N&W Electrification Photo

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 Gordon,
I don't know the location, although I think I have this post card. I would guess that the guard rail may be extra precaution to make certain that any derailment would be forced into the bank, instead of the center track.
It appears there may be a tunnel in the background, thus requiring the whistle post.
Just a guess.
Jeff Sanders

    On Sunday, June 24, 2018, 5:39:33 PM EDT, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:  
 
 This attached photo of the N&W electrification posted on Ebay raises 
several questions such as (1) location? (2) why is there a whistle post 
on the diverging line? (3) does the diverging line lead to a tunnel in 
the distance? (4) what is the purpose of the guard rail adjacent to the 
near running rail in the foreground of the diverging line?  There 
appears to be some mechanism on the opposite rail where one would expect 
a derail to be located, but why have a guard rail opposite a derail?

Gordon Hamilton 
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