Dajudge wrote:With the new signal upgrades Elkhart to Goshen I am seeing flashing light aspects. Something new for us. How would flashing yellow over red over red be interpreted on on track 3?
Advance Approach ... the next signal is approach (Solid Yellow over Red). The signal after that would normally be STOP.
(N282a - Advance Approach - Proceed prepared to stop at the second signal. Trains exceeding Limited Speed must begin reduction to Limited Speed as soon as engine passes the Advance Approach signal.)
Dajudge wrote:Also, I am told by local historian that at one point between Elkhart and Dunlap there were 6 tracks. Four for the Lake shore, one on the north side for Big 4 and one on south side for the interurban. Is this true? I bet Hively was a real treat to get across back then.
There were at least six tracks. I am not sure how many the interurban had. Don't forget that what is now US 33 and CR 45 (now on each side of the tracks) used to be the Lincoln Highway jumping back and forth across the tracks. A traveler between Elkhart and Goshen would have crossed a lot of tracks.
The interurbans died, the Big 4 connected to the Lake Shore and the Lake Shore removed tracks. It is nice nice to see the number of tracks go in the opposite direction (east of CR 15).