Caretta Branch - Abandoned Signal

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This is the only existing signal that I am aware of.  I've never explored 
the area where the branch connected to the Dry Fork main track.

Jeff Hawkins



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> That is possible.  How short a block are we talking about?

>

> And, is there an Approach Distant signal on up the branch, or is this

> the only signal?

>

> Ben Blevins

>

>

> On 3/4/14, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

>> Ben,

>> Could it have been the fact that the distance from that signal and the

>> home signal was extremely short and therefore a restricting indication

>> would be safer?

>>

>> Nathan Simmons

>> trainman51 at gmail.com

>> http://www.t-51.org

>> KI4MSK

>>

>> On 3/4/2014 16:13, NW Mailing List wrote:

>>>

>>> If I knew more about how the track circuits and distant signals to

>>> this location were arranged, then I could tell you exactly why this

>>> signal was set up this way.  There was a reason.

>>>

>>> The approach aspect was omitted because they did not need it.  It

>>> could be as simple as that another train would never follow one out,

>>> meaning a train passing the signal would never need to "Proceed

>>> prepared to stop at next signal", as the Approach aspect dictates.

>>>

>>> Ben Blevins

>>>

>>> On Mar 4, 2014 2:49 PM, "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

>>> <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:

>>>

>>>     This is the automatic advance (or approach) signal for the home

>>>     signal a

>>>     short block ahead at the junction with the Dry Fork Branch. The

>>> nearby

>>>     grade crossing (mostly) necessitates the short block and the

>>>     signal's use

>>>     as a hold-out. A Stop and Proceed here indicates a Stop and Stay

>>>     at the

>>>     junction, but allows movement ahead to the home signal without a

>>>     violation

>>>     if the rear can clear the road crossing (hold-out signals usually

>>>     display

>>>     Stop and Stay). In this branch line situation, with a permissive

>>>     indication

>>>     at the junction ahead, a Clear suffices as an Approach Diverging,

>>>     making

>>>     the signal act much like a repeater.

>>>

>>>     Grant Carpenter

>>>

>>>     > Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014

>>>     >

>>>     > I have a question regarding this old signal on the Caretta

>>>     Branch.  Does

>>>     anyone know if this was the home signal for the branch's junction

>>>     with the

>>>     Dry Fork Branch main or a distant signal?  Someone had asked me

>>>     why it only

>>>     had aspects for "stop" and "clear".  I thought it would've had more

>>>     available aspects than what it shows.

>>>     >

>>>     > http://www.pbase.com/railfire/image/153050851/original

>>>     > http://www.pbase.com/railfire/image/154680221/original

>>>     >

>>>     > Jeff Hawkins

>>>     >

>>>     > www.railsinvirginia.com <http://www.railsinvirginia.com>

>>>     > www.railfirephotography.com <http://www.railfirephotography.com>

>>>     >

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