Old West Signals

[Captain_Collins]

Does anyone know of any downloadable old West USA signals please? Around the 1880s.

Thanks,

 

[jadebullet]

what do they look like?

 

[Pencil42]

It's likely to be railroad-specific in the 1880's. While signals appear to be common in the Eastern US, I haven't found much on Western signals at that time. It appears that block signaling began to be widespread across the US around 1898 or so.
The V&T (a western shortline about 50 miles long) never used signals - even through 1950, when it was abandoned. They just had a lot of collisions early on, then required written orders for a train to enter a section of track.

As for types of signals in that era, the Hall disc signal is one example. Another would be the ball signals, though those may have been phased out by then.

 

[SR6900]

Ball signals were used on the B&M and MEC until the bitter end.

 

[tdstead]

A Link of Intrest

Just one article I found that might Help

http://home.att.net/~m.e.hohn/signals.HTM

The only thing I can remember is a 2foot highball point indicator that was used on one of the TRS2004 NG layots of that age.

Tom

 

[Captain_Collins]

Thanks for all the replies.

A slight chage of tack is needed here:

What about speed signs? Same again, western, 1880s, etc.

Thank you,

 

[Captain_Collins]

Sorry to push for answers, but

BUMP:wave:

 

[Pencil42]

I haven't seen any pictures of speed signs on western roads in the late 19th century - they may not have had them at that time.

 

[Captain_Collins]

I haven't seen any pictures of speed signs on western roads in the late 19th century - they may not have had them at that time.

Thank you!:wave:

 

[tdstead]

To make trainz Happy

you can always use invisible ones, that will work for the signals too, it will look right and work right.

Just an idear

Tom

 

[Captain_Collins]

you can always use invisible ones, that will work for the signals too, it will look right and work right.

Just an idear

Tom

That's my next plan. Thank you!:wave: