switch stands

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A very clear view of the electric switch stands in use at Auville yard.
This is a small cropped portion of an archive image NG100269.
07-11-1959 from the Peter J. Fifer collection
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A very nice color image of lit switch stands at dusk by William Gordon
his text: "Class Y6 2145 at Auville Yard 08/28/1959"
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Mike Rector

On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 8:05 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> My grandfather was a motorman at Crumpler, and I  hope to model that area
> some day, so anything on that end and the Northfork end (Byrd Yard) would
> be greatly appreciated.
> Jim Cochran
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 4:16 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Jim,
>>
>>
>>
>> The field notebooks have not been scanned. However I have scanned some
>> pages in Book 35 for my own purposes. Book 35 is about North Fork Branch.
>> What specifically are you looking for?
>>
>>
>>
>> Alex Schust
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *NW Mailing List
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 20, 2022 9:25 AM
>> *To:* NW Mailing List
>> *Subject:* Re: switch stands
>>
>>
>>
>> Alex,
>>
>> Thanks for the pointer to such fantastic information.  Have the  chain
>> survey notebooks been scanned/am I able to order a copy?  I would sure like
>> to have a look at the information in book 35.
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Jim Cochran
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 8:01 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *NW Mailing List
>> *Sent:* Monday, December 19, 2022 1:48 PM
>> *To:* NW Mailing List
>> *Subject:* switch stands
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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