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Block occupancy signals
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johncpo
Member since
August 2004
From: New Mexico
139 posts
Block occupancy signals
Posted by
johncpo
on Saturday, June 25, 2005 10:51 PM
O.K.... Here's a question for anyone that has multiple blocks on your layout and that runs more than two blocks at a time.
Do you use a simple block signal method or one that uses all sorts of circuitry ?
A working block occupancy signal that I use indicates red and yellow for a main track block in use and a green light for the track not in use. These aspects are controlled from the block selector switch that I turn on or off and the power comes right off the track.
Just curious about who uses what ?
johncpo ...a.k.a Yard-dog ( ' cause I got two dogs that run my trains )
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jrbernier
Member since
January 2001
From: SE Minnesota
6,845 posts
Posted by
jrbernier
on Sunday, June 26, 2005 1:56 AM
I use a Logic Rail 'Block Animator' system. It uses photo cells, and protects a railroad crossing(diamond) with working semaphore signals. The system works very nice, and was only about $40, plus the cost of the signals. I model a Milwaukee Road secondary line and really have no need for a full block signal system. Control is DCC, and there are no cab control block toggles. What I have is fully automatic, and simulates a 'automatic crossing' quite nicely!
Jim Bernier
Modeling
BNSF
and
Milwaukee Road
in SW Wisconsin
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