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Old 09-10-2012, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Legbreaker View Post
Of course at least in the first few years, trains are going to be few and far between so signals aren't going to be particularly important - a train simply slows when approaching a switch or other danger area long enough to do what's needed/verify it's safe to proceed and then move on.
You might see some very strict timetables initially to minimise the problem of limited signalling too.
Exactly, TimeTable and Train Order (Form 19 if I recall correctly) is still in the Rule Book here in the states as something they have to train on.

Now, this is for a model RR, but they are doing a nearly perfect reenactment of how it works:

http://virginian.mdodd.com/ttto-tutorial.html
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