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Could somebody in the know please tell me what the following NS signal configuration means?

X
Y
X

R
X
X

R
X

Key:
X = Dark; Y= Yellow; R = Red

Thanks,

Fritz in Huntsville, AL

approach

basic approach, means be prepared to stop at the next signal. see them all the time here on the Chicago Line.

Mike Fair
Port Clinton, OH



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/09 06:36 by Bath_wildcat.

if you see bidirctional signals on with both sides being yellow, or approach, that also means, no trains on the block. Unless, if u see a signal on green on one side with a red signal on the other, chances are a train approaching. same thing goes for CSXT on ex CR mainlines.

TOMT7x





Bath_wildcat Wrote:
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> basic approach, means be prepared to stop at the
> next signal. see them all the time here on the
> Chicago Line.

Y/R/R = Y/R = Y

"Approach." Proceed at medium speed prepared to stop at the next signal. (Medium speed is established by rule; it's typically 30 mph.)

As mentioned above, if a two-faced intermediate signal shows an aspect more favorable than Stop (or Stop and Proceed) on both sides, there is no imminent traffic.

As for where you show "X" in your diagram, I would never expect to see more than one lamp lit on an individual signal head -- that's almost always indicative of a malfunction if it happens.