Caretta Branch - Abandoned Signal

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Tue Mar 4 20:30:02 EST 2014


That is possible. How short a block are we talking about?

And, is there an Approach Distant signal on up the branch, or is this
the only signal?

Ben Blevins


On 3/4/14, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> Ben,

> Could it have been the fact that the distance from that signal and the

> home signal was extremely short and therefore a restricting indication

> would be safer?

>

> Nathan Simmons

> trainman51 at gmail.com

> http://www.t-51.org

> KI4MSK

>

> On 3/4/2014 16:13, NW Mailing List wrote:

>>

>> If I knew more about how the track circuits and distant signals to

>> this location were arranged, then I could tell you exactly why this

>> signal was set up this way. There was a reason.

>>

>> The approach aspect was omitted because they did not need it. It

>> could be as simple as that another train would never follow one out,

>> meaning a train passing the signal would never need to "Proceed

>> prepared to stop at next signal", as the Approach aspect dictates.

>>

>> Ben Blevins

>>

>> On Mar 4, 2014 2:49 PM, "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

>> <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:

>>

>> This is the automatic advance (or approach) signal for the home

>> signal a

>> short block ahead at the junction with the Dry Fork Branch. The

>> nearby

>> grade crossing (mostly) necessitates the short block and the

>> signal's use

>> as a hold-out. A Stop and Proceed here indicates a Stop and Stay

>> at the

>> junction, but allows movement ahead to the home signal without a

>> violation

>> if the rear can clear the road crossing (hold-out signals usually

>> display

>> Stop and Stay). In this branch line situation, with a permissive

>> indication

>> at the junction ahead, a Clear suffices as an Approach Diverging,

>> making

>> the signal act much like a repeater.

>>

>> Grant Carpenter

>>

>> > Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014

>> >

>> > I have a question regarding this old signal on the Caretta

>> Branch. Does

>> anyone know if this was the home signal for the branch's junction

>> with the

>> Dry Fork Branch main or a distant signal? Someone had asked me

>> why it only

>> had aspects for "stop" and "clear". I thought it would've had more

>> available aspects than what it shows.

>> >

>> > http://www.pbase.com/railfire/image/153050851/original

>> > http://www.pbase.com/railfire/image/154680221/original

>> >

>> > Jeff Hawkins

>> >

>> > www.railsinvirginia.com <http://www.railsinvirginia.com>

>> > www.railfirephotography.com <http://www.railfirephotography.com>

>> >

>>

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