Railway switches and signals – Signals – Track reflectors
Patent
1997-02-11
1998-08-11
Le, Mark T.
Railway switches and signals
Signals
Track reflectors
246477, 116 63P, 359551, B61L 500
Patent
active
057916055
ABSTRACT:
A railroad signaling device for conveying information to a train engineer comprises a pylon adapted to be secured to a cross tie of the railroad track at a location to be passed over by a train as the train moves down the track. The pylon has front and rear faces that bear indicia fabricated of a retroflective material to reflect the train's headlight back in the direction of the engineer. The pylon is located along the railroad track to be easily detectable by an engineer, especially in fog or inclement weather when the engineer's attention is focused down the track ahead.
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