I saw this on the tracks near Providence, RI. My guess is that it is a rerailer for equipment that may have derailed. I'm guessing somebody may have left it behind. I sent a picture to the Providence and Worcester Chief Track Engineer and gave them the location.
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It's just a derail. If a car rolls off the siding towards the main tracks this device will stop it by guiding the wheels off the tracks. The crew will remove it after getting permission to enter the main track.
Thanks..
It looks like it is mechanically linked to a track turnout.
You are correct. It is not removable. It operates in conjunction with the track switch for the siding it protects.
So I take it the derail is linked to the operation of the interlocking switches and signals.
BTW, this looks like its along the Northeast Corridor. What's the location?
So I take it the derail is linked to the operation of the interlocking switches and signals.
BTW, this looks like its along the Northeast Corridor. What's the location?
A crew member could also be in control of the switch. Entering the main track the switch would have to be lined to remove the derail. Leaving the main line the switch couldn't be lined back until the train cleared the derail. No short cuts here and many crew members have derailed their own train trying to make a fast move. How would I know that!
Leaving the main line the switch couldn't be lined back until the train cleared the derail. No short cuts here and many crew members have derailed their own train trying to make a fast move. How would I know that!
A-men, my brother!
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