To my knowledge there wee no spring switches. So, I don't know. There was a crossover jut beyond the sign.
that is where a slow order begins. If you were coming the other direction it would be a green sign with an R for resume speed . The resume speed is after the cab or rear of train passes the R sign . LEW
The car looks like a 1969 or 1970 Cadillac. Wouldn't you think if you googled "American railroad signs and meanings", a site would pop up with all kinds of them? Nope. EDIT: OK, I didn't see your reply before I posted. Thanks LEW. Doug
Thanks Lew. In today's electronic communication age, I had forgotten that 50+ years ago temporary slow order signs were planted by section crews.
This is a little off the subject: but here we go. I aug. 2016 Roger had the wreck at Carthage, IN. 353 submitted another photo dated dec 28 / 08 . Both photos were dated the same, but his is incorrect because I have an account from the local news paper on the photo that 353 submitted and it was a bad wreck . I do not have any idea about the date on Roger's photo except it to was in cold weather . In the wreck that 353 has here is the story . The north bound freight ,who had right by direction, and was a time table regular train. This train was due to leave Carthage at 2:58 am and the wreck happened at 2:52 am . The south bound was an extra train and did not have a train order meet with the north bound and did not have to have one because the south bound was clearing his time table time. This gave the south bound 6 min. to run a mile and he was probably making 40 mph . The south bound was about 1 mile from the heading in switch and had time to have been the clear . At the location of the wreck was a curve so the north bound could not see the south bound . the Trains met on this curve . It would have been close but would have been made safely . Why the north bound left early ,who knows, but my question is why the fireman ,head brakeman, or the rear end crew did not stop the train. Roger's photo was at the depot and 353 was a mile north of the siding switch . LEW