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I tok a rail trip in 1999. On the Texas Eagle. in Missouri late at night I listened on the scanner and heard the detector announce a "hot box, east rail, axel 15 from head of train". The train immediately stopped and I could hear the radio traffic between conductor and engineer as they checked it out. Ultimately, there was nothing wrong and we were on our way, but it is good they took it seriously. The detector cannot tell which way the train is heading so it has to identify which side of the train by east or west rail. <br /> <br />Nearby to me is the Wisconsin Central. The detectors here also announce the axel count. I like to play a little game. All of the ore trains run power totaling 12 axels. I subtract twelve from the total axel count and divide by four to calculate the number of cars in the train. Most times it divides evenly but sometimes not. I have even heard the axel count as an odd number. Apparently, detectors are not infallible. Good luck.
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