2024年9月5日 · Wayside signs have been in use since the early 1830s to let train crews know track speeds, yard approaches, and other important messages. Today, while different they remain important.

There is no national standard or system for railroad signaling in North America. Individual railroad corporations are free to devise their own signaling systems as long as they uphold some basic regulated safety requirements.

Railroad signs are every where we go. Signs are about as varied as you can get, for every railroad seemed to have it's own idea about what a sign should look like. If you are building a model pike, they add a bit of realism to the layout.

2023年7月21日 · Railroad traffic control boils down to three situations: trains running in the same direction on the same track; trains running in opposite directions on the same track; and trains running on two tracks that intersect.

2023年4月3日 · This beginner's guide to railroad signals has everything you need to know about US railroad signals and how to read them.

2023年12月27日 · Here is a list of common passive railroad crossing signs you may find near tracks and their meanings: Alert drivers that the road they are currently on will cross railroad tracks. Drivers are encouraged to stop, look both ways on tracks ahead, and be cautious of any upcoming trains.

2022年12月18日 · Railroads have established mileposts – identified by signs, markers, or displays – to give the crew and dispatcher a quick method for identifying their location on a railroad in all weather conditions (day or night).

2022年10月12日 · Markings on railroad tracks reveal the history of the rail including the size of it, the manufacturer, and the date of manufacture. Markings on railroad tracks From signs that denote locations from terminals to speed limits signs, railroads leave us clues about them and how they operate.

In the United States, most signal systems relay either speed information (predominate in the east) or routes (prevails in the west) to the engineer. In Britain, signals indicate the condition of the track ahead, and it is left up to the engineer to adjust his speed accordingly.

Many heavy rail systems use a two aspect, three lens red and lunar signal, showing a red over red for stop, and a lunar for clear (the lunar is in the middle, and the top and bottom lenses are red)....