VGN Helper Practices over Christiansburg Mountain ?

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Abram,

I haven't seen any authoritative response to your question about 
phase-break indicators on either end of the Slate Hill tunnel, so I'll 
give my opinion.  The symbols that you question appear to represent a 
circle of lights making me think that they are low-wire indicators that 
the VGN used at both ends of the tunnels in the electrified zone, such 
as the ones that I used to see at the ends of the Hales Gap tunnel when 
driving to and from West Virginia on the old two-lane Rt. 460 back in 
another era.

Gordon Hamilton

On 8/27/2021 11:12 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> Thanks to Attorney Jerome Sandermann for posting the drawing from the 
> 1931 VGN power distribution book.
> Are those phase-break indicators shown on either side of Slate Hill 
> Tunnel... ?  If so, were there illuminated "signal" aspects in the 
> field to indicate the breaks?
> I think I need to go hunting a technical article describing the VGN's 
> electrical system.  You VGN Dudes keep luring me down these 
> dark-holes-of-interest.  Shame on you !
>   -- abramo burnardo,
>         desiccated, truncated and superannuated old brakezman
>
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