RE: (erielack) Signal question - East Lincoln Park

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

Here's an interesting signal aspect that I have always wondered about.
EL and DL&W ran one mid-day w/bound leaving Hoboken at 2 and arriving at
Mountain View at 2:39.  Often the signal east of the Pompton River would
show a flashing yellow over green.  The train would run up the siding at
Lincoln Park and then back on the the main track.  Little is said about
this signal aspect.  What did it signify?

Ed Montgomery

 

- -----Original Message-----
From: Richard Pennisi [mailto:eldispatcher72_@_yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 1:15 PM
To: EL Mail List
Subject: RE: (erielack) Signal question - East Lincoln Park

Paul,
   
  As a dispatcher, you never would line signals up at Mt. View and not
East Lincoln Park either for the siding or the main track.  If the East
end of Lincoln Park was clear (green) for a westbound move up the main
track, then the worst you would get is a clear medium at Mt. View, I
believe. Maybe an approach meduim if no signals were lined at the East
end of Lincoln Park.  Thing is I can't remember what was displayed
westbound over the wye switch at Mt. View. 
   
  Here are my drawings of the area that I used when I was a dispatcher.
There are no intermediate signals between Mt. View and Lincoln Park,
just home signals (dispatcher controlled).
   
  Rich Pennisi

"Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com> wrote:
  > 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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