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Switch stand types and whether they had lights or not are detailed in the chain survey notebooks of 1916.

 

The attached image is from the Upland Coal & Coke Co. sidings (P44) at Upland, WV. Read from the bottom up. Survey location:

 

24+67 New Century no light

25+42 30 inch Rampo no light

29+65 No. 20 Rampo no light

30+77 No. 17 Rampo + light (located on main line P at MP N-383.6)

 

All of the switches on the Left Fork of Elkhorn Branch had unlighted New Century switch stands.

 

Alex Schust 

 

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I recall some previous discussion on this topic, but not the detailed information.  In looking through the archive's drawings, I see the manufacturer RAMAPO most prevalently.  Also, I was able to read one note that said on single track where passenger trains were run regularly in reverse, there should be one placed at facing points of switches.  Where else would they have been used.  Is the difference between tall and short only for visibility like regular versus dwarf signals?  From the drawings, it appears all were made to have a lantern mounted on top.  Would the signal maintainers install lanterns on all of these every night?  I assume only two indications:  green when the switch was in normal position and red when it was in reverse.  Any information of where signals stands were used on the N&W will be greatly appreciated.

Jim Cochran

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