I would like to know what these signs are called:
vs ones with the ‘w’ like the one to the right in this image:
In addition I would appreciate any information about the following four locomotives:
In addition to general information, why does the locomotive to the right have a lighting bolt under the number? I would also like any information about the color schemes.
TIA!
It looks like they are both whistle posts. The top one appears to give the horn blast instruction, 2 Long (wide dash on the sign), 1 Short and 1 Long, this is the typical horn blast for a train approaching a grade crossing.
Sorry, but I can’t help on the locos.
Ricky
8089 appears to be an SD40-2.
The others are newer, and I’m not that familliar.
I do belive the lighning bolt indicates AC traction motor power vs the more traditional DC.
Most CSX locos I have seen have the model number in smaller font just below the road number.
If you look close, you can usually make them out if you are in the first car stopped at a crossing.
CSX may not use an identical format to what the manufacturer or the hobby uses. IE, CW44-8AC vs AC4400-8.
Is this by chance in Florida?
You can look up locomotive information by road number here: http://www.thedieselshop.us/CSX.HTML. Once you identify the locomotive type, you can get further information here: http://www.bullsheet.com/RosterMenu.html
Ok, thanks. Any idea why you would see both on the same railroad within a 1000 yards of each other?
Actually it’s in NC, I created a Picasa web album for the pictures I take of a railroad I’m going to model. So far all the pictures have had location information embedded in them.
Thanks for the links! I’ll be book marking them.
Railpictures.net has your answers
Unit number 209- GE AC 4400CW
5454- GE ES 44DC
7860 GE C40-8W
8069 EMD SD40-2