Any idea why sleepers are painted with this colour?

Date: 2005-11-26
Owner: Pavan Kumar
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Make NIKON Model E5400
Aperture Value f/7.1 Color Space sRGB
Exposure Program Program Flash No Flash
ISO AUTO Metering Mode Multi-Segment
Shutter Speed Value 0 sec Digital Zoom 1x
Date/Time 2005 Nov 26 15:08:20 +0000
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These sleepers were next to level crossing at Moulali.
Posted by Pavan Kumar on 2005 Nov 29 18:06:54 +0000
Hmmmmmmm...I've always seen coloured sleepers just before and after several level crosses.
Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2005 Nov 28 22:47:39 +0000
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gangs carry over their work of systematic attention to track, into the neighbouring gang's territory for 3 rail lengths, to give the other gang a sample track to work on. Traditionally, this sample track was decorated dipping same sized stones in wet...
Posted by Rajeev Shrivastava on 2005 Nov 28 21:30:42 +0000
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