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Re: Order Boards

August 21, 2000 05:32PM
I will have to go back and look closely at some of the photos of the Cumbres Station but I think that the 'paddles" were for a train order board rather than a semaphore. Semaphores were used with a simple block control. Only one train per block. Train order boards were used to tell the crew of a train coming up to a station whether it had orders or not. If the board was down, in the horzontal position, the train had to stop and the conductor would have to go to the station agent and get his orders. If the board was diagional, they would receve the orders "on the fly" and if it were vertical, there were no orders. Semaphores were usually placed on each side of the track while order boards were usually on the same pole at a station or agent shack. The best way to tell is if they have handles at the bottom. Semaphores were controled by a mechanical box and orderboards were controled by hand with a lever. The one at the CRRM is a train order board by the way.
John V
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Semaphore colors ?

El Coke August 01, 2000 10:56PM

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Rick Steele August 03, 2000 11:28PM

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Sam March August 21, 2000 11:39AM

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John Fisher August 21, 2000 01:49PM

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Richard "Bo" Boulware August 21, 2000 01:49PM

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Sam March August 21, 2000 02:26PM

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Al P. August 21, 2000 02:44PM

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Richard "Bo" Boulware August 21, 2000 03:46PM

Humm

Sam March August 21, 2000 04:14PM

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Richard "Bo' Boulware August 21, 2000 04:55PM

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rick b August 22, 2000 03:58AM

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Gary A. Waite August 25, 2000 03:19PM

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Sam March August 25, 2000 03:49PM

Re: Order Boards

John Vandenberg August 21, 2000 05:32PM

Good. Important distiction.

Sam March August 21, 2000 05:47PM

In the '60's......

John West August 22, 2000 12:52AM

Re: Good. Important distiction.

John Vandenberg August 22, 2000 06:16AM

Re: Good. Important distiction.

John West August 22, 2000 11:03AM

more info

AlP. August 22, 2000 04:19PM

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Sam March August 22, 2000 04:35PM

Rule book on the way.

Sam March August 22, 2000 09:57PM

Re: more info

Gary A. Waite August 25, 2000 05:32PM



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