Narrow Gauge Signaling
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the only American NG line that had a signalling system was the Oahu Railway & Land (OR&L) on Oahu In the Hawaiian Islands. It was signalled by semaphore due to the heavy traffic pattern pushed on it by the Second World War. Altodave's US&S semaphores (or the updated, TC3-TS12 compatible ones by Philskene, depending on what version you're running in) would work nicely for them.
hope that helps any.
hope that helps any.
There was another, the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn. This 3 foot gauge line used semaphores until electrified in the late 1920s. You can make a reasonable facsimile of these signals by taking Sirgibby's Murchison 2 semaphores and setting them on the right side of the track. After electrification, the line used a mix of two and three light signals. The stock US 3 light signals look about right for it. The line was abandoned in 1940.
EDIT: Yes, it remained 3 foot gauge when electrified. During steam ops, it used single Fairlies.... er, Mason Bogies, exclusively.
Cheers,
Ben
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cascaderailroad
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Most backwoods & NG lines did not even have signals, nor telegraph.
Most owned a narrow 15' swath of land for their right of way.
They usually skimped on track, keeping it to a bare minimum, and complex switch's were rare.
Some NG lines even tore up the track, after they pillaged the land of timber, and depleted the coal & ore, and re-layed the torn up track elsewhere.
Most owned a narrow 15' swath of land for their right of way.
They usually skimped on track, keeping it to a bare minimum, and complex switch's were rare.
Some NG lines even tore up the track, after they pillaged the land of timber, and depleted the coal & ore, and re-layed the torn up track elsewhere.
Do you know where I could get the semophore? There are some built-in but they do not show you conditions in advance. They change when you are 2 feet infront of them.
Fred
It is on the DLS. search "altodave" or "philskene." you can do it in CM2/3/whatever you have by using the filters "author" and "name" with "Altodave (or Philskene)" and "US&S" or "Semaphore" entered respectively. it SHOULD work, though content Mangler can be weird at times *sigh*
Logging railroads no matter what the gauge were notorious for removing the track after cutting down all the trees then re-laying it elsewhere to get into more virgin forrest. As you can imagine these used rails weren't in the best of shape so the re-laid track was absolutely terrible. I've seen photos of it and agile as geared locos were I don't see how even they could stay on the track. A rod loco didn't have a chance.
Ben
Ben
Retro00064
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If you downloaded the originals by AltoDave, then you will need KlausM's coronas, which are included in his German semaphore pack, available here: http://www.malorny.de/vrails/.
Regards,
Retro.
Thank you Ben for bringing this route up. You mentioned it before I did.
I had or have a book somewhere on it. It's probably buried in my box of books I never unpacked after I moved. My grandmother used to take this on her way to Marblehead when she was growing up. I think she told me it cost either a nickel or a dime for the ride from Boston, to Lynn and this included the ferry across the harbor.
Anyway when they electrified during the 1920s, they put trolley poles on their old Laconia Car Works passenger cars, and turned them into electric cars. This was a great idea except it made them very heavy, and they couldn't compete with the Boston Elevated drop-side cars that ran along what is now Route 1A on their way to Lynn and beyond. This cost the BRB&L revenue.
What's left of the main line today is now the MBTA Blue Line, which runs out to Logan International Airport and then on to Suffolk Downs. What's interesting is there is on and off discussions of continuing the line on to Lynn via a the old B&M/Eastern Railroad now MBTA Commuter Rail ROW, or over more of the extant ROW that's still left then on to the current MBTA commuter ROW!
Sorry for going off topic, but you got me excited when I saw one of my favorite NG railroads mentioned. Someday I'll build a modern version of the route, or perhaps complete the Blue Line as it should be all the way to Lynn.
John