> I don't remember any wye at Mountain View. It's not in any > ETT. There was the absolute signal for the crossing and the > next signal was east of the Pompton River Bridge east of > Ryerson Road. It controlled the movements for Lincoln Park > Siding and normal movements. > > Ed Montgomery Ed, A "wye" turnout is one that is curved on both legs in opposite directions (as opposed to a standard turnout, which has one straight leg and one curves; and a curved turnout, where both legs are curved but in the same direction). Basically, picture a "Y" :) Since neither leg is "normal" (on a standard turnout, this would be the straight leg), normally you'd presume there would be some sort of speed restriction regardless of which route you took. I used to wonder why EL didn't move the track to orient the Boonton Line side as "straight", but that wouldn't buy you much since there was a speed restriction on the tight curve onto the Boonton Line only 1000 feet ahead. - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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