Riverton Jct. Signaling

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Can anyone tell me how the Signaling at Riverton Jct. worked before the 
Southern and N&W Merged? I know the current connector track in the NE 
Quadrant did not exist.

Did the N&W dispatcher have full control, meaning that the Southern 
train would have to Contact the N&W DS to get a signal across the diamond?

Or, Was it an "Automatic" Signal where it acted as if a first come first 
served basis the signal only lighting up when the approaching train was 
two approach blocks out?

Or was it half Automatic half controlled where the Southern DS had 
riverton on his board (even though the rest of the line was dark 
territory) and would "request" a Signal, the same on the N&W side, then 
if both railroad have a signal requested it acts as First come First 
served where the signal would light when a Nearing train is two blocks out.

Remember although the Southern was dark there had to be signal across 
the Diamond, this also meant there were Distant Signals to the 
"Interlocking/ Control Point/etc..."

Any and all help would be appreciated,

Nathan

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Nathan Simmons
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