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Beginners Ask Trains How are railroad telltales made?

How are railroad telltales made?

By Steven Otte, Associate Editor | December 11, 2022

Used to warn trainmen of upcoming low clearance, telltales were usually made of treated rope

A row of ropes hang from a crossbar on a telltale in front of a covered railroad bridge in a snowy landscape in Vermont

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