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Some relay signaling info:

http://www.railroadsignals.us/support/relays/

Vince

Actually two words; Computer programmers. You must remember that computers only do what they are told to do, how to operat the signal system and how to handle error conditions that may occur. Wasn't there an 'incident' at Jamaica about a year or so ago when JAY was being changed over from the manual...

The Dave Keller Foto clip location is on the Creedmoor Branch near the Jericho Sash & Door Co siding. The Train Simulator editor screengrab is looking west at the Frank R. Smith Coal siding, 235th St & 88th Ave. 'bout 1/2 west of the Creedmoor Hospital siding switch. The full sized original ...

Thank you Tool for a clear and concise answer. Now I have the colors right. (i had painted it red/white) A little airbrushed weathering and there you have it. . . The third rail power cut-off for the Frank R. Smith Coal siding. For the curious the location is in the coordinates in the picture. A lit...

as far as I know its a fuse for the third rail, the box is usually gray Gray? Okay but the box in the picture is striped.Two colors. What is the other color? Stripes (to me) denote danger or attention! Like stripes painted on crossing gates. The old manuallu operated gates being Black/White stripes...

Are there any statistics re train vs. road vehichles in the era when the LIRR had manually operated crossing gates operated by corssing guards?

One stst I read was this division of the LIRR employed about 800 people.

Hello all, New member here and I have some questions re; 1950's LIRR era. What was the maximum ever allowed track speed on the Jamaica Bay Trestle. -and- I'm modelling this box, a clip here from a photo in the Dave Keller collection, taken on the Creedmoor Branch near the Jericho Sash & Door sid...

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vince

New member here.
I have some questions re: LIRR but will post them in the approiate forum.

Vince Cockeram
Lost Wages, Nevada