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Canadian Railroads > on this day, a day earlyDate: 08/24/16 16:46 on this day, a day early Author: hoggerdoug Other obligations tomorrow, so the August 25 edition of "on this day" is a day early. Hopefully nobody minds.
August 25, 2006, another trip southward on the RMR Fraser Discovery from Williams Lake BC to Lillooet on the former BC Rail. images: 01 Approach signal governing the "dual control switch" at the north end of Moran siding. What the signal governs is the locally controlled switch into the siding. When the caboose was eliminated, BC Rail decided to install locally controlled electric switches on some of the sidings on heavy grades, eliminated trains having to stop and "restore" switches on either end of a siding. A train entering or leaving a siding, once clear of the switch, it would restore to the normal position automatically. This saved from an approaching train to stop and line the older manual track switches. 02 our train along Moran siding 03 Meet with a northbound work train. Date: 08/24/16 16:49 Re: on this day, a day early Author: hoggerdoug 04 8013 at Lillooet and our crew change
05 8018, me thinks it is an ex Penn Central unit that I may have seen years earlier on the Penn Central 06 the train at Lillooet Date: 08/24/16 16:51 Re: on this day, a day early Author: hoggerdoug 07 "off into the sunset" heading to Whistler, it was a toasty warm afternoon in Lillooet.
thanks for looking, Doug Date: 08/24/16 20:00 Re: on this day, a day early Author: railsmith hoggerdoug Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > 05 8018, me thinks it is an ex Penn Central unit > that I may have seen years earlier on the Penn > Central RMRX 8018 began life as Penn Central 3133 and then went on to Conrail, MKT, UP and National Rail Equipment. Date: 08/25/16 05:44 Re: on this day, a day early Author: mopacrr What does the "R" mean on the signal mast?
Date: 08/25/16 09:13 Re: on this day, a day early Author: hoggerdoug The R means it is a restricting signal, can pass the red signal and proceed at "restricted speed" prepared to stop short of equipment, broken rails, improperly lined switches etc etc. I'm sure there are better explanations, but that's what I remember from 10 years ago. It's all long ago!!! Doug
Date: 08/25/16 19:39 Re: on this day, a day early Author: sarailfan mopacrr Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > What does the "R" mean on the signal mast? The GCOR equivalent would be a G signal. Avoids stopping at a restricting signal, particularly on heavy grades, though CN and CP tend to use them on all intermediate signals. Posted from Android Darren Boes Lethbridge, AB Southern Alberta Railfan |