Re: (erielack) Erie Signals

[pat.moore_@_att.net]

Steve,

Great story.  Thanks for sharing.

- -pat moore  

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From: Smtimko_@_aol.com
>
> 
>  
> In a message dated 12/1/2009 7:16:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> g.davids_@_verizon.net writes:
> 
> In Erie  practice, much of the automatic block and TCS territory used  
> four-indication signaling, where the progression of indications on these  
> intermediate signals was "Clear," (Green over Red); "Approach Medium,"  
> (Yellow over Green); "Approach," (Yellow over Red); and "Stop and  
> Proceed," (Red over Red).  "Approach Medium" had a dual  purpose.  It 
> could govern the approach to any signal indicating  "Approach" or to an 
> interlocking home signal indicating "Clear Medium" or  "Medium Approach."
> 
> 
> 
> .............
> And there was an exception to the rule................as always.
>  
> The EL Rule Book showed Rule 290--RESTRICTING to be displayed ONLY on  
> interlocking or home signals.  This is indicated in the Rule Book by signal  
> aspects in line above one another, not staggered, square ended semaphores, and  
> no number plates on the signals.
>  
> Well, westbound at Meadville Yard, signal 516-1 at MP 103.39 was equipped  
> to display a RESTRICTING indication when the switches were open into 
> Meadville  West Yard.  This allowed the switches to remain open between trains 
> and/or  allowed a yard crew to leave the switches open for the next train to 
> pull into  the yard without stopping to line the route and tie up the road 
> crossings in  downtown Meadville.  This was a two-arm signal with staggered 
> heads,  and was equipped with a number plate (516-1).  It could display Clear,  
> Approach, Approach-Medium, Stop and Proceed, and Restricting.  
>  
> When the Conrail rules guys showed up in 1976 looking the property over and 
>  saw that they were lost for words.  It wasn't in the rule book and it  
> wasn't in the EMP TT.  It ended up in the Conrail EMP TT as a Special  
> Instruction post haste.  The Central Region Manager of Operating Rules, J P  
> McCombs 
> just happened to be there when a train was lined into the yard and  
> discovered it.
> 
> SMT
> 
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