What do all of the diffrent lights on the RR’s mean
I know Red means stop dont move
Yellow means slow down get ready to stop
Green mean high ball go
But I have seen some flashing yellow lights what does that mean
I have even seen flashing red a few times. If any one know can you please tell me. [%-)][%-)]
well, you are gonna get some conflicting info here. Some info will be conflicting simply because of where whomever answers the question is from. Different RRs have different aspects and indications. Some info will just be pure bunk. Here’s my spin for ya.
This is for the BNSF.
Flashing Yellow: Approach Medium…Proceed prepared to pass the next signal not exceeding 40 MPH and prepared to advance on the diverging route at the prescribed speed for that turnout. What it means is that the next signal may be a yellow ormore favorable, or it could be a diverging indication.
Flashing Red: Restricting…Proceed at restricted speed. It means exactly what the indication says.
Hope I helped
P.S. Red doesnot always mean “stop, don’t move” it depends on the type of signal that is displaying the red aspect. If it is an intermediate, red means stop and proceed at restricted speed. If it is a grade signal, it means proceed at restricted speed.
619,
There are two different rule books, and several different railroads have different meanings for their signals.
BNSF uses the GCOR.
IronKen gave you some of it, but a flashing red over a soild red can mean your are lined for the diverging route on railroads that use the GCOR.
I believe he gave you the NORAC signal indications.
Here are two links, one for each book.
Check out the sections on signals.
http://thebecketts.com/images/NORAC%208th%20Edition%20NJT.pdf
NORAC
and
http://www.railroadcontrols.com/gcor/
GCOR.
Signal color is called it’s aspect, and what it is telling you to do is it’s indication.
Take the flashing yellow.
Flashing yellow is its aspect(name) and approach medium is its indication.
Ed
No Ed, I gave him the 9.1.6 Approach medium indication from the BNSF SSI dated April 5, 2005
I was unaware of the NORAC rule book
I have a n AMTRAK operating rule book dated Feb 6/94
is this the latest Amtrak rule book or was it
replaced by NORAC
What about the GCOR
the one I have is dated April 10/1994
Is this the latest one.
I realize years ago each RR had their own rule book
Howcome there is a NORAC A N D GCOR ??
The latest GCOR was effective at 00:01 Apr 3, 2005
Try Al Krugs explaination. It don’t get much easier than that to understand.
I was raised and burped on NORAC
GCOR is like Walking on mars to me
A lot of Al Krug’s info is bogus for Western RRs
AL krug just confused the devil out of me- I wish I wouldn’t have read that.
Aren’ you a rail too Kev? Some of this “medium speed route”, and “slow speed route,” stuff I have never seen nor heard of either. Some cats take that stuff for gospel. Alot of it absolutely don’t jive on the territories that I’ve worked. I’ve worked on quite a few and worked on quite a few foreign rrs too. I just shake my head.
Kevin!
Lone time no hear from…
Welcome to Mars!
619, go to the photo of the day, on the Trains home page, and look at the signals protecting the track and the SD70M…see if it makes sense.
Ironken, didnt know what book you guys use…
Ed
What do GCOR and NORAC stand for?
GCOR is the General Code of Operating Rules, used by most railroads west of Chicago. Actually, the most recent edition doesn’t have the signals in it–UP’s signal rules are shown in the System Special Instructions, and I wouldn’t be surprised if BNSF’s were similarly handled.
NORAC is the Northeast Operating Rules Advisory Committee.
In our area, operating employees carry CORA books (Chicago Operating Rules Association). Each railroad has its own section, filled with rules that would govern railroad employees operating over foreign lines. Each of the railroads has its own pages of signal aspects and indications.
I have a headache again…
Hey - welcome back to Ken and Kevin! It’s nice to see a you faces!
Mook
the book we use is simple
clear - is a green
approach is yellow
restricting- is several signals a red with a number plate , could be a red over yellow , or a solid yellow with no number plate lunar white and it means proceed not exceding 20 mph.
stop - red no number plate
diverging clear red over green
diverging approach - red over yellow
approach restricting - is a flashing yellow- meaning procede approaching next signal not exceeding 15 mph
all of the others ae not used much like yellow over green approach diverging prepare to take divirging past next signal or yellow over yellow advance approach meaning prepare to stop at second signal . but we have them just in case
In Ohio…
GREEN OVER RED means clear/approach
YELLOW OVER RED approach at medium—stop at next signal
RED OVER RED is stop!!! Obviously!!
YELLOW OVER FL. GREEN means clear crossover ahead.
WHITE OVER DOUBLE GREEN is clear on the ex- B&O
RED OVER FL. GREEN OVER RED is clear crossover at Greenwich.
RED OVER YELLOW OVER FL. GREEN is approach at crossover–stop next signal.
RED OVER RED OVER NOTHING is stop at Greenwich
WHITE OVER YELLOW is approach and stop at next signal on ex-B&O
WHITE OVER RED is stop on ex-B&O
RED OVER RED OVER FL. YELLOW is slow to stop at second signal at Berea.
RED OVER RED OVER GREEN is second signal green, next two are red at Berea.
…and that’s about all I’ve got!
You have to remember that a lot of those indications (especially where there are multiple heads) are for interlocking. If you have a complicated interlocking, you’ll have a complicated set of signals, and they will vary by railroad and region. If you fan in a particular area, all you really need to know is what those signals mean. F’rinstance if you learn that a certain signal means diverging slow, you might now know that the next train approaching that signal is gonna hang a right. Or left. You get my drift.
green you go…
yellow you slow…
red you stop…
and if you not sure about the rest…go 10mph…lol
little engineer hummor
csx engineer
Near Philadelphia there is a signal that is red over red over green over red over red. What the heck is that about? I saw a CSX train on the line going slow and not soon after, a SEPTA train went through which proceeded with the CSX train increasing speed.