Ball signals.

[jadebullet]

Hi, I am just wondering how ball signals were read, and if anyone has made any for Trainz.

 

[ex-railwayman]

Why don't you Google ball signals Jadebullet, there's quite a bit of reading to be done on ball signals, but I don't think anyone has ever made them for Trainz, not the sort of thing you see nowadays, and as they were first used in 1871, I don't think that there are any Trainzers alive with working knowledge of them.......:hehe:

Cheerz. ex.....:wave:

 

[Michael_Evans]

The only one I know of for trainz is kuid:86661:24204 and no I don't know how to read it.

 

[jadebullet]

Yeah, I should have used google. I was just curious because they had them in the latest model railroader magazine. I was thinking about modeling an abandoned version on my route.

 

[illinoiscentral]

Hey, jade You know our saying at MRM, "Conductor to 1189, let's highball north" thats where that comes from. Highball means "green" lowball means "red" they were pre-electric signals.

 

[JCitron]

There's still an active ball signal on the B&M (GTI/PanAm Railways) line in Whitefield, New Hampshire.

http://www.signalbox.org/overseas/usa/index.htm <--- Totally awesome site!

and

http://www.trainweb.org/trains/Shortline/LVR-NHV.jpg

 

[jadebullet]

Yeah, I have decided to start working on a B&M route.

By the way IllinoisCentral. That solves two questions. I have always wondered what Highballing meant.

 

[illinoiscentral]

Oh, yes, a classic railroad term!