Making the Lionel No.153 block signal work with the Lionel No. 132 automatic passenger stationoan

Model Railroader Electronics and DCC
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I can’t figure out how to connect the 153 block signal with the 132 automatic passenger station.

The Lionel Service Manual I have says that “In large permanent layouts, the No. 153 Signal is often operated through special insulated rails, relays, or by being connected to other equipment such as No.022 switches or No. 132 Automatic Passenger Stations”.

It seems to me that that “special insulated rails” they talk about could be the insulated block that goes with the 132 passenger station. I cannot figure out how to wire this so that the block signal light changes from green to red when the train enters the block and back to green when the train leaves the insulated block.

I’d appreciate any help.

Nino from San Jose

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I think you’d be better off asking your question over on the Classic Toy Trains forum. We’re mainly HO and N scalers here.