I have been receiving some excellent information with regards to the questions I raised about the status of the signals the night of the wreck. It would appear that while the PRR overall had a rule in place requiring a temporary yellow signal before a restricted area of track, the New York Division was not following it. According to the New York Times for February 8, 1951, "The authorities said that their investigation indicated no caution signal had been included in the spur set-up." Further, there was a question as to who gave permission for the construction without a warning signal.
I will be exploring the signal question closer...
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