Just west of Blue Mountain Road, the Rocky Mountaineer passes by the hotbox detector at milepost 22.6. This detector will report the number of axles, train speed, and temperature to the crew. In this case, if the detector reports anything other than 52 axles, the crew will have to either inspect the train, or reduce speed until the next detector. However, the detector reliably reads out 52 axles this morning.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster.
