tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518120123308210738.post789916480316540935..comments2024-03-18T08:02:15.470-04:00Comments on Conrail's Onondaga Cutoff: Lights, Sound, and Action!RGDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193330452368142301noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518120123308210738.post-90195920388185239662019-03-26T11:44:48.120-04:002019-03-26T11:44:48.120-04:00On-the-spot decision to add the car to the scene. ...On-the-spot decision to add the car to the scene. LOLRGDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193330452368142301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518120123308210738.post-19928355074540519952019-03-23T11:19:15.317-04:002019-03-23T11:19:15.317-04:00Love the little help the PT Cruiser gets to the cr...Love the little help the PT Cruiser gets to the crossing!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910864596300463099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518120123308210738.post-64043004570221334382019-03-22T11:42:54.357-04:002019-03-22T11:42:54.357-04:00Thanks Geof! Good observation. It was actually ...Thanks Geof! Good observation. It was actually 15 seconds in 1994, and this setup is timed to match the pace of the operation which runs on a 3:1 ratio using a fast clock. So, what we see here is the gates activating over about 5 seconds, which is close to 15 'fast' seconds. RGDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193330452368142301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518120123308210738.post-29775138911536311202019-03-22T09:11:20.404-04:002019-03-22T09:11:20.404-04:00This looks really great! My only comment would be...This looks really great! My only comment would be that the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices requires a 20-second minimum time for the railroad circuit to activate warning devices prior to arrival of a through train.Geof Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116332697708271493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518120123308210738.post-44168380849497110872019-03-20T14:15:39.945-04:002019-03-20T14:15:39.945-04:00Thanks! It adds a lot to this scene. And if you l...Thanks! It adds a lot to this scene. And if you like TOFC, the Chicago Line is a railroad you love!RGDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193330452368142301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518120123308210738.post-20692302349644141622019-03-20T10:41:35.059-04:002019-03-20T10:41:35.059-04:00Coolness factor +100! And who doesn't love a g...Coolness factor +100! And who doesn't love a great TOFC train!DandHColonieMainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665437234296761161noreply@blogger.com