For a change, my son and I recently traced the old Nickel Plate main line (now NS) between the towns of Leipsic and Payne in Ohio. We usually are chasing trains on the old B&O mains (now CSX) thru Deshler, in three directions therefrom. Based on our observations, the NS seems to have a different philosophy when it comes to signals. More particularly, they seem to be lit at all times–unlike what we see on today’s CSX, where the lamps are off at the intermediates unless a train is close. At one NS intermediate, and on a single track portion, we were surprised that the lamps on both sides were green–not something we expected. Thankfully, we didn’t just wait at that signal for a train to pass. We traced the line for three hours between the aforesaid locations and never saw one train. Apparently, a green indication on NS just means that the track is clear for two blocks, and nothing more. Your comments are appreciated.
Submitted by Traingang