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The following pictures and text was contributed by Steve Crise:

The following wig wag and semaphore photos were shot at The Age of Steam
Railroad Museum, 1105 Washington Street, Dallas, Texas. 75315. Web site
address is www.dallasrailwaymuseum.com, e-mail is
info@dallasrailwaymuseum.com. Photos were take on March 21, 2001. I highly
recommend a visit to this museum when visiting the Dallas area. Besides the
signals on display the collection includes both steam and 1st and 2nd
generation diesels. The highlights of the rolling stock collection for me was
a UP "Big Boy" # 4018, another former UP locomotive # 6913, a DD40AX with
dual 645's, and oddly enough a lone GG1 # 4903. Also in the works is AT&SF
Interlocking Tower # 19. It was under construction while I was there so I did
not get a peek inside (no matter how much I begged)! Unfortunately there is
no info in the pamphlet the museum gave me on any of the signals so my
information is limited in this regard. I almost forgot to mention the very
cool steam whistle display at the museum. Operational only on the weekends (
I missed this too! ) are about a half a dozen steam whistles that are
actually powered by live steam! Patrons get to tug at the whistle cord of
there choice to hear what a real steam train whistle sounded like. Try to
plan your trip to visit the museum over the weekend so's not to miss out on
Tower 19 and the working steam whistle display. Maybe the wig wags and
semaphores work on the weekends too!

All photos by Steve Crise (6/01)

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6/23/01