PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

Signal Drawing Symbols:

Based on PRR Document S-601-A, 1935

NOTES:
1) A signal not directly controlled by a lever but controlled through a track circuit shall be shown as 'automatic' although some feature of its control may depend upon another signal which is semi-automatic.
2) Signal arms shall be shown in normal position. Heavy line indicates normal position or its equivalent for position light signals thus:

3) Approach lighted position light signals shall be indicated by the letters AP:

4) Marker lights, position light signals:
5) Where a "Stop then Proceed" indication may be displayed, marker light shall be included in the symbol for the second arm thus:

6) Color light signals use semaphore characters enclosed in a circle:

7) Smashboard signals:

8) Grade signal:

9) Disc signals:

10) Slide protection:

11) Flashing train order signal:

12) Pedestal type signal:

13) Phase break indicator:

 

NAME

SEMAPHORE

POSITION LIGHT

STOP SIGNAL

STOP AND PROCEED SIGNAL

CAUTION SIGNAL

OCCUPIED BLOCK SIGNAL

CLEAR BLOCK SIGNAL

FIXED SIGNAL

SYMBOLS SHOWN FOR POSITION LIGHT SIGNALS SHOULD BE USED FOR OTHER TYPE SIGNALS.

WHEN ALL SIGNALS SHOWN ARE NOT THE SAME TYPE, A NOTE SHALL BE PLACED ON THE PLAN SHOWING THE TYPE OF SIGNAL.
WHERE MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF SIGNAL IS SHOWN ON THE PLAN, AN ABBREVIATION SHALL BE PLACED AT EACH SIGNAL TO INDICATE THE TYPE OF SIGNAL AS FOLLOWS:

E Electric Semaphore
EP Electropneumatic semaphore
M Mechanical semaphore
P Position light
CP Color position light
C Color light
SL Searchlight
D Disc

Copyright ©, 1999 Henry J. Sundermeyer