Ingleside signals

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John, John. . . John,

How many times have we passed by that signal?

Grant Carpenter

On 6/3/2015 1:45 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> 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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