While Wilma Rides up Front, FRED Takes up the Rear         
Known as a Flashing Rear - End Device (FRED) or a End-Of-Train device (EOT) the unit can be either a simple tail light or actually transmit real time telemetry regarding the operation of the train to the Head-of-Train Device (HTD) also known as a Wilma. Here, FRED takes a ride on a Westbound BNSF stack train lead by #5050 as it goes over the precipice at Summit and descends into the Los Angeles basin.
Date: 11/27/2010 Location: San Bernardino, CA   Map Show San Bernardino on a rail map Views: 243 Collection Of:   El Roco Photography
Locomotives: BNSF 5050(C44-9W)    Author:  El Roco Photography
While Wilma Rides up Front, FRED Takes up the Rear
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