This site is very useful if traveling or fanning : Defect Detector Database
Along with the references to railroad names that haven't existed for 30+ years.Some of those recordings are quite old.
Along with the references to railroad names that haven't existed for 30+ years.
There is a contact form on the root website: Contact Us - DefectDetector.net
In parts of New Jersey and around Detroit, Michigan, Conrail still exists in the form of Conrail Shared Services. This was part of the agreement between CSX and NS when they split up Conrail....there is several Conrail DD active in New Jersey.
I am really surprised that the FRA Safety Map doesn't show defect detectors. Seems like DDs would be something that the FRA would want to know about.The database driving the map has been a very labor intensive project involving going through every timetable to map out every detector using Google Earth, FRA mapping, & FCC license records.
You're doing a fantastic jobHey guys,
This is my website that I've been working on since last fall. It's all database-driven, hence the old detectors show up on the map too (perhaps I should change the default to 'Active: Yes' instead of 'Active: All' - this can be changes in the Filter).
Old audio clips are especially hard to find, as not many people really went out of their way to record them - and many of the clips uploaded to the net ~20 years ago have long since vanished. While not as popular as locomotives, freight cars, or signals to most railfans, they're still a unique part of the railroad landscape, so I wanted to help preserve them.
Being a railroader myself, I have access to many Employee Timetables, but I don't always have access to the numerous General Orders outlining frequency changes & whatnot, so frequencies may be out of date. By all means, if you see something that needs to be changed, feel free to drop me a line.
The database driving the map has been a very labor intensive project involving going through every timetable to map out every detector using Google Earth, FRA mapping, & FCC license records. For Class Is, the CSX, KCS, & NS systems have been mapped out, while I'm about halfway done with CN.
With thousands more detectors to map out and a backlog of hundreds of detector audio files, I'll be busy for quite a while - on top of the fact that it's a one man show while working full time (and then some).
I am really surprised that the FRA Safety Map doesn't show defect detectors. Seems like DDs would be something that the FRA would want to know about.
Here's a link to an FRA study about defect detectors from May 2019. While the FRA may not have specific rules about defect detectors, I think they are paying attention to railroad use of defect detectors.
That doesn't make them a requirement... I worked an area with a considerable amount of dark territory that regularly saw loaded hazardous unit trains... In fact those loaded hazardous unit trains are the only thing really keeping those lines open.That document contains a statement from a rail union in testimony to the FRA about the railroads requesting a waiver of certain FRA rules and is dated February 2014.
Here's a link to an FRA study about defect detectors from May 2019. While the FRA may not have specific rules about defect detectors, I think they are paying attention to railroad use of defect detectors.
Hey guys,
This is my website that I've been working on since last fall.