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Defect detectors are mounted on or below the ground for the hot box they can also give axle count to help the conductor and engineer to amke sure that there train is intact along with the etd yhese detectors are called in the timetable as 5b the other type of defect detector is a 5a these are used to protect bridges and tunnels from high/wide loads to prevent derailments. T he messeage that is most heard from the detector is being i work for the bnsf i will use theres it will say bnsf dector mile post xxx.x no defects total axle count xxx bnsf detector out it is not a complete message until the train crew hears out if there is a defect the crew will hear hot box axle xxx right side then the engineer stops the train and the conductor takes a walk to investagate to problem if the crew gets tagged by a 5a detector the train get stopped emiedataly with good train handling and the conductor walks both sides of the train if nothing is found the train may proceede and findings reported to the dispatcher. The above is right they can help in finding the trains if you can get between two of the you can hear them comeing and going. Rodney conductor BNSF
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