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Oregon wigwags p4
McMinnville

All three remaining wigwags in McMinnville have been removed, replaced
by crossing gates. All were retired in July, 2001.

 
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1st Street
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2nd Street
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5th Street
Above 3 photos by Erik Halstead (7/01)

McMinnville from better days...

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 2nd and 1st St. (in background) wigwags. These guarded the former Southern Pacific line now operated by the Willamette and Pacific.

 Scott Thomas photo. 4/97

Here's the third signal. This wigwag was located at 5th St. Notice how all three are mounted on high concrete foundations. This is not common practice for SP. The wigwag in Amity was set up the same way.

Scott Thomas photo. 4/97

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 John Mosbarger sends in this photo of SP SD-9 4400 passing the 5th St. wigwag in June of '88.

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Camron Settlemier caught the 5th St. wigwag in action in November of 2000.
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3rd Street:

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John Mosbarger also sends in this image of freshly painted Willamette & Pacific GP39-2 2314 (former ATSF) passing the old 3rd Street wigwag that was removed a few years ago. This was the locomotive's first run in it's new paint job.

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8/21/99