[RITSlist] Rail fan with a question in Wisconsin - this is notspam

[JEFF hERGERT]

Most number plates on signals correspond to the signal's mile post location.  The eastward/northward signals end in even tenths of a mile, westward/soutward in odd tenths of a mile.  In pictures I've seen, some railroads might have a dash or dot between the mile and tenth of a mile.  Some don't.  On those that don't, the mile post on the signal would still be read as 12.0 instead of 120.   

Without digging thru my pictures, I think RI signal numbers don't have a dot or dash.  A 1930s era RI employee time table lists all the ABS signals between Missouri Div Jct and Council Bluffs.   Westward they are numbered as 1841, 1849, 1861, and so on.

All that being said, the number in the painting may just be artistic license.  Even if the painting is based on an actual photograph, Mr. Fogg may have had reasons to use a different number. 
Jeff 

  
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  Tom,

  This is a print of 1949 Howard Fogg painting of FA-1 #160 for American Locomotive (ALCo) and it was presented to the Rock Island who probably had these prints made.

  When the Rock Island reengined the FA-1's with EMD engines, they commissioned Fogg to update the painting.
  He changed the number to 140 and added a microwave tower on the right side to represent modern train communications. It was used in the RI 1957 calendar.

  It was purchased at auction in 1981 by McMillan Publications who used the right half on the cover of ROCK ISLAND RECOLLECTIONS by Robert P. Olsmed in 1982.

  I identified 12 locations with milepost 120. Maybe it is not a milepost on the signal. 

  John Matrow
  Wichita KS

  On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:49:37 -0800 (PST) Tom McDermott <mcfender at yahoo.com> writes:
    The picture shows rock Island #160 coming out of a dual track area and the visible signal tower shows yellow/caution.  I noticed the signal tower has a number on it - 120- possibly the milepost.

    I think these power units are ABA and possibly Alco FA's   

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