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Re: Crossing signals and the like

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Subject: Re: Crossing signals and the like
From: glenehaug@m...
Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 02:44:42 -0000
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--- In BRHSlist@y..., "Rick Keil" <rkeil6721@h...> wrote:
> All, how long would crossing signals and even block signals have 
lasted 

Rick, regarding block signals between Omaha and Lincoln, virtually 
all of the old ground mount signals date from CB&Q days. The 
searchlights may not be original equipment, but they have been around 
a long time.

>From Ashland to Lincoln, the block signals were mounted on signal 
bridges except at a couple of locations. By the summer of 2000, many 
of these signal bridges were gone, and I would bet that the remainder 
of the Q bridges are living on borrowed time.

The Q signal bridges are getting old, and they are made up of small 
angles, which are starting to rust and get weak at joints. They are 
more dangerous to climb than ground-mount signals. Where there are 2 
tracks or less, ground mount signals can be substituted since left-
hand signals are accepted. And when the signal is replaced, you will 
probably find that the searchlight mechanism is replaced with a 3 
color light. The searchlights are also expensive to maintain, and 
are sometimes destroyed if they are vandalized.

Glen Haug


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