geysergazer posted:Maybe someone can answer this one for me, please? I had the (perhaps mistaken) understanding that the DS has an indication displayed on his CTC board for EVERY signal, not just those at control points. If only control points report track occupancy the DS would be in the dark a lot of the time wrt where trains are. Or is there usually a mix?
Lew
Good question. The model boards I have seen seem to have lights at interlockings and sidings etc, although it wouldn't be that hard (but very expen$ive) to have every intermediate signal light up the board lamps and not sure what purpose it would serve other than knowing exactly where train was between two points.
As aside, when the Milwaukee was on its last legs, and next to zilch traffic/loads, an engineer friend said the DS would set all signals to green from Green Island IA to Marion IA or beyond or vice versa, and instructed to run at 15-20 MPH to kill the 12 hour schedule. He USUALLY could if he didn't feel a sudden engine jolt and tug indicating derailment due to rail turnover or wheel drop down. Anyway, The DS could follow train progress as model board lamps extinguished or went red (I think). Sad 
end.
