Bay Area wigwags in service

Bay Area wigwags in service San Francisco Bay Area Wigwags

Point Richmond Part 2

I recently heard that BNSF is looking to upgrade this crossing, so I decided to get more shots of these while I can. I lucked out while I was there. Within 10 minutes of when I arrived, a train of empty container flat cars were being switched in the yard and had to move across this crossing to clear a switch. I hadn't seen these operate for more than 10 years! (Just bad timing on my part)

General overview of BNSF W. Richmond Avenue Crossing
with BNSF 2618 doing some yard switching work.

Detail shots (11/23/99)
Click on any thumbnail for larger view.


Close up of north wigwag banner.	Rear view of north wigwag.	Rear view of south wigwag.

Counterweight detail.	South side action...

Get pictures while you can, this may be the
last set of double upper quadrant wigwags
in existence!

All photos by Dan Furtado, 11/23/99

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