A demonstration of a railroad warning signal called a "torpedo." The torpedo was a small explosive charge attached to the rail which would detonate with a loud report as a signal for the engineer to stop the train, avoiding a collision with another train occupying the same track. Video created with permission on the Calera & Shelby Railroad of the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, Alabama.
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