The Position Light

A blog devoted to explaining the ins and outs of North American railroad signaling, past, present and future. This blog seeks to preserve through photo documentation the great diversity and technical ingenuity of 20th century signaling and interlocking hardware and technology. Related topics cover interlocking towers and railroad communications infrastructure.

Note, due to a web hosting failure some of the photos and links may be unavailable.

Saturday, January 28, 2023

Caught on Camera: The US&S M22

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The Union Switch and Signal M3 series of switch machines (including the M3, M23 and A and B models of both) is so ubiquitous and has been ar...
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Friday, January 20, 2023

The Ongoing Saga of D&H Main Line Signaling

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Last we checked in on the former D&H Main Line between Albany and Sunbury/Scranton, NS had reversed its decision to abandon all of the ...
Friday, January 13, 2023

CP-SK Changes Its Spots

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In 2020 I reported on some unsettling activity at CP-SK on the former Conrail Selkirk branch with new Darth Vader masts going up to replac...
Friday, January 6, 2023

Last SP Donner Pass Signals Retired

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This definitely falls into the category of a news story that fell through the cracks, but after a bit of uncertainty I can confirm that all ...
Saturday, December 31, 2022

Limited Triangles!

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 A little while ago I mentioned NORAC Rule 280b Approach Normal, a signal indication that has been effectively extinct in the wild for over ...
Saturday, December 24, 2022

MBTA Re-Signaling Project Reaches Lowell

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An update for my previous reports on MBTA's re-signaling efforts on Boston's north side commuter lines.This project consists of in...
Saturday, December 17, 2022

SEPTA Suburban Trolley Signaling: Past and Future

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Light rail is currently the locus of signaling innovation in North America due to its mix of limited regulation, low budgets and legacy syst...
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