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Two of the three wigwags in Santa Cruz are located
along Chestnut St. on the former Southern Pacific (now part of
Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific-reporting marks: SCBG
) line that runs to Felton. The tracks run down the middle of Chestnut
St. for several blocks. This line once ran all the way to San Jose, via
Los Gatos and Vasona Jct. It was severed sometime during the early 1940's
due to a storm that knocked out part of the line through the mountains. It
was never repaired, and now ends just past Felton (on the Santa Cruz
side). The only way back to San Jose now is through Watsonville Jct.
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Lincoln and Chestnut Streets...
Dan Furtado photo from June, 2015. |
This
signal is located at Lincoln St. (along Chestnut).
All
original including full base and original style banner.
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Close up of banner. Notice that this doesn't have the banner pipe spliced with a rubber hose. Quite rare to find this! |
One
block to the east we find this one at Walnut Street.
It's
not in such great shape as the signal on Lincoln St.
It too
has the original base, but the banner pipe has been spliced.
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Close up of cantilever assembly on Walnut St. wigwag. |
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