Signal Head

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For 1968 you would have color position light signals.  My 1961 Radford
Division timetable shows the aspects for both position lights and
color position signals because parts of the N&W were still in
transition from PL to CPL's.

By 1968 the conversion was done.

Ben Blevins
NS Signal Maintainer on the old N&W


On 9/9/09, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> Mr. Mulhearn:  The wreck at Sardinia, Ohio on Easter in 1958 was the 'straw

> that broke the camel's back' regarding the change to color position lights.

> Over a period of time some questions had been raised by others and the

> railroad as to the safety of the PL's, PL's being subject to potential

> misinterpretation in difficult visibility.   So shortly after the

> finalization of the report on this accident, the N&W started to convert the

> PL's to CPL's.  Lot of signals to change over- took about one year.

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> As to the PRR's use of all amber PL's in electrified territory and CPL's in

> diesel territory, where did you ever hear of that?  Please review that

> resource.  My resources show that the PRR always used PL's in amber.

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> Gary Rolih

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> Secretary N&WHS

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> Mr Nichols; Thanks for you answer. I am modeling the N&W circa 1968 and NS

> circa 2000 (not both at the same time!) and for as long as I have been

> chasing the N&W, since about 1985, I note that the amber lights had been

> replaced with red, green and amber in the position light signals. Does

> anyone know what time frame that change was made in? I do know that the

> Pennsy used all amber in electrified territory and red, green and amber in

> diesel territory; but again, not sure when the change was made. Thanks. Dan

> Mulhearn

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> Dan and Nina Mulhearn; Pipestem WV

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> dannina1 at earthlink.net

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> Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.

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