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Re: (erielack) John Long Photos - FT's near Susquehanna

Paul -

As long as the Erie owned the Jefferson Division, it was operated under manual block rules.  The manual block signals were maintained by the Erie even though the division was dispatched by the D&H dispatchers at Carbondale.  The manual block signals had single arms, with either a square-end blade for a home signal or a notched-end blade for a distant signal.

The Erie still had some lower-quadrant automatic block signals in 1952, and their aspects were included in the 1952 Erie Book of Rules.

http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/Erie_ROTOD/ebor52.html#FixedSignals

The D&H had replaced all of its semaphore automatic block signals with searchlight signals before 1940.  The Erie manual block semaphore signals on the Jeff were not replaced until the D&H bought the Jeff and converted it to CTC.

If I had to hazard a guess on the location of the photo, I would pick a point at the eastward automatic signal governing the approach to SR Tower, west of Susquehanna.  The train is westward, and the south track is a siding.

Gordon Davids

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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:07:04 -0400
From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: (erielack) FW: RE: John Long Photos

I gather the FT shot was taken on the Jefferson Division; Erie used upper-quadrant semaphores but apparently D&H used the lower-quadrant type. Interesting because Erie owned the line prior to the mid-50's but it appears the D&H provided the signals. Can anyone explain?

Paul B


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