I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWhat is this pink railroad tie for?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1114arrow-down1imageWhat is this pink railroad tie for?lemmy.worldI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-211 months agoif that was an insulated joint for track circuit separation there would be cables attached at each side and the two bolted plates would be aligned?
minus-squareDarkassassin07linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 months agoYou can see 3-4 wires connected on either side of the plates. I’m not sure if those particular plates are insulating connections though. Doesn’t really look like it, but I’m no expert on rail connections.
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 months agogood spot, those wires are smaller than I am used to seeing - so it is a track circuit boundary as well as whatever the pink means.
if that was an insulated joint for track circuit separation there would be cables attached at each side and the two bolted plates would be aligned?
You can see 3-4 wires connected on either side of the plates.
I’m not sure if those particular plates are insulating connections though. Doesn’t really look like it, but I’m no expert on rail connections.
good spot, those wires are smaller than I am used to seeing - so it is a track circuit boundary as well as whatever the pink means.