Cody Grivno answers the question: I’m curious to know what the railroad side marker seated in the ballast before a grade-level crossing is all about. It appears to look like an upside down metal hockey stick. Please inform me what this marker stood for, and during what years it would have been utilized.
Railroad side marker: What is the upside down hockey stick for?
By Nastassia Putz | February 9, 2022
This is a flanger sign that alerts crews moving snow or reshaping the ballast that they need to lift up their blades and pull in the wings on their equipment so they don't hit any fixed obstructions like a grade crossing.
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