You see windsocks along the line but for what reason? Todays homework.[oX)]
Hello All,
The windsock in yards shows the prevailing wind in case of a chemical leak from one of the many tankers that carry various hazardous materials.
Hope this helps.
Only hot air moves around our layout. The hazardous hot air leaks generally cause a uniform movement towards the exit stairs regardless of which way the wind blows. Oddly, it seems all but one operator head for the stairs during one of those events.
Scale windsock probably not that practical in 1/87
On the former New York Central main line near Toledo (Sandusky) Ohio, there was a high-wind signal to alert engineers with Road-Railers and double stacks of high wind before crossing, or NOT, the Lake Erie causeway.
A bunch of Road-Railers were blown into the lake back in the late '90s. Some double-stacks got blown into the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg on the PRR main, too.
High bridge + High wind = ouch!
https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/03/14-wind-a-factor-in-new-mexico-train-derailment
Cheers, Ed
I have never had one, nor will I ever have one.
-Kevin
I will. There’s one atop the elevator leg at the frac sand facility I’ll be building.
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I dunno Brent…looks like a carrot on a stick
This one’s maybe a parsnip on a stick…
…while this one brings back memories of those '80s leg warmers and the ladies that made them move so nicely…
…even Henry’s taking a look to see if there’s a shapely gam makin’ it dance.
Thanks Lastspikemike for providing my big smile for today!
Wayne
I don’t have a windsock on my layout, but I have built a model with a windsock. This was a gift for a good friend who used to operate one of these loader/fueler rigs back in the day.
This outfit truck was set-up to drive from location to location, bundling the whole entire aircraft servicing facilities together into one vehicle. This included a windsock so the pilot of the DHC-1 could check the wind when coming in for more fertilizer and fuel.