Some of the yards around my place have run-through switches where they can come through from the 'wrong' direction.
Ken On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 8:34 PM, Bud Rindfleisch <[email protected]>wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "Tom Hawley" <t.hawley@...> wrote: > > Tom, Correct! Most,likely the sign you saw is a warning to crews to > observe the points of the switch that they approach. It is quite easy to > "break" a switch by running through it from the trailing point direction. > If it's lined "against" you it must be thrown before proceeding. Today's > rail management really frowns upon running switches and often dish out > discipline for doing so. Once again the switchstand comes into play showing > crews if the switch is properly lined day or night. They can be seen from > an amazing distance. Targets today are mostly reflectorized, years ago they > used the time honored kerosene lamp. > Bud Rindfleisch >
