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The Eccles Station sign: I can't pin the dates...

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The Eccles Station sign: I can't pin the dates on signs with periods included, but the 'Call of the Wild' used one, so it really wouldn't help in backdating the shelter. Wider signs that state the mileage to major destinations were eventually replaced with shorter names (e.g. Laurel), but again, when? The museum sign really looks like it was bolted to a post (with its white paint washed off), so maybe the shelter was dismantled, and maybe it was to discourage the stop from being used. Really though, nobody could blame the company for discontinuing service when stops occurred every few hundred feet - the timetable doesn't make sense.

Signals again: If a train stops or significantly slows, it must proceed to the next green signal before resuming full speed. This is very true for modern systems, and probably true with the earlier ones. Flag-stops are fine when signals are not controlling the line, but this stopping everywhere should have meant problematic operations - the timetable doesn't make sense.

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