signal questions 3 (NW Mailing List)

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Joe, Great explanation of the Ingleside signals.

Is there a chance that rather than "an eastbound movement lined on the near
track (main 1)"  that it could also be a westbound movement on the near
track (main 1), running reverse main, that has just passed? Just a thought.

John Garner,  Newport, VA

Ingleside Photo

> http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=472679

Jimmy's answers are correct, but some additional details to place them
in context with the phots might help.

. . . the view is looking (timetable) east. However, the eastbound
signals are NOT a control point just because of the single lights on the
bottom target. The Ingleside signals are automatics in both directions.
The next signal to the east is also an automatic, so there is no need
for additional lights on the bottom target since this signal does not
have a need to display any diverging or advance approach aspects. The
next signal to the west is the control point of Blake, so the westbound
signals need more lights on the bottom target for diverging indications.

In this photo, there is an eastbound movement lined on the near track
(main 1), hence the red signal for that track on the westbound signal.
The main 2 aspects in both directions are the normal aspects with no
signals lined for movement on that track at either Blake (next control
point to west) or Oakvale (next control point to east).

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