Hi! I drive along Vermont Route 103 a lot and see on the parallel trackage for Vermont Railways a number of signposts that look like upside down hockey sticks. Some have a single, 45-degree blade at the top, some have two on the opposite sides to one another at the top, and still some have two blades at the top on one side, and one on the other. These seem to be placed before bridges and narrow cuts in the rockface, but not always. What are they and what information are they supposed to tell a loco driver?
First thing that comes to mind are the signs that tell a snowplow or flanger operator that there's an obstruction that they could damage.
Not sure what the two blade ones would be.
NittanyLionNot sure what the two blade ones would be.
On our line, they warned of an upcoming narrow area - like a rock cut.
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If there are two blades, it means narrow cut on both sides of the track - bring in both sides of the flanger/ plow.
If only on one side, it means the obstruction is only on one side and thus only that side of the plow/ flanger needs to be brought in. Or maybe it means a railfan stole half the sign. Or that a hunter shot off half the sign.....
Seems like I've seen these with the V on top, then another blade below, likely indicating a switch, in addition to whatever other obstruction is being warned on.
This is where knowing one's territory becomes extremely important...
NittanyLion First thing that comes to mind are the signs that tell a snowplow or flanger operator that there's an obstruction that they could damage. Not sure what the two blade ones would be.
All this time I thought it was a perk the Railway Unions came up with to give crew members a game to play on local frozen ponds while the traffic cleared in front of them. I thought that is how Canadians became so good at Hockey, all their railway delays up there.
Depending on the railroad and the rulebook, it can also be speed related. Is the "hockey stick" white, yellow or green and does it have numbers on it?
Not enough info here. GMRY/VTR uses GCOR or NORAC? or something else?
I don't know about other roads but on South Shore the speed limit was indicated by a diagonal and yard limits by the V-shaped sign.
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