New Video: CP Action at Guelph Junction in a Blizzard (added by derail)

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CP Action at Guelph Junction in a Blizzard
Keywords: Canadian Pacific Railway Galt Subdivision Guelph Junction blizzard snow storm high winds windy ES44AC
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[Kasane]

Unusual - those were two CSX locomotives - unusual running on another railroads lines.

[Ploughman]

How long before we get flashing headlights?

[Kasane]

I have never seen this before so looked up the Federal Railroad Administration web page. It is evidently encouraged on the approach to a crossing. From the 'Locomotive Safety Standards' it is recorded :

(e) Auxiliary lights required by paragraph (d) of this section may be arranged

(1) to burn steadily or flash on approach to a crossing.

If the auxiliary lights are arranged to flash;

(i) they shall flash alternately at a rate of at least 40 flashes per minute and at most 180 flashes per minute,

(ii) the railroad's operating rules shall set a standard procedure for use of flashing lights at public highway-rail grade crossings, and

(iii) the flashing feature may be activated automatically, but shall be capable of manual activation and deactivation by the locomotive engineer.

I have not seen it in use on CP and CN trains though I highly suspect is a standard feature of all main line locomotives produced in North America.

As an aside, CSX have a line terminating at Niagara so it is quite possible that they have running rights on CP track from there on.

http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/saf...e/Chapter8.pdf