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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
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.
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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