N&W CPL's

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I thought that they do have some modern CPL's up near Salem??

Walt

On Aug 19, 2008, at 4:53 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:


> In another thread, Ben Blevins relates:

>  "I was obsessed witnh preserving an N&W signal before I was ever a  

> signal maintainer. I did that. They are old, rusty, dangerous, an  

> absolute nightmare to work on, and impossible to get parts for.   

> Climbing one of these things is a terror in itself, even with the  

> proper safety gear."

>

> I can sympathize with that, but, they are a much better way to  

> present a signal than today's stick signals! Too bad that the people  

> that make and order these things didn't realize the advantages of  

> the CPL's and come up with a modern replacement.

> Jimmy Lisle

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