N&W signal route diagrams

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The dispatcher or tower operator may still be able to give the signal a 
permissive indication,
but a quick look at the rule book indications a stop and proceed is only 
indicated by a sign on a single target signal.
There isnt any direct stop and proceed signal light indication.
If the signals were able, a flashing red could indicate that but it isnt 
in the rulebook and it looks like technically they couldnt or didnt do 
that. Semaphores couldnt, the position lights reflected semaphore 
indications plus.
You would already know you might be following a train, you would most 
likely get dispatcher clearance to stop and proceed watching for 
obstructions.
Didnt most signals have a callbox?

-Lynn-

On 9/17/2013 9:39 PM, nw-mailing-list-request at nwhs.org wrote:

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> Re: N&W signal route diagrams

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> Date:

> 9/17/2013 9:21 PM

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> On 9/17/2013 5:41 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

>>  I hear you, but I still have the question of why not?  It seems like 

>> this would add an unnecessary stop/delay in the case where one 

>> movement is following another in the same direction, on the same 

>> route through an interlocking.  Any answers, comments, speculation 

>> would be greatly appreciated.

> Well, with that kind of thinking, why have any absolute stop signal 

> then? Why don't all traffic lights at intersections have flashing 

> yellow lights?  It is there because that is where they want you to 

> STOP. It is a/_control point_/! In the days before rock and roll, if 

> this signal was a STOP/and STAY, this is where you got off and called 

> the dispatcher on the phone box to receive further instructions. Did 

> you ever think that maybe the dispatcher has other plans for you and 

> doesn't want you to follow the train ahead?

>

> Jimmy Lisle


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