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Re: CSX Defect Detector Modification?

jeff trull — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:31:22 GMT

If you ever get the chance, the impact detector at the 341 between Reid and North Kannapolis sounds like Daffy Duck and spits while it talks!! ... From:

Re: CSX defect detector train length

jeff trull — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:27:54 GMT

We have a wheel report of our train. It list all cars and hazmats on the train along with their position and MSDS information. If I have 2 six axles and

Re: Signal work on S-Line

jeff trull — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:12:37 GMT

I'm not as electronic savvy as most of you are on here. But, this weekend when all the new signals were cut in around Charlotte, I was told that they new

Re: NCTM Asheville Excursion Videos

Ben Earp — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:48:21 GMT

Yea, you definitly are. This excursion was the first time my girlfriend has ever been, and now she is hooked. Her and I went to the museum Sunday, and while

Re: Signal work on S-Line

Bill Blomgren — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:31:49 GMT

Don't know. Last I heard from a friend (supervisory) was that they were mostly going sat and cell backup (Tachyon primary) on new installs.

Re: CSX defect detector train length

Mike — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:58:39 GMT

I don't know how they do it... but it must be pretty accurate. I've heard crews call the DS and tell him about a discrepancy between what a detector said and

Signal work on S-Line

Mike — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:56:03 GMT

Still in progress today. Signal supervisor and 3 maintainers doing field testing between Gillespie and Osborne. Maybe they're getting ready to extend the

Re: CSX defect detector train length

Mike — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:51:54 GMT

"Dentz" only applied to SAL RR ticket agents! LOLOLOLOLOL.

Re: CSX Defect Detector Modification?

Mike — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:39 GMT

Back in SCL days, some of the former SAL detectors had a high-pitched, nasal voice (Sycamore, Cheraw); some were kind of mid-range (Dents, Cassatt, Gaston);

Re: CSX defect detector train length

Mike — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:41:19 GMT

That's "DENTS". Got its name from people throwing rocks at the Silver Meteor. (I know it's really short for Dentsville, which was originally known as Dent's

Re: CSX defect detector train length

ccstrade@... — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:29:32 GMT

Is there a car reg. reader? Bluelantern ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: CSX Defect Detector Modification?

Rick Tufts — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:28:03 GMT

The CSX DD in Addor say "Addor North Carolina" ... From: Mdrailer@... To: carolinarails@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 10:21 PM Subject:

Re: CSX defect detector train length

salrrtkagt@... — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:20:34 GMT

SEABOARD RAILROAD....DENTZ SOUTH CAROLINA.... ... From: Jimmie To: carolinarails@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, Nov 10, 2009 6:00 am

Re: CSX Defect Detector Modification?

mcdowell1803@... — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:16:53 GMT

I still hear those along the CN&L between Columbia and Laurens. Makes an announcement when the head end hits and after it passes. Sent via BlackBerry from

Re: CSX Defect Detector Modification?

Mike — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:55:08 GMT

As always, I might be wrong, but I think most of the newer ones use a synthesized voice now. The old ones used a voice recording, I guess originally a tape.