Circuits that travel on a overhead pole line are broken through relays in the case at the location. The following are photos from the installation and
cut-over of the system.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Main Track Entering Signal
I am employed as Signal Supervisor for Lake State Railway and Saginaw Bay Southern Railway. One of the capital projects I had planned for this summer was to better protect a main track switch in CTC territory. During the summer I worked with National Signal Corp. and installed a "Main Track Entering Signal" at Bridgeport on the Saginaw Sub. The switch and signal are named the "59 Signal". This industrial track goes into Dixie Cut Stone. By adding this signal, it allows our railroad to clear a train from the main track in CTC territory. We have not done so yet but the option is there. The signal is constant lit and is a LED dwarf, displaying red (STOP). It is controlled by a circuit controller on the derail and on the main track switch. If permitted by the train dispatcher to open the switch and no conflicting route is lined over the switch, the signal displays yellow over red (slow approach). 
Circuits that travel on a overhead pole line are broken through relays in the case at the location. The following are photos from the installation and
cut-over of the system.
Circuits that travel on a overhead pole line are broken through relays in the case at the location. The following are photos from the installation and cut-over of the system.
A Stork landed on my bird feeder
Sonya and I are pleased to announce we soon to be proud parents. The due date is projected to June 15. More details as they become available. Parenthood!
Sometimes You're The Bug
Often times, while cruising down the highway, we forget the smaller things we pass. Our eyes are glued to the never ending billboards advertising a Cheeseburger at the next stop. Others proclaim to have the cheapest gas in the county. Wal-Mart, next exit. The radio plays on and a conversation with a passenger erupts over which fast food joint has better french fries. Soon, 79 miles has passed underneath your bottom. A stop for fuel and fries yields one item we missed: the jumbo grasshopperthat was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I didn't know that it impaled itself on the grill of my Chevy. Next time, I will pay a little more attention.
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Watching trains with Dad
Christian gazes out the window at a passing train
McKeesport, PA
Reaching to the heavens above
California Bar
Marquette, MI
Ore Dock at Night
Marquette, MI
National Mine
Michigan's Upper Penninsula
LS&I Ore Dock Marquette, MI
A great lakes ore carrier loads iron ore
Lonely Cemetary
A lone cemetary sits in the middle of a field near Maple Grove, Ohio.
Kentucky Barn
A barn sits silently northeast of Louisville, Lentucky.
Frank and Teressa's Anchor Bar
Buffalo, New York, the home of the Original Buffalo style chicken wing sits at the corner of Main Street and E North Street.
Cadillac Ranch Amarillo, Texas
West of Amarillo, Texas off I-40 sits the Cadillac Ranch, a tribute to some of Detroits finest.
LIKE A ROCK!
Posing in front of our new Chevrolet Silverado during a torrential rain storm.
Flat Tire
An old bicycle rests outside an abandoned building at East Jordan, MI
Spinning in Space
The earth is at a constant rotation and never stops. As viewed from North Findlay, Ohio, the earth shows its' motion under clear skies.
Todays forecast; 88 degrees with snow
Snow covers the tops of mountains north of Nipton, California while ground temperatures are near 88 degrees, at 1PM.
Mojave Refuge
The Mojave Desert occupies over 22,000 square miles of the southwestern United States. It is a typical Basin and Range topography, as witnessed from Ivanpah, California. Looking northwest up Ivanpah Road, the basins and ranges are clearly visible.
Valley of Fire
A road passes through the Valley of Fire State Park, located north east of Las Vegas, Nevada. April 2006.
Waiting on a Friend
An unsuspecting passenger awaits the arrival of the next train from Chicago, IL on a cold Thanksgiving evening. The train is operated by the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad. Photographed at the tiny depot at Beverly Shores, Indiana, November 2006.
STOP WAR
"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind." ~John F. Kennedy, 1961 Photographed in Teutopolis, Illinois, April 2008.
Inauguration Day
Michigan Governor, Jennifer Granholm, accepts the oath of office on the steps of the capitol in Lansing, Michigan, January 1, 2007. Jennifer is serving her second term as governor of the state of Michigan.
The Cowboy Way
Cowboy boots, leather straps, a horse and spurs are all that's needed at the Muleshoe Roping Club at Muleshoe, Texas. May 2008.
Bumble Bee Buzzz
A Bumble Bee goes about his chores on our Japanese Barberry bush. May 2008, northern Michigan.
Flower Garden
A light water vapor falls through our backyard flower garden, August 2005.
Lightning Crashes
A severe thunderstorn has brewed over central Kansas and is now unleashing its fury in downtown Kansas City, MO. April 2008.
License Plate Collection
Located near Hope, Arkansas 2007
Standing Out Amongst Others
Many birds of a single feather do not distract Seagull from taking a break in the upper Mississippi River valley near Bettendorf, Iowa.
High Falls District
Evening sets in Rochester, New York. Earlier in the day, bird watchers gathered to view Falcons fly over the falls. August 2006.
Children of the Mud
Two young children splash in a puddle of mud after a recent rain-storm in a non-prudent manner in Streator, Illinois, April 2008.
