Ummm....I know that W over QZ mean Whistle Quiet Zone, Witch means the can't blow there whistle. But I don't know what the 3 is for. Maybe the 3 means for the next 3 crossing.
The W QZ 3 sign means there are 3 quiet crossings too close together to put three different signs. It looks like that's right before LaGrange Road, which would make sense since there are three crossings there back to back to back.
I'm not entirely sure why they decided to put the whistle posts back in after being absent for many years since it's a quiet zone. If anything, it's just to remind engineers that there are crossings ahead, since they are still required to ring their bell through the crossings and station platforms.
That's a shame too because Amtrak stuff NEVER gets graffitied! I mean come on out of all the stuff to choose from in that yard they had to take the phase III baggage. That probably just doomed it to a trip to the paint shop. :(
That's actually not used as a baggage car any more. Next time you see it, you'll see that it actually says "Buffer car" on the side. They use it for transporting high end door cars (Superliners and Surfliner cars, which have upper level doors to cross between cars) to the Beech Grove repair facility near Indianapolis. One end of the buffer car has a special diaphragm so it doesn't damage the diaphragm on the high end door cars.
great jam - didn't think many guys in the hobby listed to kanye.
tdunville 1 year ago
@tdunville Yah thanks!
Chicagojoe28 1 year ago
I Like The Fact You Took A Picture Of The Metra Sign At Brookfield lol
Metracab123 2 years ago
Yah dude I did it for you!
Chicagojoe28 2 years ago
Good shots!
skinnyshit8888 2 years ago
Thanks!!
Chicagojoe28 2 years ago
absolutly love the song! love the pics, actually i love everything about this. 5 stars everytime i play this vid. :D
Dash9CW 2 years ago
Yah it is a great song! Thanks dude!
Chicagojoe28 2 years ago
great vid and song :) 5 stars
Dash9CW 2 years ago
That's a weird sign set at 3:06. Doesn't "W" stand for whistle? Why would you have a whistle sign over a quiet zone sign?
murjax 2 years ago
Ummm....I know that W over QZ mean Whistle Quiet Zone, Witch means the can't blow there whistle. But I don't know what the 3 is for. Maybe the 3 means for the next 3 crossing.
Chicagojoe28 2 years ago
The W QZ 3 sign means there are 3 quiet crossings too close together to put three different signs. It looks like that's right before LaGrange Road, which would make sense since there are three crossings there back to back to back.
EJE665 2 years ago
Yeah I assumed the 3 meant 3 crossings.
murjax 2 years ago
Yah.
Chicagojoe28 2 years ago
I'm not entirely sure why they decided to put the whistle posts back in after being absent for many years since it's a quiet zone. If anything, it's just to remind engineers that there are crossings ahead, since they are still required to ring their bell through the crossings and station platforms.
MP36er 2 years ago
It makes me so mad that someone graffitied a rare Amtrak Phase III Baggage Car. Nice pictures.
AmtrakTitan455 2 years ago 2
That's a shame too because Amtrak stuff NEVER gets graffitied! I mean come on out of all the stuff to choose from in that yard they had to take the phase III baggage. That probably just doomed it to a trip to the paint shop. :(
murjax 2 years ago
Yah it is a shame....Thanks for the comments Guy's!
Chicagojoe28 2 years ago
That's actually not used as a baggage car any more. Next time you see it, you'll see that it actually says "Buffer car" on the side. They use it for transporting high end door cars (Superliners and Surfliner cars, which have upper level doors to cross between cars) to the Beech Grove repair facility near Indianapolis. One end of the buffer car has a special diaphragm so it doesn't damage the diaphragm on the high end door cars.
MP36er 2 years ago
LOL Nice Job Bro We Need To Go Railfanning Soon Plus Your First South Shore lol
Metracab123 2 years ago 2
Haha Yah Thanks Dude!
Chicagojoe28 2 years ago