Tag:railway:signal_box=track_diagram

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Description
Signal box with track diagram interlocking. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: railways
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
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Status: in use

An electronic signal box where a diagram of the track it covers is mapped on a large display panel, and switches or buttons are placed in correspondence to signal position on the map. In North America, this is usually done through a centralized dispatching office and called Centralized Traffic Control, or CTC.

The technology is the same as for an electronic signal box is a signal box for setting points and signals.

How to map

Set a node node at the center of the feature, or draw an area area along its outline. Add

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