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The CSX
River Subdivision
Fallen Signals 2007: 46, 44,
41, 40, 38
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Copyright © 2007 Lewis Bogaty;
Photos copyright Lewis Bogaty as indicated.
In conjunction with the Fort Montgomery double-tracking project, old New York Central era searchlight type signals were replaced by more modern signals. The Fort Montgomery siding did not open for several months after its completion while work on the rewiring of the signal system was finalized. In March 2007 the new signals became operational and the old ones were physically removed. In what follows, we take a last look at signals 46, 44, 41, 40, and 38:
Signal 46
Signal 46 stood just north of the grade crossing at the former Highland Falls, NY, train station.
Q164 (above) and Q110 (below) head south on February 28, 2007.
Signal 44
Signal 44 stood just south of the foot of Rose Drive in Highland Falls, NY.
Above and Below: Signal 44 is seen during construction of the new siding , November 26 and December 31, 2006.
Signal 41
Signal 41
stood at Milepost 42, a bit south of the Popolopen Creek Trestle.
It was replaced with a new signal, further south, at mile 40.98 on Iona Island.
Above and Below: Q112 is southbound on February
17, 2007.
Above: The old New York Central milepost is visible along with the newer
milepost just in front of the lead engine.
Above: Workmen remove the last remnants of
Signal 41. March 5, 2007.
Above: New signal 41 sits right in the middle
of the Iona Island train watcher/bird watcher/dog walker parking area.
On February 17, 2007, its lenses were still turned to the side as Q254 passed
by.
To see photos of new signal 41 being erected, click here.
Signal 40
Signal 40 stood just south of Iona Island, at the northern end of Jones Point.
Above: The signal is green as we look north toward Iona Island while awaiting Q169 on this cold March 1, 2007.
Below: Q169 comes around the turn, as we look south toward Jones Point.
Signal 38
Signal 38 stood at the northern end of the Tomkins Cove power plant coal siding. It was replaced with a new signal further north, near the Stony Point defect detector.
Above: At the north end of the coal siding, electrical work proceeded on February 28, 2007.
Below: On February 15,
2007, the new signal was already in place, but its lenses were still turned
sideways as Q156 rolled by.
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