Part 4 foamer's guide to reading railroad signals: dwarf signals no muzak

[@m.q-zersky47]

Thank you for great explanation of CN signals. I am train driver in Belgium, Holland and Germany. I must say, you have a very confusing signalling syste, over there. It's gets his job done but isn't intuitive. In Europe are often used ligt digits to indicate different speeds, together with colour lights. I always was fascinating by North American railroad signals. I start to understand how it works. Thank you. P.s. Please forgive me my English.

[@donlevy2010]

Great stuff, Ian! I hated teaching those pesky "dwarf" signals because I just couldn't compartmentalize the beasts. I wish I had this video to show - makes great sense now! Well done, Ian...

[@screwdriver5181]

I’m glad I drive in the uk !

[@paul-andrelarose3389]

Impressive and excellent. This just shows the high level of competence expected by, and actually demonstrated by, railway operating crews. 2024/02/05. Ontario, Canada.

[@morefilm5859]

Again - excellent explanation - thank you very much - greetings from northern europe

[@Panzermeister36]

Excellent video. Not sure how these all only have a few hundred views :) thanks for your time in making these...they are very well done.

[@cateyes9484]

EXCELLENT VIDEO VERY INTERESTING THX HAVE A BLESSED DAY/NIGHT

[@crsrdash-840b5]

Great video! Dwarf signals seem easier to read. Just got to redo the switch drawings to match the signals indicated.

[@RODALCO2007]

Great video. I learnt a lot from it, thanks.

[@IMRROcom]

Fully enjoyed lots of shirt changes and room changes. At the 3rd video, I was like something is different...

[@ianjuby]

Ya, one recorded in my home in High Level, Alberta, second one recorded in the motel room in Hay River, NWT while awaiting the call for the train, and the third was after I transferred to Sioux Lookout, Ontario. lol

[@pineappleroad]

I think i will stick to where i already live, where signals are a lot simpler (I won’t write another paragraph explaining how the signals where i live work (unless someone actually wants me to))

[@ahuman8165]

I keep seeing this signal on CP near me, and this signal seems to always be for work trains. The light combination is Red over Red over Flashing Green, and it's not in the CROR signal definitions or anywhere else. My best guess is that it's an "Enter OCS/Leave CTC" signal, but if anybody knows what it really means, please reply and let me know. Thanks!

[@joshhernandez8528]

Hi there, I just saw this comment while studying for my Signals test with CP rail. According to my books it is a 'Slow to Block End' meaning: Proceed, slow speed passing signal and through turnouts. route is set for end of signal system

[@joshhernandez8528]

Update: I passed my signals test, it was very challenging trying to learn them but now I understand.

[@michaelwalterselevatorsrob5009]

do you have any footage of any of the Flashing Arrows used for sidings?

[@artl52]

Interesting but I’ll never be able to sign on to ANY Canadian RRxRR🙀

[@TrainmanSky]

Sorry for this weird question, but I looove these videos sooo much!! The part 2 of how to read signals, where was the background picture taken?

[@ianjuby]

Background picture? You mean like the KZbin thumbnail? I don't remember. It's my photo so it would've been somewhere out on either the Allanwater or Reddit subs where I had access.

[@TrainmanSky]

@@ianjuby ok thx

[@DylanDurdle]

What about the overhead lights on multi tracks?

[@kjemradio]

If you look at the St. Paul MN (parallels the Mississippi River) rail yard they have a 4 light across the entire cantilever frame and use red, yellow, and green color combinations. I would assume that since this is a rail yard the additional lights are used as additional instructions for the trains. Probably indicating which track to use for attaching cars, and probably the speeds to do this at (probably not more than 5 mph) sig sig sig sig sig sig sig sig sig sig sig sig sig sig sig sig Along with this they also use the dwarf signals on each track segment. Some are 3 head, some are two head, and some are single head. On the bluff cliff side is attached the signal tower that is manned and probably computer controlled.

[@ianjuby]

It would depend on the territory, but all the overhead lights I've seen are just simply considered high-mast lights, and the light is over the applicable track.

[@DylanDurdle]

@@ianjuby Ya, after watching your videos, I now understand those lights better. There are 6 lights in two rows with the bottom row being off-set, so 3 sets of ATC lights. It makes a lot more sense now. I'm in Toronto.

[@electric7487]

4:06 That signal really should be _Diverging to Limited_

[@joshhernandez8528]

According to my books it's a limited to slow

[@MrJaiimez]

Nope must admit, lost me half way through part 3, and now i'm completely lost, maybe time to rewatch video 3 a few times until I get it.

[@mariebcfhs9491]

how Canadians read signal: the entire 4 video series how Russians read signal: -green: Rush B cyka blyat -yellow: slow down, blyat -red: oy pizdec

[@ianjuby]

lol

[@wardencobb7442]

I'm sad that I'd be perfectly suited for this job if the schedules (or complete total lack of one) weren't so godawful. Sleep is more important.

[@AlanWolf-d7l]

Seems to me that just trying to save a few $$ on a dwarf light is absolute foolishnes. Typicial Cdn " bean counter" going to save on Multi Million equip and ilves too. Dont make much sense.