Library - "Signaling" Magazine Articles

Category Description: Railroad signals.

Blue Signal Protection

Model Railroader 2010-12 pg. 110     Scale:      Author: Andy Sperandeo

Describes the removable blue signal to indicate that railroad workers are present.

Signaling and Operation on the Canandaigua Southern

Model Railroader 1996-09 pg. 98     Scale: O     Author: John Armstrong

The late John Armstrong describes how he built and manages the signals on his O-scale layout. The article includes a trackplan of his layout, several photos, and construction drawings for the signals he uses. He then describes how they use a computer during operating sessions.

Station Order Boards

Model Railroader 1984-12 pg. 102     Scale: (none)     Author: Gordon Odegard

The article covers the purpose of train order boards, types of heads, signal colors, and modeling notes. There is a parts diagram of the mast and signal for N-scale.

Train Signals Part 2

The Keystone Modeler 05 December 2003 pg. 0     Scale:      Author: Al Buchan and Lin Bongaardt, Jr.

This installment covers classification signals for PRR extra trains.

Train Signals Part 3

The Keystone Modeler 07 February 2004 pg. 34     Scale:      Author: Al Buchan and Lin Bongaardt, Jr.

This installment covers the green classification signals that were used to denote the operation of sections of scheduled trains.

Understanding Railroad Signals

Model Railroader 2002-12 pg. 104     Scale: (none)     Author: Andy Sperandeo

An introduction to railroad signaling. Interlockings, automatic block system, absolute-permissive block system, centralized track control (CTC), signaling timeline.