Machines | Railroad Signals, reading and meanings, part 1: The basic three light system
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For my fellow foamers (railfans), I'm putting together this short video series on how to read North American Railroad signals. In this part 1 I cover the foundational 3 light system from which we will understand the rest of the signals.
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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.
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In Australia we also "drive" trains and red means STOP. End of story. Ignoring any red light is a career ending move.
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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.
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you are superb :)
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Thanks Ian, that was fascinating and interesting. Big CN fan, from Montreal. :-)
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Great video! Too loud background music, and is it really needed?
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So technically rail signals are roadsigns for trains
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Excellent series of videos, very well done. The first two will help me in my train simulator play (Trainz/TANE)
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Awesome explanation
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@ the 10 min mark did you say ( drive the train )... On my first student trip back in 1974 with the UPRR the old timer rip me a new after I said that Ha.. He said to me that people will drive you crazy and people drive nails but you never ever drive a F----- train you run a train. A story that I my self use many, many times with the new kids on the job over the years..
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thanks for this
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I find it interesting that the Signals are speed based over there, I.e. They tell the crew how fast you can go. In the uk, the signals will tell you your route, and it is down to the crew's route knowledge to know how fast you should be travelling. They also show what the indication of the signal in front as yours do.
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You should work for a college. Very well presented!
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3:31 Is that CN #6060?
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Great video and easy to listen/learn from! Question, what does a conductor do when all lights are not working? Say power outage or whatever? Is is protocol to stop asap?
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Force due to friction is independent of surface area. http://www.dummies.com/education/science/physics/how-surface-area-affects-the-force-of-friction/
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Hey! this makes sense! thanks!!
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how do u become a train conductor???
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What is a foamed pray tell?
One question though:
When a train passes through a yellow(prepare to stop at next signal) signal, does that mean that when the train reaches the next (red) signal that it should be stopped at that point, or does it mean that the train should continue on full speed, preparing to begin stopping at the next(red) signal.