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jaymac wrote:Can't answer for telegraphy, but at least some of the wire got repurposed for telephony, but with the shift from manned stations and towers and to radio for train-order transmission, there was less demand for telephony, so wayside poles generally got ignored unless they fell across tracks. There was even some further repurposing for both wayside and crossing-protection signaling, some of which is still in effect.
b&m 1566 » Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:10 pm
Could the same wire support phones lines or did phone lines require new wiring to go up across the system?
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