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Re: (erielack) Erie Signals

Ken,

I purchased  a copy of "Erie Railroad Company New York Division Interlocking
Stations" published by Bill Sheppard  in 2001 from the ELHS a few months
back.  Page 21 has the 8-28-46 drawing of the Passaic Draw Bridge
Interlocking Station: "BE".  It does show a derail on the westbound track
just beyond the westbound home signal, east of the bridge.  Each derail has
two levers associated with it, one for the derail and one for the 'F.P.
Lock'.  The WB derail was lever 9 for the derail and 10 for the lock.

The diagram also shows both tracks being signaled on each side of the
bridge: the normal direction signals being double head and the against the
current of traffic signals being singles.

Regards,

Vinnie

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From: "Hoboken" <hoboken_@_vfemail.net>
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Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 9:28 AM
Subject: (erielack) Erie Signals


> Listers,
> When the Erie & E-L Main ran through Passaic and Rutherford, there were
> some signals about which I have questions:
>
> First, at the Passaic River swing bridge, there were signals to protect
> against an open bridge.  As I recall, these each were a tri-color head
> over a tri-color head.  The bottom had the green blanked out, but the
> red always seemed to be on.  The top had all 3 colors.  What did the
> aspects of red over red, amber over red, and green over red mean?  Would
> the bottom signal ever go amber?  As I recall, until service through
> downtown Passaic was terminated, there were no crossovers from one track
> to the other at or near the bridge.
>
> Second, on the eastbound track in Passaic Park, the signal for the river
> bridge was west of Acrygg Av., no doubt in order to prevent long trains
> from fouling the crossing.  This was where the line curved from compass
> south to compass east, and the bridge was not visible from the signal.
> There was a derail which was applied when the signal was red for a
> bridge opening.  Was there a derail on the westbound track on the
> Rutherford side?  Was/is it customary to use a derail on a main track in
> this situation?  How was the derail operated?
>
> Third, there was a single beam signal at the Carlton Hill station for
> eastbound movement.  What did the 3 aspects of that signal mean?  If
> that signal were red, was a train permitted to stop and proceed?
>
> Fourth, were the signals that protected the Passaic River bridge also
> block signals?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Ken Bush
>

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