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Re: I-5 corridor observations
Author: Matt Farnsworth
Date: 10-02-2015 - 14:21

Neat photo of the interlocking rack. But is that seriously a new installation!? Why all the electromechanical relays in this day and age of microprocessor controls? Are the old ECM’s cheaper or just nobody has come out with a digital railroad relay yet?
Matt F
Moscow ID

Speeder Kevin Wrote:
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> Steve,
>
> As for the official name of the diamonds on the
> OPR/Tri-MET, the OPR's official name is "The
> Interlocker" or "The Diamonds". We don't have any
> other fancy names for it.
>
> Tri-Met on the other hand (at least from their CAD
> screens) just calls it "OMSI South" or "TM Xing".
> I haven't heard any other name used.
>
> Here is a photo of the actual interlocker screen
> showing the route lined for the OPR
> [kcncomments.home.comcast.net]
> nterlocker_Lined_for_OPR.jpg
>
> Photo showing the same but lined for Tri-Met
> [kcncomments.home.comcast.net]
> nterlocker_Lined_for_Tri-Met.jpg
>
> Photo of the interlocking rack that controls the
> whole thing. Sorry for the large format,
> compression kills the detail.
> [kcncomments.home.comcast.net]
> nterlocker.jpg
>
>
> -Kevin

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  I-5 corridor observations Steve T 10-01-2015 - 13:23
  Re: I-5 corridor observations Kcjones 10-01-2015 - 19:17
  Re: I-5 corridor observations theconductor 10-02-2015 - 06:04
  Re: I-5 corridor observations Steve T 10-02-2015 - 11:42
  Re: I-5 corridor observations Speeder Kevin 10-01-2015 - 22:04
  Re: I-5 corridor observations Bruce Butler 10-02-2015 - 08:16
  light/heavy rail diamond Arlen Sheldrake 10-02-2015 - 09:54
  Re: I-5 corridor observations J C Koans 10-02-2015 - 09:54
  Re: I-5 corridor observations J C Koans 10-02-2015 - 10:43
  Re: I-5 corridor observations Kcjones 10-02-2015 - 10:47
  Re: I-5 corridor observations Shortline Sammie 10-02-2015 - 11:40
  Re: I-5 corridor observations Steve T 10-02-2015 - 11:56
  Re: I-5 corridor observations Matt Farnsworth 10-02-2015 - 14:21
  Re: I-5 corridor observations Lance 10-02-2015 - 16:06
  Re: I-5 corridor observations Kcjones 10-02-2015 - 19:14
  Re: I-5 corridor - Lack of Intermodal Jon 10-02-2015 - 19:30
  Re: I-5 corridor - Lack of Intermodal clipper841 10-02-2015 - 21:15
  Re: I-5 corridor - Lack of Intermodal Kcjones 10-03-2015 - 14:12
  Re: I-5 corridor - Lack of Intermodal mook 10-03-2015 - 17:09
  Re: I-5 corridor - Lack of Intermodal George Andrews 10-04-2015 - 10:33
  Re: I-5 corridor - Lack of Intermodal Just a Passerby 10-04-2015 - 11:38
  Re: I-5 corridor - Lack of Intermodal mook 10-04-2015 - 13:28
  Re: I-5 corridor - Lack of Intermodal Edward 10-04-2015 - 16:11
  Re: I-5 corridor - Lack of Intermodal mook 10-04-2015 - 16:48
  Re: I-5 corridor - Lack of Intermodal Edward 10-04-2015 - 19:26
  Re: I-5 corridor - Lack of Intermodal Just a Passerby 10-05-2015 - 04:20


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