Distant signals

After getting the Interlocking signals installed and working, I ordered a couple of new signals from Custom Signal Systems.com.  When they arrived I went to work on them.

I made a larger base for them, I added a "D" plaque and got them weathered up a bit.  Then got them installed and wired up.  These are powered from the same ISE IIAB board that controls the interlocking signals at Ruston.  They have a 5v output that can power these signals or any other signal you wish.

While in proto practice, I'm pretty sure that they would turn to red once a train passes them, but that would require more circuitry of which I don't want to mess with, so these will just show a constant YELLOW aspect.

I placed these about 3' from the interlocking signals.

 

They are not super bright but that's OK, at least anything rolling past them won't be glowing yellow.

Here's a shot from close to viewing distance.

In the last image I still have no scenery in place.  This is the south end of Dubach, I still have plans to rip up and redo the majority of the tracks in this town.  The loco is sitting on the southmost turnout, this needs to be removed and moved to the left at least a foot or more.  But I will not touch this until sometime after the OS Omaha weekend this October.