Odd track feature

It is a guard rail for a curve or bridge in case of derailment they don't want the cars tearing up all the track, just the ties.

The same idea as on bridges and trestles over here. (USA) It's longer than you think.

Count the spikes and braces, it's almost a full rail length.

Does not look like a rerailer

Looks too short to be useful as guard rails so maybe it's protecting some kind of detector or other object between the rails? There's a shadow from something on the left but it might just be a tree? ......DaveB

between the rails

I had exactly the same suspicion.  Without a better photo angle, it may be hard to confirm.

REMINDS ME OF

the track magnets the SP used to have for their ATS on the Donner Route. The SP version was in an oak box, but something to just protect a detector of some type would be my suspicion also.

Espee over Donner

I'd think it was

I'd think it was obvious...

It's Rudolph, the red-nosed train gear.

Rudolph, the red-nosed train gear.

Looks like he's red on the other end too? .......DaveB

Guard Rails

Looks like a pretty standard set of guard rails to me.

Photo is taken at a low angle and extreme telephoto zoom, which visually compresses everything.

Not enough visible off to the sides to suspect why the guard rails are at this location. Probably a large culvert or drop-off?

Rerailer

There is no such thing as a model "rerailer" on the prototype.  There are guard rails, but they aren't intended to rerail anything.

Russian track feature

I think it's a de-rail device on a siding.

Not derail

Its not a derail because there is nothing touching the running rails.  Its a guard rail for something, but we can't really see what its guarding from the angle of the picture.

Could it be protecting a

Could it be protecting a dragging equipment detector, or an optical detection device of some kind. Seems strange that there would be guard rails with nothing obvious to guard. I also noticed it said Russia, back door to KGB headquarters, the Kremlin, Putin's House?

Rob in Texas

Here is your answer

It is a very short guard rail.

http://sergey-lutsenko.livejournal.com/105279.html( picture 17 )

Re: rail feature

Thanks Bill. BTW checking the rest of the pics, those diesels are serious smokers!. Jose.

Diesels?

Maybe they are burning wood

Thanks Bill

It is obviously protecting the bridge support to keep a train that derailed from bringing the overhead bridge down.