Eastern Railroad Discussion > Where Are The B&O Color Position Lights?

Will be east of Chicago in a few days and was wondering where are the B&O color-position lights still in service? CGTower provided a nice list for the CH&D, but are there others? For example, the Pittsburgh Line, the old BR&P, the line in Indiana, etc.

Thanks,

Brad

There is one CPL and a pair of Dwarfs last I saw in Dolton, IL at the UP(C&WI) diamonds.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/24/14 20:35 by Nictd1000.

There are still a few on the P&W subdivision around Pittsburgh, at Field and East Schenley.

Nictd1000 Wrote:
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> There is one CPL and a pair of Dwarfs last I saw
> in Dolton, IL at the UP(C&WI) diamonds.
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> Posted from iPhone

There are also a few on the CSX line that parallels NS near Gary briefly. I saw them riding the Capitol, but don't know how accessible their are in that tangle of railroads and industry.

Yes, there's one CPL at CP 501 where the connection to the B&O is but that one is not too easy to access.

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Akron to Clinton (Warwick), Ohio

The lines in southern Indiana have a bunch of them, but very little traffic.

The Toledo Sub around Deshler/Leipsic/Ottawa, OH is by far your best bet for a large number of CPLs, variety of structures, and train volume.

And that would be the CH&D he referred to previously.

If you get south of Dayton, the last great concentration toward Cincy is at Hamilton. There are also several within Cincy Terminal but most are inaccessible is public access.

CG

toledopatch Wrote:
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> The lines in southern Indiana have a bunch of
> them, but very little traffic.
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> The Toledo Sub around Deshler/Leipsic/Ottawa, OH
> is by far your best bet for a large number of
> CPLs, variety of structures, and train volume.

As far as the BR&P (now Buffalo & Pittsburgh) goes, CPLs exist at Du Bois/Falls Creek, Johnsonburg, & Mt. Jewett.

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Most of them between Grafton ,WV and Clarksburg,WV are still up. The ones on the A&O from Grafton to Hampton jct are also still up. GRS

MEKoch Wrote:
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> Akron to Clinton (Warwick), Ohio


Looks interesting? how much traffic is on that line.

Thanks,

bob Jordan

Thanks to all who answered. Good info.

robj Wrote:
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> MEKoch Wrote:
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> > Akron to Clinton (Warwick), Ohio
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> Looks interesting? how much traffic is on that
> line.
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> Thanks,
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> bob Jordan

This is the former B&O now CSX mainline between Chicago and the mid Atlantic. Maybe 30 trains per day.