Re: What's this harp stand being used for?

Posted by Jeff Young on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/What-s-this-harp-stand-being-used-for-tp2224p2238.html

Great stuff, everyone, but now I’ve got more questions. ;)

The Silica derail target is un-notched (that is, a single rectangle rather than the standard DSP&P turnout target which looks more like two diamonds).  I can’t tell in the Idaho Springs shots, and the RGS may have followed the D&RGW style where all targets are un-notched (even for turnouts), so those aren’t definitive.  Which leaves me with the question: were all (most?) C&S derail targets un-notched?

In the RGS and Roper cases it appears that the moving rail was upgrade (toward the unattended cars).  Is that generally true?

The RGS one has tie bars and clearly opens both rails.  The Roper shot would appear to open only one rail.  In both those cases, follow-on rail is included.  Does the lack of follow-on rail in the Silica case suggest that they went to as little effort as possible and only one rail opens?  Or is the Silica case just a much later example, when they were no longer installing follow-on rail, and could be either single-rail-opening or double?

Thanks,
Jeff.