RE: (erielack) Signal question - East Lincoln Park

["Montgomery, Edward T" <Edward.Montgomery_@_fcps.edu>]

This is interesting stuff.  When the Boonton Line was in its complete
DL&W form it was fun to watch the signals during rush hour.  At other
times during the day when a train cleared a block, the signals would go
dark, but during rush hour they would stay on.  You could see the
signals change standing by the crossing signal looking west.  When the
train would approach Beaver Brook Road west of Lincoln Park, the
crossing signal would go Yellow.  As the train moves beyond that point
the signal at the Pompton River would go yellow over green and the
signal at the crossing would go green.  I thought all of the wiring
making this work was facinating.

Ed

 

- -----Original Message-----
From: Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) [mailto:paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 1:16 PM
To: EL Mail List
Subject: RE: (erielack) Signal question - East Lincoln Park

Ed,

That signal was the westbound interlocking signal for East Lincoln Park
- - it retained its 2-head (2-arm? :)/2-lamp configuration through the end
of EL. There were no intermediate signals between East Lincoln Park and
West Lincoln Park, so I suppose technically it was also an approach
signal for West Lincoln Park.

Aren't signal discussions fun? :)

	- Paul



> The next signal on the Boonton Line after Mountain View Crossing was 
> located just east of the Ramapo River Bridge, east of Ryerson Road.  
> It governed the turnout into the siding as well as a block for normal 
> movements.
> 
> Ed
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) [mailto:paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:38 PM
> To: EL Mail List
> Subject: RE: (erielack) Signal question - East Lincoln Park
> 
> > Paul;,
> >    
> >   The westbound signal at Mt. View was over a Wye switch
> and I believe
> 
> > it would have been a Clear Medium for movement on the
> Boonton Line and
> 
> > a possibly a clear for movement for the Greenwood Lake
> Line.  I'm not
> > entirely sure on the signal for the Greenwood Lake line as the Wye 
> > switch might have dictated a clear medium either route.
> >    
> >   Rich Pennisi
> 
> 
> Rich,
> 
> I believe there were no intermediate signals between Mt. View and East

> Lincoln Park, correct? If so, then the Mountain View westbound signal 
> was also an approach for East Lincoln Park, correct?
> 
> Based on your statement, then, you would never see a green aspect on 
> either the middle or lower signal? The best possible aspect was a 
> yellow bulb? (i.e., a westbound heading onto the Boonton Line 
> [completely unoccupied] would receive a Red-Red-Yellow?
> 
> 	- Paul

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