Toledo Branch Stuff

[cbehr91]

*What originally was a thread about the defect detectors of the Toledo Branch has ended up turning into just a thread about the branch in general, which is perfectly fine with me. I have changed the title to accommodate this.*

I've heard North Trombley and Mortimer but not the others (North Trombley got changed back to Conrail and I have yet to get a recording of it). Supposedly Lime City still says Conrail too.

I thought I read on a previous thread that Kenton got replaced by D.D.s at 65 and 75 but I drove through Kenton last week and there still were two junction boxes and hot box detectors at the road crossing where the "old" Kenton detecor is (can't remember the street name, it's on the west side of town).

Anyone know the names or road numbers of the road crossings where the new detectors are, not that I have a chance in hell of actually catching a train there.

North Trombley's also the detector that dinged the 8888 (the runaway train from 2001) for dragging equipment.




P.S. - North Robinson on the CF&E still says Conrail as of last month.

[bdconrail29]

I've heard North Trombley and Mortimer but not the others (North Trombley got changed back to Conrail and I have yet to get a recording of it). Supposedly Lime City still says Conrail too.

I thought I read on a previous thread that Kenton got replaced by D.D.s at 65 and 75 but I drove through Kenton last week and there still were two junction boxes and hot box detectors at the road crossing where the "old" Kenton detecor is (can't remember the street name, it's on the west side of town).

Anyone know the names or road numbers of the road crossings where the new detectors are, not that I have a chance in hell of actually catching a train there.

North Trombley's also the detector that dinged the 8888 (the runaway train from 2001) for dragging equipment.


P.S. - North Robinson on the CF&E still says Conrail as of last month.

Martel on the Indy Line at Rt.100 west of Galion and Slick near Pole Lane Road east of Marion still said Conrail as of 1 month ago. I"m not sure about New Bloomington and Mt. Victory.

I have a detector CD I made from 1992-1999 and you are more than welcome to a copy if you wish. I can send you a list of detectors if you want a copy. By the way, I have most of the draggers that Conrail removed in 1992 in central Ohio, such as Shiloh, Vernon, Ceylon, etc. Glad to see someone else interested in detectors! There is one more I need to add to the CD because I accidentally left the Clintonville dragger on the Burt Line (MP 136) on my computer and never burned it on to the dang CD, but I'm fixing it.

[cbehr91]

I've heard North Trombley and Mortimer but not the others (North Trombley got changed back to Conrail and I have yet to get a recording of it). Supposedly Lime City still says Conrail too.

I thought I read on a previous thread that Kenton got replaced by D.D.s at 65 and 75 but I drove through Kenton last week and there still were two junction boxes and hot box detectors at the road crossing where the "old" Kenton detecor is (can't remember the street name, it's on the west side of town).

Anyone know the names or road numbers of the road crossings where the new detectors are, not that I have a chance in hell of actually catching a train there.

North Trombley's also the detector that dinged the 8888 (the runaway train from 2001) for dragging equipment.


P.S. - North Robinson on the CF&E still says Conrail as of last month.

Martel and Slicks haven't said Conrail since about 2007. They actually try to say CSX but just get the "SX" off. New Bloomington is still a Conrail-style Speak & Spell with the Conrail blanked out. And Mt. Victory is the same as Martel and Slicks, it trys to say CSX but has trouble.

[cbehr91]

I've heard North Trombley and Mortimer but not the others (North Trombley got changed back to Conrail and I have yet to get a recording of it). Supposedly Lime City still says Conrail too.

I thought I read on a previous thread that Kenton got replaced by D.D.s at 65 and 75 but I drove through Kenton last week and there still were two junction boxes and hot box detectors at the road crossing where the "old" Kenton detecor is (can't remember the street name, it's on the west side of town).

Anyone know the names or road numbers of the road crossings where the new detectors are, not that I have a chance in hell of actually catching a train there.

North Trombley's also the detector that dinged the 8888 (the runaway train from 2001) for dragging equipment.


P.S. - North Robinson on the CF&E still says Conrail as of last month.

Martel on the Indy Line at Rt.100 west of Galion and Slick near Pole Lane Road east of Marion still said Conrail as of 1 month ago. I"m not sure about New Bloomington and Mt. Victory.

I have a detector CD I made from 1992-1999 and you are more than welcome to a copy if you wish. I can send you a list of detectors if you want a copy. By the way, I have most of the draggers that Conrail removed in 1992 in central Ohio, such as Shiloh, Vernon, Ceylon, etc. Glad to see someone else interested in detectors! There is one more I need to add to the CD because I accidentally left the Clintonville dragger on the Burt Line (MP 136) on my computer and never burned it on to the dang CD, but I'm fixing it.

I would like a copy of that CD. PM me and we'll work something out.

[CSX_CO]

Anyone know the names or road numbers of the road crossings where the new detectors are, not that I have a chance in hell of actually catching a train there.

They removed the Kenton Detector and put a dectector on either side of Kenton. One is just south of the S/E Dunkirk. The other is near the intermediate between CP 74 and CP 78. One of them gives the ambient temperature too.

Practice Safe CSX

[bdconrail29]

Oh dang it that's right, they blanked out the "Conrail" part. I forgot about that.

[StupidFlee​t]

I *think* the Lime City detector sounds like a Conrail detector, but says "CSX" at the beginning.

[MSchwiebert]

Lime City is truncated sayying neither CSX nor Conrail.

[Loco_Engr]

Is Arlington (south of Findlay) still a Conrail detector?

[cbehr91]

Is Arlington (south of Findlay) still a Conrail detector?

The detector itself is but it's readout is not. Somebody in a previous thread said it got changed to CSX and gives out a milepost as its location.

[cbehr91]

Is Arlington (south of Findlay) still a Conrail detector?

The detector itself is but it's readout is not. Somebody in a previous thread said it got changed to CSX and gives out a milepost as its location.

In other words CSX just changed the sound card.

[redside20]

not Toledo Branch, but the St James detector on the burt line was changed out like three years ago. The detector near Arnold or Kileville north of Columbus still says Conrail

[cbehr91]

not Toledo Branch, but the St James detector on the burt line was changed out like three years ago. The detector near Arnold or Kileville north of Columbus still says Conrail

I have evidence!

St. James has the really annoying woman's voice who you can't understand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIqisFEHkrQ

Arnold got Conrail blanked out, not sure when but it's sounded the same for at least the past year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7IdilZG5gg

[redside20]

holy cow dude but that female voice in that St James dectector sounds lame. the best detector out there is north of fostoria where its programmed to say niner five .8. that is the funniest. Another detector i can't stand is the 251.7 at East Durand

[MSchwiebert]

That's also how the Perrysburg detector announces it's location - One niner zero .5.

the best detector out there is north of fostoria where its programmed to say niner five .8. that is the funniest. Another detector i can't stand is the 251.7 at East Durand

[Loco_Engr]

holy cow dude but that female voice in that St James dectector sounds lame. the best detector out there is north of fostoria where its programmed to say niner five .8. that is the funniest. Another detector i can't stand is the 251.7 at East Durand

Ah, yes, the detector at Risingsun! The detectors on the C&O seem to sound a lot better than the ones on other CSX lines. A few of them still give the ambient temperature as well.

[CSX_CO]

North Trombley got changed back to the old Conrail style transmission because the crew couldn't understand the female voice (typical female, can't figure out what they want). Plus there was a long pause while the detector figured out if you had defects or not. CSX Detector.....mile post XXXX............................................No Defects." Like she was trying to make up her mind.

I always made it a point to hit the 'niner' detectors at some variance of '9' to hear it say 'niner'. Be it in the axle count, or speed, hearing 'niner' always made me giggle.

Practice Safe CSX

[sd70accsxt700]

Man I miss the old CR voices.

[bdconrail29]

I remember the HBD at West Mansfield as well. I have several recordings of it. I also have a recording of STCO calling back the dragger at Mortimer. Wasn't Lime City the dragger at MP 8? Well me too, I miss the old CR detectors. I don't count the ones they changed in 1998. I miss the original recording sound.

[cbehr91]

I remember the HBD at West Mansfield as well. I have several recordings of it. I also have a recording of STCO calling back the dragger at Mortimer. Wasn't Lime City the dragger at MP 8? Well me too, I miss the old CR detectors. I don't count the ones they changed in 1998. I miss the original recording sound.

West Mansfield's still a Speak & Spell with the Conrail blanked-out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UniOF88jhPQ

Apparently Lime City got "upgraded" in 1998 or 99 because my CSX timetable from 2004 says it's a hot box detector whereas my Conrail timetable from 1998 says it's just a dragger.

And Mortimer's fully CSXized, but not with the woman's voice.