. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . n discovers arm all right for him toproceed in on siding. Then releasesbrakes, in some cases, the slow speed oftrain and releasing brakes just at thatmoment will mean a break-in-two; while,en the other hand, the old veteran wouldcome to a full stop rather than take anychances of breaking in two. The armshould be placed near, and just belowthe top arm or light on the high or homepost. W. H. CoRBErr. Road Foreman of Engineers,Jackson. .Mich. M. C. R. R. Red Should Be Absolute. Editor ; On the s
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . n discovers arm all right for him toproceed in on siding. Then releasesbrakes, in some cases, the slow speed oftrain and releasing brakes just at thatmoment will mean a break-in-two; while,en the other hand, the old veteran wouldcome to a full stop rather than take anychances of breaking in two. The armshould be placed near, and just belowthe top arm or light on the high or homepost. W. H. CoRBErr. Road Foreman of Engineers,Jackson. .Mich. M. C. R. R. Red Should Be Absolute. Editor ; On the subject of railroad signals I haveasked for an expression of sentiment re-garding signal systems from our engi-neers in passenger service, and all areunanimous in saying red should be abso-lute, to which I also voice the sameopinion. Yours truly, J. F. Jennings,Road Foreman Engineers, Jackson, Mich. M. C. R. R. Signals on the : On the railroad signal question, let mesay that on the road I am connected with,the Chicago & Alton, use the standardform of signals operated by the electric. KIG. 6, STOP POvSITION. WITH current which is generated by a system,of batteries located near each signal andconnected with each other by bond wireat rail joints. We have the semaphoreblade, which is operated the same as thearm of a switch signal, horizontal, dan-ger; vertical, clear. Red and green lightsat night to indicate position. We have these signals set in various July, 1909. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 289 places along the line, especially on terri-tory on which we have good many curves,that is to say, there are more in thiskind of territory than where the trackis straight. Between each right and left-hand signal, which are numbered eastand west, the territory is called a blockand at stations where there are sidetracks, we have what is called a lapblock and the position of the signals inthe lap block indicate whether or notthere is anything wrong with sw
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