Monday, July 25, 2016

Kokomo, IN: Grand Junction Target Sign: NKP(Clover Leaf) vs. Pennsy (Panhandle)

(Satellite)
Alan Culley posted
The target signal at Grand Jct. in Kokomo.Mitch Mitchell I remember that one, that was at the PC and NW Clover Leaf diamond.Mitch Mitchell This was once made up as a smash board but in the mid 1970's OB, B. Tidler Sr. and I had to rebuild the entire fram work, it got smashed one day by the PC.train.
Alan Culley posted
This is to the east of the LE&W diamond and is the CL-PRR diamond looking west. I imagine this signal is no longer used since nothing heads west. The Central uses the connector to the old PRR, now Winamac Southern to get to Logansport.
Alan Culley posted
Looking east from the CL-PRR diamond. The connector is visible in the background.
There would be no tower at this junction because it was not staffed. If the stop sign was over a train's track, it would have to come to a stop, the head brakeman would have to get out and turn the sign. (Assuming there was not a train currently on the other track.) All trains would have to approach the junction prepared to stop until they could see the current position of the target sign.

According to Google, these pictures are current:
Streetview

This junction is the lower-right corner of the triangle of tracks in the middle of this map. See Water Tower for details concerning the map.
INDOT 2005, zoomed

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