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Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent?
Author: Nudge
Date: 08-31-2015 - 18:35

Well, on most roads they just use a number. These may be, as stated, to afford confusion in other areas.

On the SP everything was numbered AWAY from the City. Say you saw an MP 374 on the rails between SBA & LA. That would be 374 miles away from San Francisco.

The same system was used for train numbers. Even would be headed away from the City. Odd would be headed to the City.

Same for signal numbers. No. 222.2 would be a east signal at MP 222. No. 222.1 or 222.3 would be a west signal at Milepost 222.

Nudge

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  What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? LoverofLore 08-31-2015 - 17:30
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Mark 08-31-2015 - 17:36
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Uncle Dave 08-31-2015 - 17:53
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Uncle Dave 08-31-2015 - 18:10
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Bruce Kelly 08-31-2015 - 18:26
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Nudge 08-31-2015 - 18:35
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? LoverofLore 08-31-2015 - 18:50
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Uncle Dave 08-31-2015 - 19:04
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? George Andrews 08-31-2015 - 19:38
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Kettle Falls sub Dilbert 09-01-2015 - 10:51
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Kettle Falls sub John Sweetser 09-01-2015 - 14:14
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Kettle Falls sub Dilbert 09-01-2015 - 16:28
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Bruce Kelly 09-02-2015 - 06:21
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? LoverofLore 09-02-2015 - 09:19
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Brian Westgate 09-02-2015 - 16:17


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