Historical wigwag pictures page 2

Historical wigwag pictures page 2 Historical Wigwag Photos

	This photo pretty much sums up the what the Western Pacific San Jose branch used to be all about...orchards, wigwag signals, and WP F-Units. (Not to mention those fruit crates to the left) This image was captured by Stan Praiswater around 1970. Now the most famous of all of the WP F-Uints, 913-A cruising across the Lundy Avenue crossing in northeast San Jose. WP was another big customer for Magnetic Signal Company. Photographer: Stan Praiswater Date: 1970 Click here to see what thise scene looks like today.

	Contributor Bob Burket writes: "It shows the Santa Fe El Capitan crossing Union Street in Pasadena. Pasadena was absolute heaven for wigwags - from South Pasadena (where the Mission Street crossing had five!) all the way up to the city limits to the east, there were countless wigwags. Union Street was the only upper-quadrant signal in the city proper that I remember, and it had two of them for a one-way street." Photographer: Bob Burket Date: 1954

	This is probably my all time favorite railroad photograph ever taken. Pictured here is the Southern Pacific Coast Mail (train #72) heading southbound about a mile south of San Luis Obispo. This photo pretty much sums up what SP used to be on the Coast Line. Photographer: Donald Duke Date: Early 1950's (This image once appeared on the Vanishing Vistas rail card series, and appears here by permission from the photographer.)

	This was a pretty typical scene for SP for many years. Old depot, train order board, and of course a wigwag. This is the San Leandro depot at it's original location. It has since been moved to Thrasher Park in San Leandro. The wigwag? Long gone. Photographer: unknown Date: Eraly 1940's Courtesy of the San Leandro Historical Railway Society.

	This upper quadrant wigwag once served the old SP line through Santa Monica, CA. This was located on Overland Ave near the Mormon Temple. It was removed (along with the spur) during the early 80's. Photographer: Jeff Stine Date: June 1980

	This image was sent in by Tom Nelson, Webmaster of Niles Depot . All we really know is that it was taken somewhere along the Western Pacific in 1955. If you know the name of the photographer and/or the location, please enlighten us! We suspect this is somewhere in the South Bay, but we are not sure. If you know, please email me. Photographer unknown Niles Depot Collection

	Mexicali at Calexico. Magnetic Signal Company wigwag at left. Sometime in the 1950's Photographer unknown Larry Granfield Collection

	Pittsburg, Ca. Western Railroad Supply "Magnetic Autoflag". Late 20's/early 30's. Photographer unknown Larry Granfield Collection.

	Red Bluff Ca. Mid 1920's. Another WRRS Autoflag. Photographer unknown Larry Granfield Collection.

	Reno, Nevada. Pre-1934 (post card post marked early 1934) Magnetic Signal Co. upper quadrant wigwag (right) Photographer unknown Larry Granfield Collection.

	Williams Ca. early 1950's (SP). Magnetic Signal Co. lower quadrant wigwag in distance (left side of crossing). Photographer unknown Larry Granfield Collection.

	This picture was taken in March 1949 on Hawthorne St at Kettner Blvd. in San Diego. (ATSF) The wigwags are on Hawthorne St., which is now protected with crossing with gates. The wigwags were retired in the early 1970's. ATSF. If you look closely, you'll see a double set of Santa Fe wigwags in the middle of the next block. San Diego Historical Society photo Laurence Granfield Collection

	Another crossing in San Diego. This was at Gillette St. at US101 off of Moreno Blvd. Photo taken 11-27-54 on ATSF. Crossing closed by 1958. San Diego Historical Society photo Laurence Granfield Collection

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