I have been scanning a long time, but am a relative newb when it comes to railroad monitoring.
I have noticed since last summer that Norfolk Southern has several new antenna towers along their ROW in my area. They are about 17 miles apart, less than 100 feet tall, & they have UHF yagis at the top pointed along the ROW in each direction. What I'm curious about is; about 30 feet up on the tower, there are 2 long "outriggers", with some type of small antenna or sensor on them. These are mounted so that one is sticking out over the track, the other is sticking out away from the track (perpendicular to the ROW). I will try to find one that I can get close enough to get a decent picture of & post it here. Anybody know what these are?
Thanks in advance.
I have noticed since last summer that Norfolk Southern has several new antenna towers along their ROW in my area. They are about 17 miles apart, less than 100 feet tall, & they have UHF yagis at the top pointed along the ROW in each direction. What I'm curious about is; about 30 feet up on the tower, there are 2 long "outriggers", with some type of small antenna or sensor on them. These are mounted so that one is sticking out over the track, the other is sticking out away from the track (perpendicular to the ROW). I will try to find one that I can get close enough to get a decent picture of & post it here. Anybody know what these are?
Thanks in advance.