Having been railfanning (trainspotting?) for a very long time, tonight was a first for me. The flashers at the CSX-J. A. Cochran Bypass crossing were flashing and the gates were down with nothing in sight. After a moment or so I heard a strange single-note air horn blowing for the crossing. A Sperry Rail Detector car slowly crossed the road. In all those years this was a first for me seeing one in actual service!
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That's great. I remember something similar, got stopped at a crossing for conrail shared assets, really wanted to get home and was prepared for a 100+ car freight, instead got to see the CSX business train. Went by far to fast.
One night I was coming home and coming up to a RR crossing the flashers come on and the gates go down. the Ringling Brothers Circus train zips through! I love it when we catch something different or unusual! Sometimes a Military delivery makes it's way through here with deliveries for Ft. Leonard Wood such as tanks and other large military cargo. Again, it's always fun to catch a surprise other than the usual consists.
there is a service track opposite Lincoln Tower in Metuchen on the NEC (ex-PRR). on and off for years a Sperry Rail Car would be parked there. I've never had the chance to see it moved from that location.
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