Huger Re: location

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Many thanks, Captain Pokey AKA Grant.
Without and SEM I can't be "for imprint" certain, but I strongly suspect
that the lower East-bound arm has an oval target that only encompassed the
three diagonal lights.  Hope to be able to provide these for you in the not
too distant future.
Jim

On Sat, Feb 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Jim,
>
> The signal aspects are an unusual combination of Restricting and Approach
> Diverging on both tracks. The pole shadow indicates the train is headed
> north. In the vicinity of Welch, that would narrow the location to the
> eastward signal #3954 at Huger. The S&C pole line on the "south" side and
> the westbound coming out of a right-hand curve both fit.
>
> The Restricting indication would be a grade signal, located in the middle
> of Huger Hill, a 1.10% ruling grade. The Approach Diverging indication
> would be in advance of the control signal and double crossover ahead at Big
> Four.
>
> The photographer is on or just below U.S. Route 52, Elkhorn Creek is
> across and below the tracks, and the road on the other side is still
> visible on Gmaps.
>
> Oddly:
> There is no background on the lower arm of the EB Main signal.
>
> I cannot make out the engine number, but if that is the 2060, it was one
> of the few Y3a's with a fishbelly tender up to 1956. A water-bottom tender
> suggests late, but that and running forward downgrade would indicate a
> through run of west coal, not a typical assignment of older power. However,
> if this is in June before the miner's vacation, it was all hands on deck
> and anything was possible.
>
>
>
> Regarding your second image?
>
> I don't have a clue.
>
> Grant Carpenter
>
> On 2/7/2025 6:08 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
> Couple of photos on Ebay:
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/326427887212?_skw=norfolk+western&itmmeta=01JKFST0119XBYAWW28YE5HJG5&hash=item4c009e466c:g:MckAAOSw87lnoBUo&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKlHdGzLNV3KP1B0MvFnQq%2F01Zs4iBep8KVn%2Fn1%2FcS%2Bn3cMcZC6Iv7ydlV%2BwSRc%2BHMecnJbmHaUOpyTJ4Rcq3X8Z3UcCrnP75rxo4o93OOJsicBQ5UAJrxmfAuHGzoCGC%2BO8pVjcQb1EI7%2B6e75veyEC1E7yeQoQOfdd4QDdghv5wsEW3WO%2Ftr5Hz2xtP%2B5%2BszFGrY2rr41TPHi74qM9TA%2BVLQ52oOo2azC70T29HOlTbPyM5r3Op9XwYbdmlzFJtMgHR9YPuwer6a5t%2Fvopn8QP%2F4kRgEu60vUgeIoj%2B9jNgA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4iB6PmbZQ
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/326427887214?_skw=norfolk+western&itmmeta=01JKFST011T154AFFXBXYJR2QA&hash=item4c009e466e:g:yO0AAOSw~6pnoBTE&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKlzbrcpXtNMy7eamPKImLpF6%2BKc%2FSgysH%2BzDgQ%2FiYSTahKfgymDEUC%2B3FckmJ%2Fk7GmpCH5%2FYJxxWin7gi8o3nzKxTTT14hcm4WdXqDPkvW4Nq3IDo8pItKgWkobuneYxy3OpYSEf9Ybc4s275Yh6IWfQc64DujHwi80ara3gECvHSf8HwWcr1BL9iEodRxMptwAn9qSGsKky1VELWACwDAr2DjIK9ZacYpRjrfhmsliL9R0kR1gBY5mu%2FJGkjhbkMWuCHtwylcqtS2fqg%2Ba5iB4hathTOcxo62VJB9D6RnJ%2BQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4iB6PmbZQ
>
> They are labeled as Welch, but given their bucolic nature they are
> obviously not in the city proper.  Anybody able to narrow down the
> location(s) to any finer point?
> Thanks,
> Jim Cochran
>
>
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