by TrainmanKight » Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:14 am
bnsflover wrote:And those tracks look like they are still used... those need at least gateless signals at each crossing...
Your turning into Mike Hickok wanting lights everywhere
Crossing signals on spur tracks and yards like that are very hard
Relays will constantly be dropped and picked up, causing signals to tale ring and malfunction/False activate
Tail ring here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzNjI7i2 ... page#t=69sPut in a Grade crossing predictor and with trains accelerating from a dead stop will cause the gate to end up dropping with the train engines already in the crossing or with lights only a less than 20 second warning time.
Watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZytXlXqxJw That's why crossbucks and a Stop and Flag Order or Slow and check to make sure traffic is stopped rule is in place
No signals needed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg-xDMP9 ... page#t=32s
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