When a 4X4 simply won't do! Nice catch, Craig!
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Very nice, Craig.
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Surreal but absolutely beautiful!
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Really a neat photo.
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Does this mean that when trains are street running they have to follow the rules of the road?
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| Posted by pjw1967 on January 20, 2016 | |
40 years ago (omg) I got to throw the throttle on a Jersey Central passenger GP in their Raritan, NJ yard with no cars coupled up. The acceleration was amazing!. The hostler who let me do this calmly reached over to pull the throttle back and apply the brakes. The loco stopped as quickly as it started. I think there would be no problem obeying the traffic lights with no cars in tow.
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| Posted by pjw1967 on January 20, 2016 | |
The No Trucks sign is a hoot. Locos yes, trucks no.
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What Mr. Goldman said...
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From what I could tell, yes, these trains obey the traffic laws. The 2000 stopped for a red traffic signal here, and waited for the green before going. And it sure looked as if it was obeying the speed limit, too.
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I captured a similar scene, but with cell phone video out the window of my car as I passed a lone unit just a few feet away. :-)
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Fantastic! We don't see much in the way of street running out here in Utah.
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| Posted by David H on January 26, 2016 | |
Lucky son of a gun, he gets all green lights too. Makes ya wonder though, do you think the locomotives on this line are given those blinkers that most ambulances have? Yanno, the ones that make the lights change?
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This engine had to stop for the red traffic signal, as did the passenger train.
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| Posted by Kibu on February 2, 2016 | |
Whether trains obey traffic signals is entirely up to the railroad and how the signals themselves are set up. In most cases, the signals are set to give red to all cross traffic when they detect a train. However, this isn't always the case, in particular found in areas where rail traffic is rare. So, in those cases, the train usually obeys the signals. Speed is kept to a minimum in both cases.
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