As a train driver in UK, I find this type of signalling unnecessarily complicated compared to what we have here, but it's a great instructional video and interesting to see how other countries do it!

This is the clearest, simplest explanation of signaling I've found. Thanks!

Thank you for the very good explanation of the signal system in Canada. I play Train Sim World and have not understood it in the simulation, despite the manuals. Now I finally have an idea how this system works.

Fascinating. It seems to be a lot more complicated than the British 4-aspect colour light signals, but if it works for North American railroads, then it would be wrong to say that one system is better than the other. Thank you for this excellent presentation.

Wish they had such a clear presentation for signals such as this one when I was training to be a brakeman! Also they have simplified the names of the signals as what is now a “clear to stop signal” used to be called “approach signal.” Good job!!!

Thanks for the info, I have been wondering about the signals on my commuter rail since I started using it, this is the best explanation (the whole series) I have been able to find. Well Done!

We have a two aspect system in Melbourne Australia , likewise top aspect is normal speed clear , normal speed warning or stop , the lower aspect is medium speed clear , medium speed warning or stop . The only low speed signal is a low speed caution (small yellow/amber light) , this allows a driver to trip through a red home signal into a stabling siding , this can also be a dwarf signal post reading purple or yellow , yellow is clearance to shunt onto the main line , purple (looks blue) means the points (switch) have not been set to run into or out of a siding , thus purple is read as the same as red

Best intro to canadian signal systems out there . Well done ! Can't wait for more to come . Clear & understandably basic to prepare for more complicated signal to come in videos to come. Well done !!!

As a railway photographer this great informative video is a great deal of help! You are now my new best friend! Thank you!

This is the best explanation of signals I've ever come across. Well done. Looking forward to watching the rest of the series. Well done.

The presentor of this material has done an absolutely excellent coverage of the generally unappreciated, yet very powerful, concept, of RTC which is essential, not only to safe rail operation, but equally importantly to maximize the capacity of the track plant, i.e. by optimizing the headways. I would like to use the opportunity to add a small comment: the "Restricting Signal" is often referred to by train crews as a "Dirty Yellow". Excellent presentation!

Thanks for all this information! I've wondered for years what they meant in different configurations. I had to learn what they meant on the Chicago Transit Authority when I worked on the El-Subway system, but they were relatively simple.

Thanks. Very informative and easily explained. I particularly liked the fail safe coverage. Please post more about railroads. Thanks again.

That's the most straight-forward explanation I've ever seen. Thank you !

great video. great pace. you introduce a concept, explain it, link it with other concepts, and review. You build on that concept to introduce next concept. well done. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed reading the Transport Canada manual... this is stupid simple! Thanks Bud!

Many thanks! Been looking for someone to give a concrete explanation of this. Also I like how you explain the differences between the U.S. and Canada types. Much appreciated!

Hello Ian! Just wanted to say, this is literally the first video I've seen on YT that's persuaded me to actually log in and rate it... Top marks, for both content and presentation. Thank you!!

IMHO, so far, THE BEST explanation video ever.

This is an excellent video ... thank you for posting on KZread ... definitely learned some things that I didn't know previously ... thanks again for a great video.

The rail system just fascinates me, Thanks for all the interesting info.

Thank You Ian... I think~ I'm in the process of placing signals on my layout and your videos have given me a much better understanding of signalling. unfortunately not as simple as I thought!! None the less a very helpful series of videos I will have to watch several times.

As a player of Train Simulator and watcher of over millions of train videos on KZread, the only signal function I was always capable of automatically recognizing was a simple green signal turning into a red light once a train passes it. I recently just figured out that red signals turn yellow and then green when a train passes the signal blocks beyond them.

Thanks for this set of three videos on signals - very educational!

This is an excellent video. You are a natural at teaching this material, sir. Very well done!

This helped a lot, I’m starting my training to be a train conductor for CP next week and wanted a head start and I came across your video. You’re an excellent teacher thx for the upload

@ianjuby

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Best of luck to you starting your career!

Norac signals are basically the same, except what you call "clear to stop" we call "approach". Good stuff!

Hello Ian. You are a railway enthusiast and it shows. Good way of explaining. I'm positively sure it does increase railroad safety by sharing how it works to the community. :)

Have jus come across your videos and channel. Thank you. Clear presentation and illustrations and as one who has traveled many of the long distance routes in Canada in the observation car, I appreciate this information.

I need to see this video YEARS ago... thanks for posting.

Perfect clarity 👌 When from dumbfounded to needing more information. Will probably watch this and however meny parts are next a few times

Thank you. this had been the most informative video yet on how to pass the signals in train simulator.

Thanks so much for this!! What a wealth of information for not just railfans - but for Model Railroaders!!! .... We spend a lot on various signals - it's good to actually know how to *USE* them!!! ;)

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9 жыл бұрын

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8 жыл бұрын

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@terraryzing1726

6 жыл бұрын

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Awesome video - very clear and understandable - much better than the short version I've heard (so far) in Trainz 2019 :) Now it makes sense. Thank you :)

Wow, fantastic video! This explains the why so well.

Very well elucidated. Thanks for the information .

Very well organized, informative, and interesting!

When asked how difficult is it to drive a train I always said "Driving them is easy. Making the buggers stop is what turns your hair grey."

@ianjuby

3 жыл бұрын

True dat!

I learned alot watching this video and I'm not afraid to say I thought these train signals work like regular traffic lights. However I can can see that the way they interpreted aren't not the same at all. I'm happier to know my knowledge is improved, because of this video. Thanks for sharing it!!👍

You just earned yourself a subscriber. Now I understand why the US/Canadian signalling was built the way it was built and improved my opinion on it

Thank you Ian, well presented and informative. Well done.

Hi Ian, thanks again for this. Just back from western Canada vacation. I learnt a lot from your videos which proved very helpful over in Canada. Clear to stop I found an interesting name for a signal, got a laugh out of it.

Great video, thanks for the very clear explanation of the three light railway signaling system.

That was interesting and very well presented. You gave an excellent explanation. That's a lot of nuances to remember... I'll need to watch it again.

Dude you are an amazing teacher!

I always wanted to know this. Thank you so much for posting; thank your great presentation.

This is literally one the best and most informative videos I have ever watched. Awesome explanation, man!

A brilliant video - and so well presented too.

thanks for this: it's much clearer than in the CROR handbooks

Great stuff! I was always curious about those signals so decided to check them out on a whim. Glad I did! You explained these really well! I'm also glad you're Canadian, as so am I. So that was a bonus. ;)

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been so confused about North American signal aspects (British route signalling, here), and what each position represented. You explained it perfectly, and clearly. Especially the high, medium, and slow-speed *positions*! Makes so much more sense, now.

@a1919akelbo

5 жыл бұрын

Im gonna ruin your day here: he only gabe the basic signals, there's probably another 100 or so signals with two permissive colors (green/yellow) and the whole middle medium, low slow trick gets thrown right out the window, and the colors represent the speed.

Super video and well presented. Really helped a novice understand. Thanks.

Ian, this is very helpful. Well done!

I really enjoyed your video! Interesting to hear how you have different names for the signal aspects than what we use in the U.S. Hope to see more from you. I wish I had videos to watch like this before I went to work for the railroad.

Oh Yeah...my kinda video...full of awesome photos and information. Thank you for sharing.

Great video and very interesting. Your narrating is excellent.

This was OUTSTANDING.

Fantastic explanation! Thanks for clearing it up!

Excellent explanations! Thank you, sir!

tx u so much for sharing this info.. open my mind N can feel what you feel as a railroader.. this video, it's useful enough for me because I'v been working for a project dealing with commuter line.. not as a railroader :-) but as a consultant..

Excellent explanation. Thanks!!!

Cool video! Always wondered about this subject. Thanks much for posting!

Thankyou for this very accurate information. Never fully understood the functions.

Great vid; very informative and clearly explained.

Thank you SO much for not ruining your videos by using heavy- metal guitar or techno......you have no idea.....

Thank you very much! Best wishes and greetings from Europe! It remembers me a bit of the italian railroad signals although there are differences!

Thank you for teaching me about those signals! Now I can tell what each one means!

Hi Ian, I just came across your channel and I loved this. It was So Very interesting!!! Now I'm going to watch your next video. Have a good day, and thanks again Brother!!!

Very well explained!

Excellent video! Very informative!

Very informative video! Thanks!

Great explanation! Thanks for doing this.

Really clear, thanks. I've seen other explanations and didn't get it, but now I do!

Great Video, Thank You. Keep them coming

This is a very good, and excellence teaching tool for those whom wanted to become a freight conductor and need a refresher in signal training. Thank you so much for this. :) :) "I had a little problem remembering the signals".

Thanks for explaining these signals on CN. It's beginning to make sense.

Interesting to see how different signal systems work. Here in Florida, the FEC uses a slightly different system of signals. The high clear and high yellow are the same, of course. FEC's middle green indicates a diverging clear. A low clear sometimes indicates a clear diverging through a siding instead of the main track when no other trains are present, such as going around a slow order. Thank you for the primer on the Canadian signaling system. 👍

Hi Ian, many thanks for these videos! I really enjoyed them and appreciate the time you took to put them together. Very well presented. I'm heading to Western Canada for the first time (from Australia) in September for some rail fanning the big ticket photospots. This will come in handy!

@ianjuby

8 жыл бұрын

+SantaFe5811 Cool! That sounds fun! Western Canada is awesome.

I will give this video a 10 out of 10 good work. keep up the awesome work!!!!!

Very good and informative. This is a great video.

I've been wondering what the 3 lights on the tracks meant for years. Thanks for explaining it!

Thank you .... this was very clearly presented and helpful

Thanks for the rail signal tutorial lesson 👍

Great video. Better than a book I read dedicated to this subject!

Thanks so much for this! Now I know what those signals mean! I also note that BNSF in Vancouver looks like they use the U.S. signals like you described. So obviously the CN and sometimes CP crews that use this line also have to know these american signals. Also, semaphores were used until recently on CP's Mission Sub at the diamond crossing with SRY in Abbotsford.

Very well done; Thank you Mr Juby!!

This was really well done. Thanks Ian

@ianjuby

10 жыл бұрын

Hey tanks eh!

Wow finally i got it how all that works, thanks a lot :) I´m a locomotive engineer in germany, our signals have very little in common with that CN system. We have only one set of green, red and yellow and anything slower than track speed is shown with illuminated numbers 1 to 16, meaning 10 to 160 kilometers per hour.

Well done, and informative . Thank you

A good explanation of CTC speed signaling, which is widespread in east and northeastern US. Western US railroads typically use route signaling where CTC is employed. And most recently, speed-enhanced route signaling is used, still with two aspects, but with specific speeds assigned to each "approach xxxxx" indication.

Thanks for the video , and now I can study up for my model railroad operations.

I’m studying to be a conductor at the moment. Being a rail fan and having a potential career with the railroad has me ecstatic 24/7.

@ianjuby

2 жыл бұрын

Right on!

There's a fourth aspect on some position lights. The restricting aspect is a diagnal line 90 degrees opposite of the approach aspect.

Thanks Ian, that was fascinating and interesting. Big CN fan, from Montreal. :-)

As a friend of mine who used to work for CP said; "If it ain't all red, then it ain't red at all." It can be quite disconcerting for someone who doesn't know the system to see a train flying at a signal with one green and two red aspects.

Holy shit.....just bought trainz railroad sim 2019 and was directed to this video by a friend of mine....im pretty sure ths little light bulb in my brain just burnt out....no fail safe system in my brain.....GREAT VID...LOTS OF DETAILED INFO.....but im pretty sure im gonna have to get a piece of paper and colored pencils for notes.....

I agree with the last commenter. A wealth of info on how trains run. Thanks.

I operate LRVs in Kitchener Waterloo. Going under a bridge where freight passes, I always glance up at their signals, slightly confused. I think you're educational vid has cleared this up for me! Interestingly as well, when I saw the amber LED shown in your vid's light standard, I immediately interpreted "diverge". Lol. For me, an amber aspect is a change in track, a diverge from one track to another. Must be mindful of point position, therefore. Similarly, a green aspect indicates my route is set to normal, switches are set to normal so I'm on the straightaway. A red aspect or light: ALWAYS STOP!! In LOS, we use the lunar aspect or that bluish, whitish light. A vertical bar indicates a non permissive or STOP where by contrast the vertical lunar indicates proceed. A flashing horizontal lunar is preemption, indicating I'll get my proceed shortly. And so I digress....would love to see you do a video on switches!! You'd be a great facilitator anywhere where rail teaching is needed!! 😊😊😉

Thanks for the crash course. Always wondered what the definition of all the color combinations meant.

thanks for this. i loved it

Very good explanation, thank you