| Posted by bradley on October 9, 2016 | |
I'm sure you learn a system like this a little at a time, but that looks scary complicated..
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| Posted by Tom on October 9, 2016 | |
This is the kind of photo and write-up that I really like to see and read. Some history here, a railroad person, a railroad location. Fine shot, Rick
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Aside from the basics: application of the rules and knowledge of relative priorities, the trick, as ever, is to know where trains are going to be based upon geography, hp/ton, etc. and anticipate conflicts before they find you (things don't always work out that way). Although susceptible to some intense pressure at times, jobs such as this were eminently enjoyable. In essence, after awhile one's pulse beats the code of the railroad for eight hours. Thank-you for the comments.
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| Posted by bradley on October 10, 2016 | |
Thank you for the response. Truly a fascinating picture.
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| Posted by Tom on October 11, 2016 | |
Yes indeed, thanks for the response. The longer I peruse the entries here, the more I see that the human interest shots are the most interesting to me.
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Rick, as a retired signal maintainer, your photo intrigues me because I have a good knowledge of how the entire system works. Thanks for all the detail you included with your great photo and for your additional comment as well. I hope you will share more photos like this in the future because I love these kind of images!
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