01-20-2014, 05:07 PM
I painted the signal heads black and mounted the signal just above the layout in line of sight with my simulated control stand.
![[Image: 011_zps51742c19.jpg]](http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/Ralph59/011_zps51742c19.jpg)
"Proceed"
![[Image: 013_zpsd29ee026.jpg]](http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/Ralph59/013_zpsd29ee026.jpg)
"Stop"
![[Image: 012_zpsb25f9a80.jpg]](http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/Ralph59/012_zpsb25f9a80.jpg)
The sign with the number 98 helps mask the bottom of the white pipe signal mast as it rests on top of my backdrop. I chose 98 as the signal number because my childhood home was near the 98 mile marker on Penn Central's River Line.
![[Image: 014_zps258dee4a.jpg]](http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/Ralph59/014_zps258dee4a.jpg)
As I note in the video, the signal is a fun decoration but can be used to enhance operations. Guest operators using the simulated cab can look up from the TV monitor, see what the signal indication is, and stop or proceed as appropriate. I would control this manually as dispatcher/power block operator during sessions. Some day I may install functioning signals on the layout but this is a good start for now.
"Proceed"
"Stop"
The sign with the number 98 helps mask the bottom of the white pipe signal mast as it rests on top of my backdrop. I chose 98 as the signal number because my childhood home was near the 98 mile marker on Penn Central's River Line.
As I note in the video, the signal is a fun decoration but can be used to enhance operations. Guest operators using the simulated cab can look up from the TV monitor, see what the signal indication is, and stop or proceed as appropriate. I would control this manually as dispatcher/power block operator during sessions. Some day I may install functioning signals on the layout but this is a good start for now.