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Whenever I come-across a railroad depot that's near a grade-crossing <br />(or near a semaphore too), I think of this question: <br /> <br />I've often wondered why railroads never seem to locate the electrical <br />relay boxes for signals <u>inside</u> a depot when one is nearby? I've <br />often times found depots near grade-crossings and the signals <br />always have a separate relay box <u>outside</u> the depot building. <br /> <br />Wouldn't it make it more secure (from the standpoint of vandalism, or <br />possible damage from automobiles) to keep the electrical relays and <br />circuitry inside a depot building? I would have to think the signal <br />maintainers would appreciate working indoors if the depot was <br />reasonably close to the signals themselves. <br /> <br />Can anybody think of cases where this was done?
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