Deep in 'Gator' land a Prairie dog slumbers

[daifly]

Nope; that has several key features of an Alco, but can't immediately tell you which one. The cab looks like a shop special though...

Steph

At the risk of contributing to a subject of which I have zero knowledge, a Google search on CYDZ 239 indicates an Alco S2. Does that help?

 

[Steph Dale]

At the risk of contributing to a subject of which I have zero knowledge, a Google search on CYDZ 239 indicates an Alco S2. Does that help?

Hehe, yep. Saves me looking through the roster lists again...!

Steph

 

[Pugsley]

Please explain how to read those signals.

regards, Graham

That's not an easy thing to do, it's nothing like UK signalling and will probably make your head hurt. Fill your boots:
http://www.trainweb.org/amtrakflorida/signal_apects.htm

 

[Colin M]

What a brilliant thread!

 

[Simon Dunkley]

That's not an easy thing to do, it's nothing like UK signalling and will probably make your head hurt. Fill your boots:
http://www.trainweb.org/amtrakflorida/signal_apects.htm

Nothing like present UK signalling.

The LMS experimented with speed control signalling (which is what this is) at Mirfield:
http://www.signalbox.org/signals/lmsspeed.htm

 

[Pugsley]

Thanks for the link, I never know about that!