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