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Re: (erielack) DL&W single-light signal heads
Please see :http://www.railroadsignals.us/rulebooks/dlw25/index.htm
Many DLW signals would only have one lighted signal on the bottom of the
two heads, as in the clear signal where only the green was lit and the
only green was in the bottom head.
Approach Medium means approach NEXT signal at not exceeding medium
speed. The engineer would know how far in advance the next signal was
and reduce his speed accordingly. However the DLW in 1925 did not have
an "Approach Medium" aspect; Yellow over green was "Approach
Restricting" meaning approach next signal at Restricted Speed. The DLW
also did not have a "Medium Clear" as such. Medium Clear would normally
be at an interlocking and indicate medium speed through the interlocking
switches [with the entire train] and then normal speed [clear] to the
next signal.
On 7/21/2011 6:16 PM, Don Liotta wrote:
> Does Medium Clear mean proceed at half the speed limit? And does Approach
> Medium mean proceed to the next signal at half the speed limit? I don't
> fully understand the terminology used in reading signals.
>
> Don Liotta
>
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> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 5:38 PM
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> Subject: (erielack) DL&W single-light signal heads
>
>
> A single light, same size as all the others, in a round target. US&S
> called them an HC-33 marker light, IIRC.
>
> Erie used them in a variety of applications, most commonly on three-headed
> interlocking home signals that displayed only aspects where the bottom or
> top signal head was always red. Take a look at photos of Marion or other
> complicated places and you'll see a few of those.
>
> Erie never (so far as I know) accepted the idea of using a dark signal head
> as part of a signal aspect. A dark light was to be interpreted in the
> most restrictive manner possible. The DL&W did allow it, and made
> extensive
> use of darkened signal heads to convey various aspects. For instance, some
>
> signals on the Scranton and Buffalo Divisions were set up with the marker
> light below a standard, three-light color light signal head. The upper
> head
> could display red, yellow, and green. If the upper head displayed yellow
> and the marker light came on displaying green, that changed the indication
> from Approach to Approach Medium. As you DL&W guys probably know, the
> railroad also made extensive use of two-over-two configured signals where
> the
> green light was on the bottom. Some of these were used at interlockings.
> In that application the only thing needed to convey Stop was a red light
> burning in the upper signal head. Add a green light below it, and you got
> Medium Clear. This configuration was also used in some wayside signals to
> provide Approach Medium as discussed above. In that case one of the two
> lights in the lower target usually would be blanked out.
>
>
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