of good useful information regarding the system here in Central Florida. As always, nice job and thanks for sharing! Please add more! Keith Johns Davenport, Florida

  • @evanbart4109
    @evanbart41095 жыл бұрын

    Great video 😀👍👍 Love your voiceovers and variety of camera shots! You should do radio!😉

  • @JJRicks

    @JJRicks

    5 жыл бұрын

    He does TV already. :D He might've done radio before, I'm not sure.

  • @fastcsx1412
    @fastcsx14125 жыл бұрын

    Great video and thanks a lot. It helped me a lot.

  • @jimbernard71
    @jimbernard715 жыл бұрын

    GREAT VIDEO- Love the passion and info!!!

  • @garag3054
    @garag30545 жыл бұрын

    So glad I came across this very interesting & informative video!! 😊 loved it!

  • @nitro105
    @nitro1055 жыл бұрын

    Glad i stumbled across this it was nicely done and rater interesting. great work

  • @Drackleyrva
    @Drackleyrva5 жыл бұрын

    Great vid! I frequently pass the 1 mile marker (at a RR crossing) on the CSX main in Richmond, VA---it's just south of the James River Bridge. I didn't realize it went up to 803!! :)

  • @distantsignal

    @distantsignal

    5 жыл бұрын

    It used to go over 1000 when the Homestead, FL sub was still in ops. Thanks!

  • @B10Mman
    @B10Mman5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your video, what a nice insight to American railroad signs. I work on the trains here in Australia and I've often wondered what alot of your signs mean.

  • @jovetj

    @jovetj

    5 жыл бұрын

    This was but a small glimpse into one railroad. I try to maintain a small but growing website with references to different North American railroad rules. Many of my guides include sign references. You might find it interesting. signals.jovet.net/rules/index.html (Refer to the CSXT sheet for the signs shown in this video, for example.)

  • @toddbehrends1373
    @toddbehrends13735 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this informative video. I have seen others you have put out and I have just subscribed to your channel. Thanks again.

  • @rc_videoshooter9638
    @rc_videoshooter96385 жыл бұрын

    Who does your audio engineering? I do it for a living and your sound is always flawless. Punchy, compressed, and loud. Nice job.

  • @anthonycedar7

    @anthonycedar7

    5 жыл бұрын

    RC_Video Shooter He’s a producer for Fox News, so I’m sure he does it himself.

  • @donaldstanfield8862

    @donaldstanfield8862

    2 жыл бұрын

    Audio and video always top-notch here!

  • @shnimmuc
    @shnimmuc5 жыл бұрын

    great info per usual. Thank you sir.

  • @thomashammett6851
    @thomashammett6851 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Danny, great channel and content. You are appreciated out here in the UPSP, Roseville area too. Keep up the great work.

  • @jaredg4519
    @jaredg45195 жыл бұрын

    Dude these videos are extremely well shot and informative. I absolutely love these types of videos, I look forward with glee to your next video! Love from Miami! :D

  • @pistilvideo

    @pistilvideo

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kuba Yes! LOVE the exit DRONE SHOT. VERY NICE WORK!! Thumbs up and a Sub from me. . .

  • @pooleandrew
    @pooleandrew5 жыл бұрын

    Rule 14L for whistle use: travelling 44mph or above, start blowing the horn at the whistle post. Travelling 44mph or below, 20 seconds of whistle/horn warning is required before occupying the crossing, with the last blast of the horn occurring while going over the crossing.

  • @johnburke3465

    @johnburke3465

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ok you read that out of the book.i am an engineer for 15 years and blow out of instinct.Now this PTC blows the first blow for me and I take over for the rest no early or late blows.

  • @pooleandrew

    @pooleandrew

    5 жыл бұрын

    No I didn't. I'm also an engineer and just happen to know the rule. No PTC where I run.

  • @holton345

    @holton345

    5 жыл бұрын

    @w4csc - How nice for you.

  • @jimbalayaman7227

    @jimbalayaman7227

    5 жыл бұрын

    @w4csc You are SO right! Whistles are obsolete and too quiet to get people's attention. Nathan Manufacturing has this wonderful invention called the Airchime that works MUCH better. It's perfect for the modern railroad.

  • @jovetj

    @jovetj

    5 жыл бұрын

    Going 300kmh, whistles would not be effective. I don't know about Europe or Asia, but in North America, level crossings would not be allowed on a line with speeds that fast.

  • @arkie74
    @arkie745 жыл бұрын

    at 6:26, ....yeah if the track is kept up, it will last for about 85 years. ....if its taken care of.

  • @Orangeblossomtrains
    @Orangeblossomtrains5 жыл бұрын

    Very nice informative video Danny. Fun fact to add to the APP signals. Not all can only display an approach indication. Some APP (examples found in Mulberry and on the Park Spur) they can display indications such as clear, or an approach medium). Trains lined through the diamond at Mulberry on either side, the APP on the side its lined will display a green Clear signal, then knock back down to approach when a train passes. Park spur if lined out onto the A Line will display an Approach Medium on its APP, to a medium speed indication on the Park Spur absolute As far as the mileposts go, im sure ive seen a few near Oxford on the S Line. MP A761 on the A Line in Debary has one with the roof as well. Ill have to go search for them and take a photograph.

  • @k2_tech745
    @k2_tech7452 жыл бұрын

    Love your narration sir - great speaking voice and educational!

  • @HondaGoldwingGL1800
    @HondaGoldwingGL18005 жыл бұрын

    Really cool info here...thank you.

  • @SD40Fan_Jason
    @SD40Fan_Jason5 жыл бұрын

    Two things to add: a "W" or the --.- is still called a "whistlepost" in modern railroad language and to add to that, any whistlepost with an "X" means more than one crossing follows the whistlepost. This way they don't need 47 whistleposts whilst tootling through town. The other sign I had hoped to see in your video is the one warning crews, railfans, trespassers and anyone else who can read that the area is under Remote Control Operation. In RCO zones, locomotives are unmanned and can start and stop without warning. When a locomotive is operated by an engineer they are supposed to sound their bell and depending on the location, they are also supposed to sound the whistle as well. But with remote controls, the warning is not required so its generally not practiced.

  • @distantsignal

    @distantsignal

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! Ughh I wish I'd included that in my narration.

  • @SD40Fan_Jason

    @SD40Fan_Jason

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@distantsignal with the wealth of information you've provided to folks, this little tidbit is not going to be missed. And maybe you could do a video of those RCO zones. I think the sugar mill still uses an RCO down in Okeechobee?

  • @moses195
    @moses1955 жыл бұрын

    1st time watcher, you have a great narrating voice.

  • @jamespetrini
    @jamespetrini5 жыл бұрын

    great video I live in Scranton,pa and we have lots of active track out here and I always wondered how the signs worked also great job on calling out the vandals that was epic funny!!

  • @vtace1
    @vtace15 жыл бұрын

    I swear this guy used to narrate for severe weather TV shows by the weather channel or something like that.

  • @TheBearDen
    @TheBearDen5 жыл бұрын

    YES ANOTHER VIDEO!

  • @sirwbm
    @sirwbm5 жыл бұрын

    Just began watching your videos, so much info

  • @mikeskinner45
    @mikeskinner455 жыл бұрын

    Wondered why we hadn't seen anything for awhile, but as a fellow Floridian, I've noticed it's been a tad warm lately. Great job as usual.

  • @1945thom
    @1945thom5 жыл бұрын

    I loved this vid. great delivery. to newby trainsters

  • @RailroadScannerMan15
    @RailroadScannerMan155 жыл бұрын

    3:00 had me cracking up. Idk what it was about it.

  • @Enfield2A
    @Enfield2A5 жыл бұрын

    Good job on this one: Variety, grate lighting and sound, segments follow an orderly pattern. Just enough information to spark interest w/o bogging down.

  • @fazapops
    @fazapops5 жыл бұрын

    Great info. Thanks for sharing. Always enjoy your videos.

  • @mattjohnston7686
    @mattjohnston76865 жыл бұрын

    I love trains, I've never understood the signage along the track though, thanks for those explanations.

  • @jovetj

    @jovetj

    5 жыл бұрын

    Just remember that the signs and explanations in this video only apply to a single railroad. Other railroads will vary!

  • @michaelodonoghue7464
    @michaelodonoghue74645 жыл бұрын

    My Father was a Train Guard with British Rail (rode in the Guards Van at the back of the Train). When We arrived in South Australia (1968) the South Australian Railways sent him to Train School in Peterborough (a Railway Town) School was meant to be for 12 Months, but Father Graduated in under 6 Months and was then assigned as Deputy Yard Master in Peterborough Rail Yard, which was several Miles larger than the Town. Six Months later Dad was appointed as Yard Master at the Mile End Rail Yard, which is immediately adjacent to the City of Adelaide, South Australia's Capital City.

  • @kenlogsdon7095
    @kenlogsdon70955 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful, thank you! I noticed a W sign near my home along the LCL sub here in Crestwood just yesterday, wondering what it meant. Now I know!

  • @LasVegas68
    @LasVegas683 жыл бұрын

    This guy has the perfect voice for telling a story.

  • @jimbojet8728
    @jimbojet87285 жыл бұрын

    An interesting vid. Thank you.

  • @realcanadianrailfan110
    @realcanadianrailfan1105 жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure how it works in the U.S., but here in Canada, our railroads also put the mile on the signal masts. So, if it says '1723', it's 17.23 miles from the closest division point, or, crew change point. We also have the mile marker on decals on the back of the R.R. crossing signs at crossings. Very nice video.

  • @jovetj

    @jovetj

    5 жыл бұрын

    In Canada, every signal has a number plate on it to identify it uniquely. But, in the United States, number plates are only found on permissive signals. The presence of the number plate itself makes the signal permissive, meaning the rules are a bit more relaxed, and that a train can pass a "red" permissive signal at Restricted Speed (maybe after stopping first, depending on the rules or other signs) to keep moving. In Canada, a signal is permissive unless (1) it has an "A" sign on it, or (2) it displays more than one signal head and the signal heads are aligned vertically. A Canadian permissive signal with more than one signal head will have the heads to the opposite sides of the signal mast. This practice used to be quite common in the U.S. as well and could be seen on older signals, but is not standard any longer. Most number plates in the U.S. show the signal's milepost number times ten. For example, if "3579" were displayed on the number plate, the signal is at approximately mile 357.9. When multiple tracks are present with multiple signals, sometimes the tenths digit is tweaked to ensure they have unique numbers. Other railroads will use track numbers to uniquely identify them (e.g. "3579-1" and "3579-2"). It's also common for odd numbers (tenths digits) to be for one direction on the line, and even numbers for the opposite direction. These variations are why the mile number shown is just approximate. I am not really certain about Canadian number plate numbering schemes.

  • @realcanadianrailfan110

    @realcanadianrailfan110

    5 жыл бұрын

    After watching a few videos on the signalling system and definition on colour combinations in Canada, I learned that the vertical alignment of multiple signal heads also show that that line is C.T.C. controlled and offset alignment indicates R.T.C. controlled blocks/lines.

  • @jovetj

    @jovetj

    5 жыл бұрын

    *Real Canadian Railfan* That isn't always a sound assumption to go on. There can be absolute and permissive signals in almost every type of traffic control system. The sight of the signals alone doesn't tell you anything about that. You have to have some context. You have to examine where particular signals are placed, how trains around them operate and tracks there are used, and which aspects the signals show. But the ultimate guide is having the timetable for the line in-hand, which explicitly states what is going on where. Even OCS lines can have absolute signals, such as where they cross a foreign railroad or such... but such signals can never grant movement authority like a CTC signal does.

  • @stanpatterson5033

    @stanpatterson5033

    5 жыл бұрын

    I've seen 4-digit plates on signals on both CN and CP lines but the interpretation would have the unlisted decimal point shift one space to the right, so "1723" would be interpreted as 172.3 milepoint. In a double track operation, the number would be suffixed with a letter such as "N" or "S". On an East-West running line, seeing a signal marked 1723N would mean you would be looking at a signal at the 172.3 mm on the North track, and most likely there would also be a signal near it with a plate reading 1723S, for the corresponding signal on the South track. Where we have more than 2 tracks running parallel, they number them 1,2,3, etc. Track 1 is always the Northern-most track on an E-W line.

  • @realcanadianrailfan110

    @realcanadianrailfan110

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@stanpatterson5033 Hi. Sorry, yes, I missed the invisible decimal part. I stand corrected, Thanks!

  • @wisconsinrailfanner8963
    @wisconsinrailfanner89635 жыл бұрын

    Another awesome video! Keep up the good work! You have really helped me understand signs & signals!

  • @Chasingrail

    @Chasingrail

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wisconsin Railfanner Hey WR

  • @genosmith8020
    @genosmith8020 Жыл бұрын

    Very cool to have learned this stuff.i will jow pay closer attention to signs along railroads now,thanks