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SP Permanent local passes the Prospect Rd. wigwag.
Location: San Jose, Ca. Railroad: Southern Pacific Date: 1969 Photographer: Stan Praisewater |
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Location: Ferry St. - Martinez, Ca.
Date: June 19, 1953 Railroad: Southern Pacific Photographer: Robert A. Campbell, Sr Tony Johnson collection -Martinez once had wigwags at all three grade crossings on the SP main. 2 of the 3 lasted until the late 1990's. This was the third that was replaced during the 1950's. Also note the human flagman assisting the magnetic one. I would assume his job was lost when they installed the gates a couple years later. |
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Recently installed Magnetic Flagman at Goodwin
Ave.
Location: Glendale, Ca. Railroad: Southern Pacific Date: 1920's Photographer: Unknown - Automobile Club of Southern California |
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Early installation of a WRRS wigwag.
Location: Tecumseh, Michigan Railroad: Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Date: January, 1932 Photographer: Unknown - Jerold Crawford collection |
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SP 4449 with special Disney train for filming of "Tough
Guys".
Location: Seacliff, Ca Railroad: Southern Pacific Date: March, 1986 Photographer: Jack Neville |
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2 WRRS Autoflags in Ames, Iowa.
Location: Lincoln Way (US 69) Railroad: C&NW (Des Moines Branch) Date: 1971 Photographer: Jerold Crawford Crossing upgraded in 1973. Anyone remember Robo Carwashes? |
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Location: Stockton, Ca.
Railroad: AT&SF Date: 1980 Photographer: Jerold Crawford
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Early Magnetic Flagman installation.
Location: Kennydale, WA (near Seattle) Railroad: Northern Pacific Date: early 1920's Photographer: Unknown Richard Wilkens collection |
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Early Magnetic Flagman installation.
Location: Kennydale, WA (near Seattle) Railroad: Northern Pacific Date: early 1920's Photographer: Unknown Richard Wilkens collection |
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The pair of upper quadrant signals is at Richmond Road
in Susanville. I am facing southeast. This crossing is just west
of the depot. The signals lasted several years longer until the SP
cut back the branch by a mile or so. The locomotive is from the Susanville
Local from Wendel. It comes this far west just to access the runaround
track.
Railroad: Southern Pacific Photographer: Stan Praisewater Date: 1971 |
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Taken at the Highway 36 crossing of the Western Pacific
Highline, just north of Westwood. This highway runs between Red Bluff
and Susanville, and in the picture, we are facing east. Technically,
the track belongs to the SP and this is an SP crossing. It is the very
end of SP's Westwood Branch, but the part beyond Susanville had been abandoned,
so the SP couldn't even access it. WP eventually bought the 6 or 8
miles it uses. The wig wags were gone a year or two later and now the
track is busier than ever as the BNSF Inside Gateway.
Photographer: Stan Praisewater Date: 1969
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SP (UP Warm Springs Subdivision) at N. 5th St. in San
Jose, Ca. Note wigwag in center median. Photographer: Stan Praisewater Date: 1968 |
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Same as above, different angle.
Note very short cantilever. This may have been a one of a kind installation. |
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SP Long Beach Branch. Unknown crossing. Near Port of
Long Beach. Magnetic Signal Company "Peach Basket".
Photographer: Alan Newton Date: 12/7/75 |
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Dave Clark sends in these interesting photos from the archives of the MN/DOT. Apparently a photographer was sent out to record the current grade crossing signals before the crossing was upgraded. These photos date back to January 1963. There were two crossings, side by side and linked to an overlapping circuit. Photographer: unknown Rochester, MN - Date: 1/63 Contributed by Dave Clark |
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Photographer: unknown MN/DOT Rochester, MN - Date: 1/63 Contributed by Dave Clark |
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Orange St. Crossing of the Santa Fe in downtown Redlands,
Ca. Notice wigwag behind the group. Looks to be around 1920.
Photographer: unknown Archives, A.K. Smiley Public Library |
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34th street crossing Amarillo, Texas July 10, 1955.
Train is Eastern Express-- Lubbock, TX connection with the eastbound San
Francisco Chief. This wigwag (and its partner on the other side of the tracks)
guarded the busy mainline crossing until the state built an overpass
over the tracks in the late 1970s. Photographer: J. Howard Miller Collection of Jay Miller |
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An AC Transit bus drops off passengers next to the
wigwag that once guarded the 105th street crossing at East 14th Street in
Oakland Ca. This was once part of the old SP Stonehurst Branch (now abandoned).
Photographer: unknown collection of Andy Goddard |
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SP wigwag at Chandler, AZ. Note the use of a ladder
instead of stirrups (pole steps) and original type MSCo base. Most SP wigwags
did not have crossbucks mounted to mast.
photographer: Tom Fassett status: retired late '80's. |
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Old postcard view of downtown Turlock, Ca around 1940.
Note the double set of Magnetic Flagmen.
Photographer: unknown Larry Granfield collection |
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