Caretta Branch - Abandoned Signal

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Ben,
Could it have been the fact that the distance from that signal and the 
home signal was extremely short and therefore a restricting indication 
would be safer?

Nathan Simmons
trainman51 at gmail.com
http://www.t-51.org
KI4MSK

On 3/4/2014 16:13, NW Mailing List wrote:

>

> If I knew more about how the track circuits and distant signals to 

> this location were arranged, then I could tell you exactly why this 

> signal was set up this way.  There was a reason.

>

> The approach aspect was omitted because they did not need it.  It 

> could be as simple as that another train would never follow one out, 

> meaning a train passing the signal would never need to "Proceed 

> prepared to stop at next signal", as the Approach aspect dictates.

>

> Ben Blevins

>

> On Mar 4, 2014 2:49 PM, "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org 

> <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:

>

>     This is the automatic advance (or approach) signal for the home

>     signal a

>     short block ahead at the junction with the Dry Fork Branch. The nearby

>     grade crossing (mostly) necessitates the short block and the

>     signal's use

>     as a hold-out. A Stop and Proceed here indicates a Stop and Stay

>     at the

>     junction, but allows movement ahead to the home signal without a

>     violation

>     if the rear can clear the road crossing (hold-out signals usually

>     display

>     Stop and Stay). In this branch line situation, with a permissive

>     indication

>     at the junction ahead, a Clear suffices as an Approach Diverging,

>     making

>     the signal act much like a repeater.

>

>     Grant Carpenter

>

>     > Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014

>     >

>     > I have a question regarding this old signal on the Caretta

>     Branch.  Does

>     anyone know if this was the home signal for the branch's junction

>     with the

>     Dry Fork Branch main or a distant signal?  Someone had asked me

>     why it only

>     had aspects for "stop" and "clear".  I thought it would've had more

>     available aspects than what it shows.

>     >

>     > http://www.pbase.com/railfire/image/153050851/original

>     > http://www.pbase.com/railfire/image/154680221/original

>     >

>     > Jeff Hawkins

>     >

>     > www.railsinvirginia.com <http://www.railsinvirginia.com>

>     > www.railfirephotography.com <http://www.railfirephotography.com>

>     >

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