Caretta Branch - Abandoned Signal

NW Mailing List nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
Tue Mar 4 22:11:45 EST 2014


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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