9 light PL arm

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And don't forget that in Pennsy electrified territory you also had an 
"X" and an "O".
Both had to do with the over head. One was drop the pans (as in wire down)!
Tom Cosgrove

NW Mailing List wrote:

> Well Larry, you certainly got me on this one!  I CAN'T explain it.  

> It's not in any of my old rulebooks or timetables. 

>  

> Now, it can be done under PRR rules.  My PRR chart dated 12 July 1941 

> shows Rule 281 /_Clear _/as three vertical lights no marker.  Rule 285 

> /_Approach_/ as three diagonal right to left decending, no marker.  

> Rule 289 /_Permissive-Block_/ as three left to right decending, no 

> marker.  And, Rule 292 /_Stop_/ as three horizontal, again no marker.  

> So, theoretically, a PRR signal could in the right conditions have 

> done this.

>  

> But, we're assuming this is an N&W PL signal.  If this were a PRR 

> signal, then why is there an N&W Y class engine in front of it?  Why 

> is the signal on the wrong side of the tracks for the N&W?  Why is 

> there a service platform in front of the signal arm, as well as behind 

> it?  A lot of things about this don't look standard to the N&W.

>  

> You sure found a good one!  This ones got me scratching my head...  I 

> just don't know!

>  

> Ben Blevins

>

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