What is this?

Posted by bionicbrady@reddit | plano | View on Reddit | 12 comments

This is located on the old cotton line (I think) at Parker and avenue k it's right next to the tracks. What is this? What does it do? I'm most curious. Thank you

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oldpeculiar@reddit

Tiny wire library. If you take one make sure you leave an interesting wire behind!

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Due to the location I would say it’s an old railroad signal control box. That cabling looks heavier than what you’d see for cable tv or telephone lines. There’s a lot of bus bars and grounding connectors. Probably hasn’t been in use since DART bought the rail right of way.

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1millerce1@reddit

This. All those wires were for signalling to other boxes, sensing train location, for signal lights both for the train and cars and gate arm/switch control.

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LandfillPanda@reddit

Looks like telco box from the sloppy work...

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Csharp27@reddit

That’s where the men in black pop out of then they evacuate from their HQ.

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BlazinAzn38@reddit

Old phone box and unused rail line that’s an extension of the line used for Parker Road DART station. Also if you commute downtown for work you should take DART from Parker road station