by nick_anshant
There is a dedicated project between Cleveland and Buffalo. Cleveland Terminal has almost, or has completely, been upgraded in the last few years and CSX construction forces are working east from Cleveland. Any new signals you see from around MP QD 150 east to Buffalo are still using CR/NORAC signal rules and not the new CSX rules. The next few years will see a lot of change on the Erie West Subdivision.
Nick
Nick
MC6853 wrote:After taking a recent trip out west to Erie, PA and into Ohio, I have a question... How come there is a dedicated signal replacement project from Albany to Buffalo, but west of Buffalo there really isn't? In my travels that way earlier this month I found a number of new signals in place, but plenty of the older Type G lights were still in place too... Some places, such as CP-97 in Fairview, PA, have a mixture of new and old signals standing... Also, the new signals out that way don't seem to be following typical new CSX/SBD practice; the "new" auto 94 signals east of Fairview, for example, are labeled 941E and 942E per CR practice, not 948-1 and 948-2 or whatever the CSX designation would be... Also worth noting is the old gantry signals are still standing at auto 94, not having been lifted out with cranes and cut to pieces like the signal bridges have been...
My question is basically why is there not a dedicated signal replacement project out there on the old LS&MS main? Is there one planned, or will the signals out that way just keep being randomly replaced until they're all gone?