. Railway age . Fig. 1—Outside of Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, Looking East. nl ll„ hccn Ir ThaiIII Ihi: li liiiililiiifi iriiH rimiKid In iiilmil ill the cleared until (a) the train has cleared the track circuit controllingthat arm, and (b) until the lever has been put back normal. Thusall signals can be kept in the stop position, except as the signalmancleans them, and ho must clear the signal for each and every trainmovement. The signal plant Is electro-pneumatic, as before. There areI:; signal levers working 100 signals and 47 levers working 158 uit. imit ol ilx the lureijr
. Railway age . Fig. 1—Outside of Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, Looking East. nl ll„ hccn Ir ThaiIII Ihi: li liiiililiiifi iriiH rimiKid In iiilmil ill the cleared until (a) the train has cleared the track circuit controllingthat arm, and (b) until the lever has been put back normal. Thusall signals can be kept in the stop position, except as the signalmancleans them, and ho must clear the signal for each and every trainmovement. The signal plant Is electro-pneumatic, as before. There areI:; signal levers working 100 signals and 47 levers working 158 uit. imit ol ilx the lureijruun Ihi- Iniin hIiiiI. hii a ■■ rlly rJuiiblc alip mcilrhct trithout drlnl. Three-Position Hiijinit hrithjfn in Fig. 2—Broad Street Station Looking West;Signals, Upward Inclination.(mill iinv liiiilinitrril niintnl-iinii >iii inch imsl. On ihiIhi tlinlanif Ihi olil siiiiiiila iiri ulill in «»S trains each week day. lu the Inst five years the trafficat this station has increased S per cent, annually, and in IHOT thenumber of passengers, in and out, was 21,318,589.
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