Stenciling says “6 & 7TH / PDE & 3RD” It’s the only pink tie on this track.
It’s marking the joint between two track segments. Look just above it. On both tracks there’s a series of bolts indicating that two track segments have been bolted together.
Not sure why the other joints aren’t marked.
if that was an insulated joint for track circuit separation there would be cables attached at each side and the two bolted plates would be aligned?
You can see 3-4 wires connected on either side of the plates.
I’m not sure if those particular plates are insulating connections though. Doesn’t really look like it, but I’m no expert on rail connections.
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Lmao at that completely ineffective ladder lock…
One side’s harder to climb I guess.
They were saying the cover is ineffective since you can just climb up the back
It appears to have been painted after it was placed and after the track was laid. If you zoom you can see the paint does not run under the rails. Also there is paint on the rail clip that ties the rail to the sleeper. The bolted connection is called a fish plate I think.
Just a stab in the dark but they may occur at regular intervals, and similar notation may be on the poles and other infrastructure. In the event of a rail emergency you give the operator that info and they will halt all trains that could be affected by the emergency
I was gonna guess a memorial like a union member passed or something, because it seemed odd it’d be pink and not orange or red like the little wireflags I usually see. Is there a pink infrastructure marker?
Pink is for surveyors.
