More on Interlocking signals

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Back before ditch lights, some trainmen referred to the Restricting aspect
as a "ditch light."

Grant Carpenter


> Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013

>

> Jim:

> If I'm deciperhing this diagram correctly, the signal at the entring

> end of the siding is displaying an APPROACH DIVERGING.  The

> bottom target shows three amber lights pointed toward the main.

> The center amber light shouldn't be there.  Bear in mind that not

> all sidings were bonded and therefore couldn't detect if the siding

> was occupied or if there were track defects or a switch not properly

> line.  For non-bonded sidings, the signal at the entering end of the

> siding would desplay RESTRICTING. On the Pittsburgh Division, the

> W&LE had a multitude of non-bonded sidings and maximum

> authorized speed to enter was 15 MPH.  N&W's Safety Department

> ID'ed restricitng signals by noting that the diagonal  signal on the

> bottom target point to the ditch and if you don't comply with the

> indication,   the ditch is exactly where you're going.  Harry Bundy