Site Installations
CF&E STC Sentry 2058 — CF&E Fort Wayne Sub MP 365.5 Atwood, IN
A former Norfolk Southern Sentry 2058 detector with an AEI reader co-located at the site.
Spencer Harman - 2021
CN Progress Rail MicroHBD — CN South Bend Sub MP 109.3 Granger, IN
A typical example of a CN MicroHBD site. Note the ballast-mounted MicroHWD scanners and the VHF ground plane omni antenna.
Spencer Harman - 2023
CSX Progress Rail MicroHBD — CSX Rochester Sub QC 302.6 Memphis, NY
A Progress Rail MicroHBD site that replaced an ex-Conrail Servo 9000 in 2016. As of 2023, it retained the omnidirectional VHF antenna.
Nick Wilson - 2023
Nick Wilson - 2023
Nick Wilson - 2023
CSX Progress Rail MicroHBD — CSX Garrett Sub BI 138.4 Albion, IN
A Progress Rail MicroHBD site with a hot wheel detector. Note the wider dragging equipment paddles.
Spencer Harman - 2021
Spencer Harman - 2021
Spencer Harman - 2021
CSX STC SmartScan NG² — CSX River Sub QR 71.8 Oakes, NY
A new STC SmartScan NG² site installed in 2023. In the wake of the East Palestine, OH derailment, CSX and NS have both been installing new defect detectors across their systems to get the spacing between HBD sites down to less than 15 miles.
Nick Wilson - 2023
Nick Wilson - 2023
Nick Wilson - 2023
CSX STC SmartScan NG² — CSX Garrett Sub BI 80.9 Defiance, OH
Another new STC SmartScan NG² site installed in 2023. All of CSX's new sites in 2023 in response to the East Palestine, OH derailment have been STC SmartScan NG² models equipped with hot wheel detectors.
Spencer Harman - 2023
CSX STC SmartScan NG² upgraded from STC SmartScan NG — CSX Buffalo Terminal Sub QC 407.3 Batavia, NY
An STC SmartScan NG² site upgraded from an STC SmartScan NG in 2022. The 1/4 wave VHF antenna was replaced with a dipole antenna, but the site retained the STC Type 2 bearing scanners and was not retrofitted with any wheel scanners.
Nick Wilson - 2023
Nick Wilson - 2023
I&O Progress Rail MicroHBD — I&O DT&I Sub MP 80.0 Liberty Center, OH
Spencer Harman - 2021
INRD Progress Rail MicroHBD — INRD Indianapolis Sub MP 24.7 Anita, IN
Spencer Harman - 2022
NS STC SmartScan NG — NS Huntington District D 108.3 Blakeslee, OH
A typical NS STC SmartScan NG site with the usual smaller bungalow. Note the STC Type 3 hot wheel scanners.
Spencer Harman - 2021
NS STC SmartScan NG — NS Marion District MP 10.9 New Paris, IN
A SmartScan NG site with a high car detector protecting a low-clearance bridge in Wabash, IN. Note the former Conrail bungalow that housed the previous defect detector located at this site.
Spencer Harman - 2021
NS STC SmartScan NG² — NS Chicago Line CD 360.9 Butler, IN
A new STC SmartScan NG² site that replaced the STC SmartScan NG site located at CD 355.4. Conrail's Servo 9000 detector was located at this exact spot.
Spencer Harman - 2023
NS STC SmartScan NG² upgraded from STC SmartScan NG — NS Chicago Line CD 370.8 Corunna, IN
An STC SmartScan NG site upgraded to an STC SmartScan NG². Note the new bungalow and STC Type 3 scanners.
Spencer Harman - 2021