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Geoff Mayo
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If you're belting along the Northeast Corridor and the dispatcher decides to switch your train onto another track, what is the sequence of signal aspects you would see (assume 110mph linespeed and a 45mph crossover)?

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Robert Muckey
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In my experience watching signels when your a block away from the switches, you get a red over yellow signel telling you to expect a crossover, and when you get to crossover the tower will give you a red over flashing green signel to tell you switch is open.
Hope this helps.

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Gil Abar
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The aspects for your 45mph crossover would be Clear - Green, Approach Limited - Yellow over flashing Green and Limited Clear - Red over flashing Green over Red or just Red over flashing Green depending on teh type of signal used.

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Thanks for the replies!

Geoff Mayo.


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I can tell you guys are back east because I have never seen a flashing green out here although my signal aspect of by 1995 AT&SF timetable lists a yellow over flashing green.
Usually around here I see a red over green on the mainline or flashing red when a train is going into the yard.

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If you are still interested to find signel aspects NORAC Signel Aspects fdor North America has a web-site open to public.
Will check records for address and post it here.

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Try NORAC Signel Rules Of North America .com
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Try NORAC Signel Rules Of North America .com
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The web site for NORAC is http://www.microscale.com/norac.html

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