Hi Tom,
I believe the eastbound (southbound) hi rail is on the Q main and the
Milwaukee interchange track switch that is part of the
interlocking. The signal is for the interchange track.
Use to spend much time at that tower in early 1970's.
Ted
At 08:33 AM 11/7/2016, you wrote:
I ran across this photo on
railpictures.net from
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=447896
Very interesting signal. Appears to be standard Q searchlight signal with
the spiked filial and lower signal head for diverging. You can see the
car is sitting at a switch. My first guess was that the switch is the
connection from the Q to the MILW. But I also found the location of the
signal interesting. It is up around the frog of the switch. The hyrail
appears to be actually beyond the switch points. I would have thought the
signal would be located before the switch points so there is no chance of
a crew fouling the switch points. I have not had time to go back and
search the track diagram for this interlocking, but my guess is that the
signal protecting another switch just to left of the the photo, as well
as the diamond. Is this the case?
Interesting view for the low location of the lower diverging signal head.
Of course, most interesting is the second short mast. What is it for? Is
that a small lunar signal mounted on it or something else?
Tom Mack
Cincinnati, OH
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