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 lo
Hi Tom. This might be a situation that is covered in the Consolidated Code signal section. The edition of 1980 pages 98 and 99, shows this situation where the signal on the bracket could be for a sig
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 spen
Signal was gone by the time I started going to Grand Crossing in 1990 but that is not the home signal for Grand Crossing but rater the Interchange and Dago connection - aka the tracks split again jus
The fact that the signal is on a bracket indicates that there is a track BETWEEN the track that the signal governs and the signal itself. IE. That signal on the bracket does not govern the track next
I wrote my reply before I read Bud's...He is correct...that is a unique situation and is, indeed, covered by the rules. AGAIN..the bracket "says" that there is a track between the signal and the one
No Ted...the signal is for the track the Hi Rail is on...The bracket tells you that the intervening track is NOT GOVERNED by that signal..It is for the Main Track...assuming that this is the track th
There have been several other replies regarding this signal. Here is some specific information on it's location. It is shown on the North LaCrosse CB&Q station map. It is located at MP 299.95, 331' w
You got it just right Glen.....The bracket ALWAYS indicates that there is a track between the track governed by the signal and the signal itself Pete There have been several other replies regarding t
Author: "Mike Moore mmoore494@charter.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2016 11:05:25 -0600
You got it just right Glen.....The bracket ALWAYS indicates that there is a track between the track governed by the signal and the signal itself Pete There have been several other replies regarding