Trains and Such
This gallery has been one of my most successful to date for purchases of my photos.
End of the Train Device
My timing with a handheld camera had to be spot on, to capture the end of the train passing through these lights at speed southeast of Indus AB on the Brooks sub.
If you expand the photo, and look close, you can see the end of train device (ETD)(red color), sometimes referred to as an EOT, flashing rear-end device (FRED) or sense and braking unit (SBU) is an electronic device mounted on the end of freight trains in lieu of a caboose.
They are divided into three categories: "dumb" units, which only provide a visible indication of the rear of the train with a flashing red taillight; "average intelligence" units with a brake pipe pressure gauge; and "smart" units, which send back data to the crew in the locomotive via radio-based telemetry.
They originated in North America, and are also used elsewhere in the world, where they may include complete End of Train Air System (ETAS) or Sense and Brake Unit (SBU) devices.
