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Bee Line Signaling
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For those wishing more information about ABS, CTC and TCS signaling on the Bee Line. the following was furnished by Shawn P. Noe.
Jul 29, 2002

Willows Tower to HN Tower
Main 1, ABS D251 EAST
Main 2, CTC 261
PRR installed, CTC added on main 2 by CR.
PRR Position Lights
HN to CP EXERMONT
PRR Installed CTC remoted from HN tower.
PRR Position Lights
CP-EXERMONT to CP-75
CR Installed CTC
CP-75 to CP-AN
CR Installed CTC with buried code.
CP-AN to CP-KY AVE
NYC installed CTC with buried code. Originaly controled by IJ and MY towers. Now remoted to dispatch.
CP-ONE has last remaining NYC bracket mast on the line
CP-KY-AVE to CP-IU
IU Railway interlockings. Mains between CP-KY-AVE and CP-IU are dark running tracks
CP-IU is US&S Electro-Pheumatic interlocking remoted to dispatcher.
IU Railway dwarfs and pedistal signals
CP-IU to CP-280 (DX)
261 install CTC. However rigfht hand running trains get better signals then left main trains.
CP-280 (DX) to CP-250 (TAFT)
261 CTC that runs off a code line, CR installed in late 70s
CP-250 to CP-245
261 CTC run off code line, NYC installed. Remoted to dispatch by CR.
CP-245 to CP-198
NYC Installed D251 ABS. Diamonds at CP-229 and CP-230 remoted to Disptacher.
Run off code line
CP-198 to CP-189
NYC Installed CTC, Originally run from Ansonia Tower. Now controled BY Dispatcher.
Run off code line
CP-189 to CP-168
CR installed CTC in 1998, Never comnpleted. Finally activated by CSXT in 2002.
CP-168 to CP-124
CR installed CTC in 1998, Part of above system that was activated by CR. Crossovers at CP-138 never installed (may have been installed as part of recent project)
CP-124
Interlocking installed by CR and originaly run with Toldedo Branch CTC
CP-124 to CP-105
CR installed CTC in 1980s CP-105 to CP-95
CSXT installation with UP style tri-lights, ATCS. CP-105 to CP-101 done 2000. CP-101 to CP-95 done 2002.
CP-95 eastward all CR and NYC CTC of varying ages.
And for an in depth tour of the Beeline Signaling as of Oct 28, 2002, Click Here.

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