Dunno if this is actually radio related, but thought this community might know something about it.

I was walking down a stretch of railroad that I haven’t explored before when I happened across this metal sign nailed down to the tracks.

It’s pointing toward the nearest railroad crossing and says “790Hz”. Is this a radio frequency one could listen on and hear when the train is passing by? Or something else? I don’t know anything about trains

  • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club
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    1 day ago

    Maybe a wiki/Balise?

    But that looks passive & without electronics, just a plate bolted down?
    Maybe it is just a simple sign about the signaling frequency (of some nearby wires) to the nearby crossing or station?