Anticipated Indication
After battling the pouring rain and blistering heat for over 2 hours, to our delight, the Wise County intermediate set shifted to green, indicating the approach of J80 on its return trip to Weller yard. The Buchanan Branch is quite the interesting haven for signal sets. The N&W made an effort many moons ago to replace some of their older CPL signals, purchasing dozens of signal heads from the Nickel Plate Road in exchange. These Frankenstein sets of sorts are seldom but display a partnership that came long before the mergers to later follow.
Anticipated Indication
After battling the pouring rain and blistering heat for over 2 hours, to our delight, the Wise County intermediate set shifted to green, indicating the approach of J80 on its return trip to Weller yard. The Buchanan Branch is quite the interesting haven for signal sets. The N&W made an effort many moons ago to replace some of their older CPL signals, purchasing dozens of signal heads from the Nickel Plate Road in exchange. These Frankenstein sets of sorts are seldom but display a partnership that came long before the mergers to later follow.