Track Switch Control

Jim Holland pghpcc at pacbell.net
Fri Mar 31 23:29:48 EST 2000


Greetings!

	The PCC cars used a toggle on the dash for controlling track switches
and it was forbidden to use the power pedal thru the overhead contactor
to set the turnout for diverge.

	How did the low-floor cars and other non-PCC car set the switches?  Did
they have a toggle installed for such purpose or did they notch up the
controller and apply the brakes?

James B. Holland
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