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I NEED Help blocking signals????

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 8:48 PM
Mark -

'Protect, THEN authorize' is the sainted chant of every trainer of new Dispatchers...and sometimes it even gets through.

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Posted by CSXrules4eva on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 8:17 PM
I need to ask u about dwarf signals too:) lol
LORD HELP US ALL TO BE ORIGINAL AND NOT CRISPY!!! please? Sarah J.M. Warner conductor CSX
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Posted by csxengineer98 on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 8:08 PM
block signals are a signal that goveren the movement of a train on that segment of track (the block) an absolut signal dose not mean that only one train can go into that block...what an absolut signal is...is a controll point of some kind...either an interlocking...a juction... or where tracks converge...deverg..or cross over.... the signal at a CP is an absolut signal..meaning that the most restrictive indication you are going to get is STOP!!! not a restrcied proseed...your getting signal rules and DTC (dark territory ) rules on csx confused....in DTC territory...you get a block... dispatchers permistion to occupy a segment of track from the starting point to the end point of the block...with an abusolut block DTC authority.... only 1 train is alowed in that block at one time...
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I NEED Help blocking signals????
Posted by CSXrules4eva on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 7:31 PM
I'm having trouble understanding what blocking signals are. The only thing I know about blocks is what an absolute block - if a train is useing the block track another train can't approch the block track until the occupyiing train leaves. Am I correct here?? Please tell me.[:D] Inquireing minds want to know[?][%-)]
LORD HELP US ALL TO BE ORIGINAL AND NOT CRISPY!!! please? Sarah J.M. Warner conductor CSX

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