[CBQ] Re: Oregon Signals

[herrick@krausonline.com]

Thank you Karl! Great photos and very interesting information.

Bob Herrick

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Karl Rethwisch  wrote:
>
> Bob, in this cropped 126 image the pot is visible just beyond the switch 
> immediately in front of my engine.  The white object is a stone bridge pier.
>  
> In the other view, shot from #21, a feature, possibly unique to Oregon, is 
> that a westward diverging move is controlled by a pot signal also.  The 
> elements demanding this unusual method of signal arrangement were viewing 
> distance and clearance considerations.  In order for the signals to be 
> visible to the Engineer of a westward move they had to be placed closer to 
> the track than standard plans called for.  In fact, the clearance was so 
> limited that only half of the roundel on the high signal was used.  An O5, 
> while rounding the curve, was in danger of loosing its Engineer-side 
> Clear-Vision wind screen if the screen was not folded in at this location.
>  
> All-in-all, this was a poor location for a siding switch and signal due to 
> the extreme restrictions imposed by the bridge.  One other location with 
> a non-standard signal installation was the east end of Milledgeville.  This 
> signal arrangement was also dictated by the visibility requirements of 
> westward trains.
>  
> Karl
>




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