Back before the latest re-vamp that wiped the forums clean, there were a few posts about the cab-signalling system which the RDG applied to the Bethlehem Branch. I am hoping to clear up a few points about it while my memory of the original posts is still relatively fresh.
Was this system intended for passenger service, with freights needing c.s.-equipped engines just to stay out of the psgr. trains' way?
Did this installation survive long enough such that all of the RDCs - even the later, second-hand units - had to include it?
How did the frequent use of foreign motive power on through psgr. trains (such as CNJ to Scranton) figure into this? Was there a small group of foreign engines with Beth. Br.-compatible cab signalling? Or did these engines operate under authority of a special waiver granted by the dispatcher or division superintendent?
Was this system intended for passenger service, with freights needing c.s.-equipped engines just to stay out of the psgr. trains' way?
Did this installation survive long enough such that all of the RDCs - even the later, second-hand units - had to include it?
How did the frequent use of foreign motive power on through psgr. trains (such as CNJ to Scranton) figure into this? Was there a small group of foreign engines with Beth. Br.-compatible cab signalling? Or did these engines operate under authority of a special waiver granted by the dispatcher or division superintendent?