Telegraph pole Spacing standard

[pbender]

Does anyone know what The Frisco's standard telegraph pole spacing was?

Is it the same 100' spacing as the stations mentioned in this thread:
http://www.frisco.org/vb/showthread.php?t=1650

Or is it some other value?

Also, does someone know what the typical distance was from the track centerline to the telegraph poles?

I've been looking at some of the drawings Karl posted from his father's notes, and those show the pole locations. This certainly would be nice to be able to model.

Thanks,
Paul

[Karl]

The "common" spacing was 40 to 50 poles per mile (more or less). The spacing was dependent upon topography, dependent upon whether or not the setting was urban or rural, and dependent upon the track configuration. The pole line was also set inside the ROW line so that all wires were located inside the railroad ROW. For single track the right of way was usually 50 feet wide, and through towns, the right of way was typically 100 feet wide. The pole line "wandered" within the ROW in order to avoid structures, tracks, etc. In "town" the poles were taller to provide overhead clearance for the grade crossings; in a rural setting the poles were shorter.

I have copied another page from my father's notes that show the number of poles per each mile on the KC Sub.

Also attached is a page from the 1914 Rules for Maintenance of Way and Structures that depict the nomeclature for numbering the poles.

This was later simplified. A single sheet metal square indicated 5 poles and a band around the pole indicated 10 poles.....so 2 bands equal MP X plus 20 poles, etc.

[pbender]

Thanks Karl.

That was exactly the kind of information I needed.

Paul