Thank you.Very nice, lightly weathered, very realistic!
I understand the purpose of the safety stripes but I do not understand the purpose of the lengthened stripes at the ends of grain and tank cars.Got a couple of Scale Trains grain cars. Added the safety stripes and weathered. Ready to add to the grain train.
That shows the end of the car. When they are horizontal on a car they are thicker or double stacked to show the end of the car. Like this gondola for example.I understand the purpose of the safety stripes but I do not understand the purpose of the lengthened stripes at the ends of grain and tank cars.
I know, but show the ends to who? If the purpose is to make trains visible at unsignaled crossings at night, what point does it serve to know where a car ends? How many motorists would know that or care anyway? Maybe they are meant for something else altogether?That shows the end of the car. When they are horizontal on a car they are thicker or double stacked to show the end of the car. Like this gondola for example.
Anyone looking at the car. They mark the beginning and end of the car, FRA 224 explains this.I know, but show the ends to who? If the purpose is to make trains visible at unsignaled crossings at night, what point does it serve to know where a car ends? How many motorists would know that or care anyway? Maybe they are meant for something else altogether?
I can see that. My question is to what purpose does denoting the ends of the cars with a longer reflective strip achieve in the scenario of seeing a train at a crossing at night? I've read the reg and it doesn't really say; it just lays out the pattern.Anyone looking at the car. They mark the beginning and end of the car, FRA 224 explains this.
That's the question. However, since it is a safety mandate by the FRA explicitly for visibility, I doubt it was designed for any non-safety scenarios. That's not to say it couldn't be utilised that way, subsequently.Who said it was for denoting the end of a car at a grade crossing?
You’ve just noted the purpose….to indicate the ends of a car….I understand the purpose of the safety stripes but I do not understand the purpose of the lengthened stripes at the ends of grain and tank cars.
But to who? It's obvious in the day. But at a crossing at night (the purpose of these), who cares where one car ends and another begins? Most motorists wouldn't even know that tidbit.You’ve just noted the purpose….to indicate the ends of a car….
That Diamond Chemicals tanker was another my dad had. He a few of them in the off white/grey scheme so when I saw this one, I snagged it.Tangent 8,000 gal. acid tank car….
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