Re: [CBQ] FW: Signaling for Grade Crossing

["Kenneth Martin kmartin537@surewest.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Interesting I had not heard the morse code tie before.
 
Checking the 1883 "Rules of the Operating Dept." the crossing signal is a long 
and a short __  o.
 
The 1888 " Rules of the Transportation Dept"  the signal is two longs and two 
short blasts __ __  o o. 

This stayed the rule until the 1929 "Rules of the Operating Dept" when it 
changed to the familiar two longs a short and a long __ __ o __

Ken Martin


On Jun 5, 2014, at 5:48 PM, Hol Wagner holpennywagner@msn.com [CBQ] wrote:

> Passing this on to the group for those who may not have heard this before.
>  
> Hol
>  
> 
> Cres Fleming wrote:
> Here in Durango to Silverton the D&SNG blows two longs, a short and a long at 
> every major crossing. They blow a long and a short at minor crossings and at 
> blind curves.
>  
> A bit of trivia. The signal two longs, a short and a long used at crossings 
> supposedly came from the CB&Q railroad. They adopted it because it is the 
> letter Q in Morse Code. At least that’s the story. Most railroads used this 
> in their operating rules for signaling. –Cres
>