| This site is totally dedicated
to the vanishing "Wigwag Flagman" signal. There aren't many left. Here you
can find out where they are still in service, both on revenue generating
rails, as well as museums. Pretty much all that remain were built by
the Magnetic Signal Company of Los Angeles. Some were built by Western Railroad
Supply Company (Magnetic Autoflag) as well as the cumbersome Union Switch
and Signal wigwag. Since most wigwags that are still in service are located
on the West Coast, that is mainly what is covered here. I do welcome information
from other parts of the country however.
Currently there are over 75
pages full of photos, location information, technical, and restoration content
on this site. You may want to bookmark this page because you probably won't
get through it all in one sitting. New stuff is added almost daily. The
purpose of this site is very similar to that of Semaphores.com, to track
down what remains of these antiques that are still in service. I may expand
to other forms of early crossing signals, depending on what kind of information
I get in.
I am always looking for new
information on wigwags and their locations. If you know of one still in service
in your area, or even on display somewhere,
please let me know
. I'm also looking for any technical information that I can share on this
site.
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