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Midland railway signal box being transported on the M1 by County Lifting of Kettering..it left at J15 and appeared to head east along the A45..July 10 2014.
53/54/55/56 Route Levers, operated the circuit controllers adjacent to the main signal post for 38/52/57 signal via the mechanical detection in the points, which in turn selected the correct theatre route indicator and released the lever lock on the main signals.
When a track intervenes between a signal and the track it governs, a doll arm is used to provide a placeholder. Sometimes just the doll arm is present, but sometimes the arm is accompanied by a blue light.
The Approach indication seen here thus applies to the second-from-right track. This signal was on the South Shore Line (Chicago South Shore & South Bend) governing westbound movements; it served as the distant signal for Burnham interlocking.
Arbroath North box still carries its old name-board today, even though it lost its South sibling in 1971.
The building and its setting look very different now, however. The signal box was altered under Railtrack's refurbishment programme, while the industrial premises which enclosed it to the north and east have long since gone.
One more from yesterday's public debut of "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The run took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; and excursions continue throughout September.
Here's Mack shoving the train out of the depot, passing under the vintage Southern Railway signal bridge rescued by BGRM.
The New Safetran Vader hood signal protecting the south end Opelika siding rises from an Approach to Clear signal this evening. This signal is the distant signal to a diamond crossing with rival railroad Norfolk Southern, and thus displays an Approach light when any northbound train is lined through on this CTC section of the A&WP/WofA Subdivision. Once the interlocker determines no NS trains are nearby, this signal will change to a Clear and give any oncoming CSX train green lights through this signal and over the one protecting diamond crossing.
This impressive looking structure always caught my eye. I loved its brutal simplicity and genius and how imposing it was. It also reduced visual clutter by attaching all the signals to one pole. It would come down about three years after this photo was taken as WES commuter rail necessitated its removal. The replacement mast arms (one at each corner, per usual) is a far less attractive setup.
from wkyc.com/article/news/local/akron/akrons-biggest-mystery-the-signal-tree/460185393
It stands alone, its branches like arms outstretched, near the Cuyahoga River on Akron's north side.
Its massive trunk, its age-stained bark. Its scars of the past. The Signal Tree is a spectacular sight, but it swirls in mystery.
Who was it that "forced" its growth pattern? If age estimates of 350-560 years are to be believed, it may have been Native Americans that traveled through the area in that time frame, well before settlers came to the Western Reserve.
The famous "Portage Path" is in the area, a few miles away, where American Indians portaged their canoes between the north-flowing Cuyahoga River to the south-flowing Tuscarawas River. Indigenous peoples are known to use strangely shaped trees as boundary markers or directional landmarks, and as gathering places for ceremonies.
Seeing the tree today does invite the imagination to wander. According to Mike Greene of Summit Metroparks, there really is no way to confirm any of the legends.
"The key is determining its age," he said. "The tree may be ancient, or it may younger. No one knows because there are very few mentions of the oddly shaped tree in historic records."
For about a hundred years before the Summit Metroparks established the park on land owned by the city of Akron, the tree was located in an area that was dotted with residences. There were farms, and even a junkyard that was active into the 1960s. There are some early photos of the tree, but none have surfaced before the first half on the 20th century.
It's a calming place, and begs the mind to wander. Did Native Americans meet here or hold ceremonies around the tree? Did Civil War soldiers march by it? Did the workers and people who traveled along the Ohio and Erie Canal, which runs right through Akron, stop here?
The tree has seen Akron change from agricultural center to canal town to a manufacturing mecca during the Industrial Revolution. It's seen Akron grow to be the Rubber Capitol of the world, as well as its demise, and the rubber shops and surrounding manufacturing closed. Still, the whole while, standing in the Cuyahoga Valley with arms outstretched.
Bottesford West Junction signal box seen from a DMU taking the Newark line. Rare for service trains and long gone.
Ancaster Signal box which dates back to 1873 is just west of Ancaster station, which is situated between Nottingham and Sleaford, captured as we pass by on a East Midland Trains High Speed HST working the summer Saturday 1S01 07.53 Derby-Skegness.
2nd September 2017
Hammersmith railway station is a heritage railway station on the Midland Railway - Butterley in Derbyshire.
There was no station at this point originally, being situated on the Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line. However, when the line was reopened, the A38 road prevented any further westward extension.
Hammersmith is used as terminus with a run-around loop. Trains normally proceed from here eastwards without stopping at Butterley railway station which they left a few minutes previously. The location of the terminus allows passengers to cross the causeway over Butterley Reservoir.
There is no public access at this point; passengers are instead advised to use Butterley railway station.
The signal box at Hammersmith was originally at Kilby Bridge in Leicestershire. Built in 1900, it was closed by British Rail on 29 June 1986 and moved to the Centre in August 1986. It was re-erected at Hammersmith in 1987 and commissioned in September 1989. It is a standard Midland Railway type 3B 'box.
There has been some discussion that the line could be extended westwards under the A38 and onto Sawmills as finances allow.
A local train and an express were exchanging the track after sunset, in croaking of numberless frogs.
With the home signal in the stop position Ballater signal box awaits it's fate three years after it was last used.
Khlongs are canals in Bangkok: one or two feature regularly scheduled boat service that is part of Bangkok commuting. These are not the big, slow boats that ply the river but instead low sleek runners that tear through the canals at terrific speed! In fact, that 'stops' are often quick bumps at a station: people jump on and off almost simultaneously as the boat races back out into the channel. Needless to say, it's very quick!
Workers stand on the outside edges of the boat to collect fares, assist passengers on and off, and help 'secure' the boat during loading (all ten seconds of it). They walk along the outside edge of the boats while they are running. Two workers (one each side) are on duty during normal times, to tie up the boat and collect fares on their side. This is doubled at rush hour, with one person for each duty on each side.
Here a worker signals forward to the driver: for me it captures some of the speed of the trip. They generally ride hanging on to the edge of the boat as well, standing on the sill. What a fun job; I'm sure it would be banned in the US!
Pacifastacus leniusculus. This is the North American invasive species. The subject of Crayfish at Fowlmere was discussed in the RSPB forum:-http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/fowlmere/f/12527.aspx
Our native white-clawed crayfish has not been recorded at Fowlmere since 1999.
Ashwell Signal Box is a fairly typical Midland Railway structure. In this case, it is a Type 4A box opened in 1912.
At CPJ 159, Sinton, Texas, an old Missouri Pacific/MoPac signal stands among the clouds and an array of modern Vader signals around it.