4/27/23

9/8/22

Big update for the Wigwag Parts page.
One of the wigwags in Lindsay, Ca (Valencia St) was recently knocked over.
Photos sent in by Paul Khoury.

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8/5/22
Marion, Ill wigwag retired on 8//4/22.. Illinois' last wigwag.

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7/1/21

The last US&S DW wigwag in Joplin, Mo. has aparently been removed, according to Mark Johnson.
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3/9/21
More retirements, leaving only 17 left in the US...

-The last 2 wigwags in Wisconsin (Sheboygan) were retired in December, 2020. Brent Georgi confimed this.
-The last active mainline wigwag in the US, in Delhi, Co. was removed on 3/9/21. It is supposedly
going to the Colorado Railroad Museum.
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5/13/20
New photo added to the "Historical Photos" page , courtesy of the
A.K. Smiley Public Library and Nathan Gonzales.

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5/6/20
It seems that the wigwag at Vernon, Ca (Malabar yard) was either stolen
or removed by BNSF signal crews. Just the motor box and banner are missing.
Unable to confirm if this was done by the railroad or not.
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10/25/19

As you
You've probably heard by now - Yahoo Groups is going away. I have created a new group on Groups.io
to continue the discussion. If there are any files or photos on the old site that you want, grab them now.
All data will be deleted on Dec. 14.
Dan's Wigwag Site is not affected by this. Only the discussion group on Yahoo Groups.
To subscribe - send a message to:
WigwagFan+subscribe@groups.io

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7/31/19
New update on Point Richmond wigwags restoration progress.
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2/27//19
Last former SP wigwag in Anaheim, Ca was removed on 2/25/19
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1/6/19
New update on Point Richmond wigwags restoration progress.

11/16/18
-Ty Henshaw from Big Bear, Ca. sends photos of his collection,
including two Magnetic Flagman wigwags and one Style B semaphore.
-New page for the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera , Alabama
with photos of their signal garden.

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11/4/18
New update on Point Richmond wigwags restoration progress.

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9/23/18
Re-formatted the Richmond/Pittsburg, Ca. wigwag page , including a link to a new page
detailing the restoration of the Point Richmond wigwags that I'm involved with.

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6/23/18

Updated the Gardena, Ca. page to show that the Hobart Blvd wigwag has been retired.

No more former Pacific Electric wigwags are left, except those at the Orange Empire Railway Museum,

or those on private display.
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3/31/18

Updated the Hawthorne , Ca and Gardena , Ca wigwag pages to
show updated photos of those wigwags and current status.
Thanks to contributers Scott Thomas and Mark MacDougall.

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1/2/18

Cleaned up the Willamette Shore Trolley page. Clarified that the Riverwood Rd
wigwag is the last wigwag standing in Oregon.
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7/1/17

New updates from Southern California. Scott Thomas made the trip
out there and Photographed every wigwag still in service.
We'll start with Gardena's last two PE style wigwags.
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6/25/17

Rick Rogers from Oregon sends in photos of his recent acquisition...
Our newest entry to the Private Collections page.

Two wigwag remnants that still exist in California's Central Valley
were photographed by Scott Thomas. One near Lindsay and another
just outside Porterville on the long abandoned ATSF Porterville - Orosi Dist.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

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6/18/17

Museum page added for San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum.

6/6/17

Scott Thomas recently checked up on all of the Central California wigwags...
Added new photos of the wigwags at Oakdale, Ca . and Hanford, Ca.

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6/4/17

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6/1/17

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5/28/17

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3/11/17
Added new photos to the Wigwag Photo Gallery  

Updated the Wigwag Parts page - new source for Magnetic Signal Company parts.

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12/15/15
-Two wigwags retired in Baraboo, Wi . - Vine Street (March 2016)
-New page added for the Oregon Zoo in Portland  
-New page added for the Harvey House Museum in Belen NM

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12/15/15
One wigwag retired, one endangedred - new letters...

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4/28/15
Update the Fresno, Ca. pages with some new photos sent in by Bill Steck

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1/30/14

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3/25/13

-Working on getting the site cleaned up. I won't be posting those
individual efforts due to time, but I will post significant updates
and new content.
-Master list has been changed to no longer show wigwags that have been retired.
There is a link from that page to the old Master List so you can still view photos
of wigwags that have been retired since this site was started in 1998.
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1/8/11
Added a museum page for the Ukiah, Ca
wigwag that is now on display at the
Mendocino County Museum in Willits.
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11/17/10
Added more letters.
Added a new museum page for Banks, OR
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11/8/10
Updated Banks Oregon – Sellers Rd wigwag
Now on display at trail-head a few yards away
from where it was in service. A new page for that wigwag
will be added soon in the Museum Wigwags section.
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5/10/10

Added new Letters

Updated Master list. If you spot anything that I missed, please let me know

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12/16/09
Updated the   Links page and added one new site to the signals section.

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11/27/09
Added a new page to Jerold Crawford's private collections pages - Page 6!
Updated info and photo of one of his existing wigwags.

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11/1/09
Added a new museum page for Golden State Railroad Museum
of Point Richmond, Ca. I am rebuilding their wigwag and will
be updating the page as the project progresses.

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3/25/09
Last 2 Montana wigwags removed from active list. See Letters page.
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2/22/09
Musem wigwags added:
Denver and New Orleans RR Club c/o Steve Cutter
Illinos Railroad Museum - more photos from Julie Johnson
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Photos from Steve Smith
West Coast Railway Associan in Squamish B.C. (Canada) from Michael Bellefontaine
Update from Jerol Crawford on his private collection (Part 5)
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1/26/09
Added 3 new photos of the Norden, Ca wigwag and
corrected location info - wigwag was at Mary Lake Road,
rather than Soda Springs Road.
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1/14/09
New information on Griswold signals
provided by Jerold Crawford - Griswold main page.
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4/10/08
2 more  Kansas wigwags retired - Winfield - upper quad
Magnetic Flagmen...
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3/29/08
-New Letters. ..
-2 now photos in the Photo Gallery page.
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2/24/08
-More letters ...
-Added more photos to the Historical section .
-New photo in the Wigwag Photo Gallery section.
-Updated photo of Vernon, Ca. wigwag.
-Updated the Wigwag Parts page.
-Added  Bellevue ,  Ohio to the Museum pages with photos from Steve Crise.
-Updated photo of Durand, Michigan wigwag added.
-Added photos and updated US&S Technical page.
-Updated information on the Niles Depot page.
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1/29/08
-Added some new letters ...
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12/7/07
Part 4 of Jerold Crawford's ever expanding signal  collection
continues with theinstallation of his Bryant-Zinc/Railroad Supply Co. Center Harp Shortie Wigwag
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9/24/07
-Updated status of Colton and Casmalia Ca. wigwags
-Added new photos of Niles Depot wigwag.
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9/3/07
-Re-worked the Illinois RR Museum page with new info and
photos provided by Julie Johnson.
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4/30/07
-Jerold Crawford shares his latsest wigwag project...
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1/14/07
-Added new photos of the wigwags in Lindsay, Ca.
-Reworked the main page for Ca. Central Valley.
-Added display wigwag in Wilton, Ca.
-Added museum wigwag in Galveston, Tx.
- More Letters!
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7/3/06
-Added Conway Scenic of  NH to museum section
-Added an action shot of the US&S wigwag at Joplin, MO .
-Added a photo of the last moments of the Eureka, Ca wigwag.
-New photo ofthe SP Coast Line's last wigwag - Casmalia.
-Action shot of the Watsonville, Ca. wigwags.

Coming up:
-Wigwag update photos from Scott Thomas and Steve Crise...
Lots of photos  Southern Ca. and the  Central Valley .
Also - and update from Sam Reeves of the  Santa Cruz , Ca. wigwags.
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6/12/06
Fresno's O St. wigwag lost its banner...
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6/2/06
It sure has been a long time since I've been able to update this site. Sorry to those who
sent me stuff during the past few months. I've been experiencing some serious computer problems,
but all that's fixed. So now it's back to work!

Here's what's new this time...

-Added 2 more photos of the US&S wigwag at Joplin, MO
-More letters!
-Updated the Eureka, Ca. wigwag status - gone.
- Brodhead, WI wigwags retired.
-New photo of Oakdale, Ca. wigwag .
-Photo of a wigwag that once stood in Santa Rosa, Ca.
-Updated photos from Redlands, Ca.
-Last but not  least - lots of new historical wigwag photos
from the camera of Stan Praisewater!
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1/29/06
What is thought to be the last surviving US&S wigwag still in service
has been discovered in Joplin, Missouri. Thanks to Gordon Garrett
for making this discovery...
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11/20/05
-Sanger ( Fresno ) Ca. Wigwag stolen.
-Evan Werkema updates us on the other Fresno wigwags
(scroll down to red "New" markers)
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10/17/05
-Last Indiana wigwag retired. This was the
double wigwag at Roseburg.
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10/15/05
-Last 2 wigwags  in  Texas retired. Photos of removal process. ..
- Vista Ca. wigwag retired.
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8/7/05
-Tony Johnson updates us on the progress over at Medford Railroad Park in Oregon.
- Moweaqua, Ill. added to museum list, thanks to Wayne Stump.
-More photos added to the Historical Photo section, thanks to Stan Praisewater,
Tony Johnson and Jerold Crawford.
-Updated the Vista, Ca. wigwag page with new photo from Mike Schaller. This wigwag is nearing retirement.
-Added a photo to the Wigwag Photo Gallery section.
-Jonathan Davies sends us a photo of the US&S wigwag in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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5/29/05
-Added a page to feature the large signal collection of Douglas Peterson of Lodi, Ca.
-Added a Doug Peterson wigwag photo collection page .  Lot 's of
great Southern Pacific stuff there!
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2/28/05
-Did some maintenence on the texas section...
Created " Texas wigwags from the past" page.
-Jessica Stacey found 2 partial  wigwags in Bertram, Tx.
-Jessica also sends updated photos from Burton, Tx.
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2/27/05
-Added wigwag on display in Temple Texas.
-Added Norman Holmes' wigwag to Private collections
-Removed Vernon, Mi. from active wigwag list (due to being knocked over on 2/14)
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1/31/05
-Jerold Crawford  has  been busy...  Added a second  page for  his collection.
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12/23/04
-Updated the SF Bay Area wigwag count - none!
-Added a photo to the " Partial Wigwag " page.
-Added 3 museums to the Museum section :
- San Jose Historical Museum (Magnetic Flagman in B/W scheme)
- Boothbay, Maine (Nicely restored US&S DW Automatic Flagman)
- Toledo, Oregon (One of the old McMinnville wigwags lives on)
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11/27/04
Anaheim, Ca. wigwag endangered. New page dedicated to that wigwag added...
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11/14/04
Looks like it's been a long time since I've been able to do some updates. Well, here are some:

-Added several letters to the letters page.
-Created a new page to display some of the many photos sent to me. Wigwag Photo Gallery.

There's more to be added. I will try to add a little at a time over the next week or so to get caught up.
Also have several museums to add as well as a few privately owned wigwags.
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8/27/04
Jerold Crawford scanned the entire Griswold manual and it is
now available for download.
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6/21/04
-New letters added
- Ken Stavinoha updates us with new photos of Texas' last 2 wigwags.
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2/28/04
-Glen Norman sends in photos of the replica wigwags
at the Los Angeles Farmers Market.
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2/27/04
While most state's wigwag numbers are dwindling, it seems
like Wisconsin's is growing! Brent Georgi recently sent
me a large package of photos. Here's what we got:
-2 wigwags found in Avoca and Marshall.
-Wigwags on display at:
Elkhorn
Sturtevant
And 2 Griswolds sprouting up in a nursery in Oak Creek.
-Lots of new letters!
-Riverside, Ca. wigwag retired.
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2/25/04
-Added Jerold Crawford's Griswolds to the private collection pages.
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12/27/03
-Michigan has finally been added to the list... Jeremy Brown sends in a photo from Vernon.
-5 more wigwags from Sisconsin added. 3 from the Dalton area and 2 from Wausau.
- Toppenish, Wa added to the museum list.
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11/8/03
If you are wondering what ever happened to the Hugo, Oregon wigwag,
It has been fully restored and on display. New owner Rory Moore sends
photos and a story. ..
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10/14/03
After taking a break to move (still in SF, Ca of course) and take care of other things,
I'm finally getting things updated...
-Several new emails on the Letters Page
- Banks Oregon update
- CASO (Canada) update
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6/26/03
-Dave White provides information on his 2
photos of the West Corona, Ca wigwags.
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6/22/03
-New wigwag discovery in Missouri!
-Updated photo of Laws RR museum wigwag.
-2 photos added of Sacramento's Elvas Tower wigwag.
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5/24/03
-Added more letters to Letters page.
- New video provided by Joe Stachler
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2/2/03-
Updated the Master List with the following retirements:
-Manzanola, CO
-Camden, MO
-Redlands, CA (Mt. View Ave.)
-Hugo, OR

-4 new additions to Musuem section:
- Woodburn, OR
- Monticello, IL
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Ft. Worth, TX

2 new additions to the Historical Photo page .
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11/26/02-
Finally getting caught up here...
-Robert Lambrecht sends in photos of his newly installed wigwag.
-Houston, TX wigwag retired. New action shot by Mathew Dittert.
-2 more wigwags added to list. The only 2 known to be in Montana.
Camron Settlemier sends photos of the 2 in Lewistown.
-Action shots of wigwag at Winfield, KS by Keith Anglemyer.
-Action shot of Kansasville, WI wigwag by Rick Reifonas.
-2 more public display wigwags added to the museum section...
- Hillsdale, Mich
- Portland Oregon
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10/26/02-
Stan Praisewater sends in mre photos of the Griswold
signal in San Jose. Ca . that was recently knocked down.
Included are updated photos of the crossing.
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10/16/02-
2 more wigwags have been discovered in Kansas.
Keith Anglemyer sends us photos of these former ATSF
MS Co upper quadrants in Winfield, KS.
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10/1/02-
Houston Texas is about to lose it's only wigwag...
Mathew Dittert sends us an updated photo, plus a new
photo of the Houston wigwag taken in 1978 by Gary Morris.
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8/25/02-
-Robert Ulberg sends in pictures of a new wigwag in Brooks, Or.
-Richard Wilkens contributes 2 pictures to the Historical Wigwag Photos page - an
early Northern Pacific Magnetic Flagman installation in Kennydale, WA.
-Richard also took the time to scan his entire Magnetic Signal Company
catalogue from 1922. A link to this can be found here ...
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8/24/02-
-Added  Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota
to the museum wigwag section. Thanks to Hume Kading for sending photos.
-Hume also sends an updated photo of the wigwag in Durand, Mich.
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8/17/02-
I've been getting lots of stuff lately, but have had very little time to update the site.
Here's what I'be been able to get to:

- Letters (lots added)
- International wigwags ... Samuel Rachdi has been sending lots of very
interesting material from Italy and France.

More to come - I've been getting some very cool things that I hope to soon get to.
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7/21/02-
-More letters added.
-Private wigwag additions by Mike Guss and Robert Jones.
-Museum wighwags addition... 6 Flags over Texas.
-Deleted "endangered wigwags" page. No time to update it. You can refer to
the Master List for that info.
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6/8/02-
New article published in San Francisco Bay Crossings
with updated info on the Point Richmond wigwags. Link added.
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5/29/02-
Grisold fans... Check this
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5/24/02-
I'm so behind on updates, it's not even funny... but here is some new stuff for now:
-Point Richmond page updated.
-Lots of new letters
-Updated photo of Ukiah, Ca wigwag
-Yet another Wisconsin wigwag found. This one's in Neenah.
-New museum stuff added:
- Canby, OR
- Cashmere, WA
-Shelton, WA
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4/18/02-
Updated the NWP wigwag page with some detail shots of the Eureka wigwag,
as sent in by Harry Marnell.

-David Epling sends in pictures of the 2 wigwags at the Orland, Ca. fairgrounds.
Both wigwags are equipped with something extremely rare...
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4/7/02
-Added Canby, Oregon to Museum wigwags. Robert Ulberg sends photos.
-Added 2 more photos of double set at Eidsvold, WI.
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3/3/02-
-Brent Georgi discovered 11 more wigwags in Wisconsin...
-Sheboygan
-Madison
-Plymouth
-Brent also sends in an updated picture of the wigwag at Black Earth.
-PLUS-
-Stan Praisewater recently scanned some old slides in his collection. Included
are some rare views of a set of double upper quadrant wigwags in Susanville, Ca
and a double set of lowers in Westwood, Ca. More pictures added to
"historical photos".

-Dan Graves sends in a picture of the Norden, Ca. wigwag complete with SP tunnel motor!
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3/2/02-
New page added to the Griswold section... "Griswold letters".
This is where I will start posting Griswold sightings.
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2/25/02-
-Larry Granfield gives us the bad news that 2 of the final 4
Coast line wigwags are gone. Master list updated...
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2/22/02-
-Bob Pocan caught the LORAM grinder at the Ashland, OR wigwag...

-Stan Praiswater sends in 2 photos from San Jose, Ca. in 1968.

-Ken Garber adds to thr International section with a photo
of a set of WRRS wigwags in Tilbury, Ontario.
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1/26/02-
More info added to the special Point Richmond page...
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1/22/02-
Finally getting caught up with e-mail...
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1/6/02-
-Added 3 new pictures to the Historical Wigwag page.
Thanks to Dave Clark and Alan Newton.
-Added new action photos of the Seabright (Santa Cruz, Ca)
courtesy of Brian Bergtold.
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1/1/02-
Not a good start to 2002...
Ernest Sanchez informs us that the two wigwags
in Reedley, Ca. are gone...
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12/30/01-
Added a link to Paul Krot's webpage that features
the new Signal Garden at OERM in Perris, Ca.
More on OERM wigwags can be found here...
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12/16/01-
Joined the Railroad Signal Web Ring
If you have a signal site and want to join,
more info can be found here.
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12/14/01-
-Brian Wise and Randy Allard contribute photos of the
Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad wigwag in Marion, Ill.

-Darren Hodges alerts us to a rare Australian wigwag ...
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12/12/01-
Mike Gus shares his collection of wigwag and Griswold rotating
banner signal photos from Wisconsin...
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12/9/01-
Brian Bergtold sends in some action pix of the Seabright wigwag in Santa Cruz, Ca.
This is the last wigwag still in use on UP owned former SP Santa Cruz Branch
(Chestnut St. wigwags are now privately owned by a tourist operation).

Nathan Gonzales contributes an old photo from Redlands, Ca. for the Historical Wigwag page.
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11/11/01-
-Keith Huebner sends us an action shot of the Lima Center wigwag.

-Keith also sends in a sjot of the wigwag on display at
the depot in Jefferson, WI.

-Dave Hudson discovers another wigwag in Wisconsin (which brings that
state's total to 21) at Blue River...

-Rob Jordan finds a wigwag at the BNSF yard offices in Ellensburg, WA.

-Stan Praisewater of San Jose, Ca. shows us his most prized possession...
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11/6/01- Just getting caught up on things here...

6 more wigwags added to the Wisconsin pages...
4 in the Baraboo area and 2 in Eidsvold.

Brad Hellman informs us that one of the 2 final
wigwags in New Mexico is now gone (San Felipe).
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10/7/01- Dave Hudson sends in pictures of the double set
of WRRS Harpes wigwags in Brodhead, WI.
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9/16/01- Jay Miller sends in a very cool photo of a
Santa Fe wigwag (and an E-unit!) in Amarillo, Tx. taken in 1955.
Photo added to the Historical Photo collection...
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9/2/01- Added Napa Valley Model RR Club to the museum section.
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7/26/01- Another wigwag to add to the new International page...
San Bernardo, Chile . Samuel Rachdi sends in this photo...
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7/24/01- Last Watsonville wigwag removed...
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7/22/01- The Western Illinois Threshers show at Hamilton, Illinois is
coming up, and they will have a "temporary" wigwag on display there.
Vic Cross sends a photo and details...

-Arlyn Colby sends us a photo of a wigwag in Bloomer, Ill. on
former CNW tracks. Looks like a new installation, check it out...
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7/21/01- Jody Moore sends us a picture of a wigwag that once
served at Whistran, Wa . That same wigwag is now on display
at the Washington State Railroads Historical Society Museum.
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7/20/01- New section added to the website... International Wigwags.
Samuel Rachdi starts us off with a very cool photo of a US&S
DW wigwag in Switzerland.

-Andy Goddard contributes something new for the Historical Wigwag Page...

-Paul Krot sends us an updated photo of the Fillmore & Western wigwag.
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7/15/01- Erik Halstead updates us on the McMinnville
wigwag removal project.

-New page added to site... Wigwag Parts
This page will feature new and used wigwag parts for sale.

-The wigwag death list is growing very quickly. Updated today...

-New picture added to San Juan Capistrano page showing the
indoor wigwag. Thanks to Steve Crise for sending that photo.
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6/25/01- Stan Praiswater sends in photos of the 2
Griswold rotating banner signals in San Jose, Ca ...in action!
Both pictures shot today.
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6/22/01- Steve Crise sends in pictures from
the Age of Steam museum in Dallas, Texas.
Featured there is a very nice US&S type DW  wigwag.
Steve also sends in some additional photos
of the Travel Town wigwag in LA, Ca.
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6/9/01- Nothing but bad news this time:
-Manzanola, Co. (Beatty St.) wigwag retired...
-Epworth, Iowa wigwag retired...
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6/2/01-    Old photo of an SP wigwag from Chandler, AZ added to
the Historical Photos section , thanks to Tom Fassett.

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5/30/01-  US&S Maintenance manual added to the wigwag tech
section, thanks to Eric Schmelz and Julie Johnson. This can
be found at the bottom of the US&S page...
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5/29/01- A very cool graphic was added to the Griswold
rotating banner page , thanks to Joe Stachler.
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5/22/01- Finally getting caught up on some of the new letters to the site...
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5/8/01- Another wigwag found in Kansas. Mark Springer
sends a photo of the former ATSF wigwag in Humboldt.
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4/29/01- Another new section added to the site...
Wigwag Endangered List.
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4/28/01- -Michael Davis sends photos of his front yard wigwag.

-Dave Hudson sends in an action shot of the Buckhill Rd.
wigwag in JoDavies County near Galena, Ill.

-Mathew Dittert sends in some updated pictures and action
shots of the Houston, TX wigwag.
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4/19/01- Lots of new stuff today...

-Another Griswold signal found!... Tacoma, Wa
Thanks to Mike Schock for sending in photos.

-Camron Settlemier sends in pictures of fallen Oregon and
Washington wigwags. Lake Oswego, Amity OR. and
Granger, Wa.

Re-designed the Oregon main page ...added a page for
Oregon wigwags from the past.
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4/14/01- Steve Crise sends in yet another group
of wigwag photos . Look for some old Alameda
Corridor stuff...
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4/8/01- A fresh batch of photos from Even Werkema is in ...
Everything from Hanford, Ca to Oakland.
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3/4/01- Dan Sokol contributes a picture taken at
Norden in 1992.

-Vic Cross sends a WRRS wiring diagram.
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3/1/01- Byrant Kaden contributes a photo of the long rumored
wigwag in Camden, MO.

-Hume Kading sends photos of the wigwag on display
in Issaquah, WA . Presumably a former NP wigwag.
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2/26/01- Another museum wigwag found...
Charles Bruner sends in a photo of the one at the
San Bernardino Co Museum in Redlands, Ca.
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2/25/01 - Two wigwags in Sparks, Nevada! Actually these
are on static display at Victorian Square. David Epling sends photos.

-Steve Crise sends in some nice detail shots of the wigwags in
Hawthorne and S. Central L.A., CA and more.
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2/19/01 - Rescanned all photos from Santa Cruz, Ca section.
-Rescanned all photos from Banner Restoration pages , and re-formatted them
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2/17/01 - Another wigwag discovered in Texas! Matthew Dittert
sends us a picture of the wigwag in Houston.

-Added updated pictures of the Travel Town wigwag .

-Added L.A. Live Steamers to the Museum Section.

-Added 2 new photos of the Fillmore, Ca wigwag.

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2/14/01 - Finally put together a section dedicated to the
Griswold highway flasher with rotating banner (stop sign).
Check it out...
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2/11/01 - Steve Crise sends in more pictures of various wigwags in Southern
California, including Gardena, Huntington Parks and more.
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2/4/01 - Major update to the Wisconsin wigwag section :
-Re-formatted for easier navigation
-Added 6 more wigwags from Sheboygan and Kohler sent
in by Bob Bray.
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1/20/01 - Larry Tuttle catches the Hornbrook (Ager), CA wigwag in action,
so I went ahead and re-designed that page and included his photo
(that was shot today).
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1/20/01 - Washington State section re-formatted and a new
wigwag added...from the past. Former NP wigwag
that once stood in Kiona, Wa that has been gone since
BNSF bought back Stampede Pass and upgraded it in 1996.
Mitchell Myjak sends photos of this unique wigwag.
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1/19/01 -Updated pictures added of the Colorado wigwags,
sent in by Mike Morrey.
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1/16/01 -Wigwag discovery in Oklahoma...
Mark Springer sends in photos of 2 wigwags on former ATSF
Stillwater Central line.
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1/12/01 -Added an old article from The Signal Engineer (July, 1914)
to the " Old Documents " section. Information on early wigwags
and locomotive type crossing bells and more.
Thanks to Per Oloffson for sending this in.
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1/9/01 -I have finally created a discussion forum for wigwag
news, restoration tips, sightings, as well as a
place to sell or track down wigwags and parts.
Sign up now! If you are already a member of eGroups,
then this will only take a second.
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1/7/01 -Talented photographer Steve Crise sends in
some of his work...Some familiar wigwags...some not.
Check this out for a different perspective...
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1/6/01 -Larry Tuttle sends in a very nice shot he took back in
1993 of an SP freight passing the Tolo Road wigwag near
Medford, Or. Wigwags and semaphores at it's best!

-Larry Granfield contributes another picture for the Historical
Collection . A postcard view of Turlock...with 2 wigwags!

-A new page added for the Travel Town wigwag at
Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Photo and info by Paul Krot.
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1/4/01 -Vernon, Ca action shot by Chris Butts.

-Randy Allard sends in pictures of the
two WRRS wigwags in Divernon, Ill.
Illinois section now split into 2 pages.
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12/20/00 -Chuck Wilson of Somerset, Ca shares some pictures of
his wigwag on display at his home.

For more private collection stuff, click here...
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12/9/00 -Added some new photos...
-2 Action shots of the Seacliff, Ca wigwag by Steve Crise.
-2 detail shots of Delhi, Co by Mark Springer.
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12/7/00 -Updated phot of McMinnvile 5th St wigwag
sent in by Camron Settlemier. Some changes are going on
in that area. Could the end be near?
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12/5/00 -added some updated pictures to the
OERM wigwag album sent in by Paul Krot. They have
a new wigwag on the property!
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12/3/00 -New photos added:
-Second Pomona Fairplex wigwag photo by Pete Mauriello.
- Galena, Ill. action shot by Dave Hudson.
- Colton, Ca detail shot by Steve Crise.
-Another upper quadrant wigwag in Santa Monica
(from the past) by Steve Crise.
- Wagon Mound night shot by Steve Crise.
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12/1/00 -John Heller sends in some Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
versions of the recently added " Old Documents " (old news articles)
for your downloading convenience.
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11/18/00 -Created a new section for the site..." Old Documents ".
This section will include old and historical railroad trade news
articles about the development of the wigwag signal. Will add more
as time allows.

Updated the Colorado list. Mike Fox reports that the wigwag in
Rocky Ford has been removed. A full set of gates guards that crossing now.
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11/12/00 -Added a new page containing photos of the
Canadian Pacific special that ran to San Francisco.
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11/9/00 -2 big updates for today...

Two wigwags discovered in Washington State by Camron Settlemier...
one in St. John and the other in Pullman.

Another Wisconsin wigwag found. Bob Bray sends in pictures
of the signal in Lima Center on the Wisconsin Southern.

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10/29/00 -2 more former Pacific Electric pole-mount wigwags were just
discovered by Dave Morgan.They are located in Florence,Ca. near L.A.
He sends in photos . These two may not be around much longer.

This brings the total U.S. wigwag count to 99!
(still in service...known and documented on this site)

10/28/00 -Ian Harris sends in a photo of the Halton
County Radial Railway wigwag in Milton, Ontario.
also...
Bob Burket sends in a cool picture he shot in 1954 of the
Santa Fe streamliner "El Capitan" crossing a street in
Pasadena, Ca. This was added to the Hisorical Photos page.

10/28/00 -Randy Allard sends in photos of 2
wigwags discovered in Alton Illinois.

10/26/00 - The main page, but you've already seen it by now.

10/12/00 -Dave Hudson catches the Epworth, Iowa wigwag in action ,
plus he sends us something new for the "Partial wigwag" page.

Dave also sends in a photo of the wigwag in Peosta, Iowa
located on the former ICRR (now CN).

10/10/00 -Daniel Dawdy shares with us a recent purchase of his...

10/8/00- Another wigwag discovery in Southern California...
Paul Khoury sends in photos of a former ATSF wigwag
in Vernon , guarding 9 tracks!

9/30/00 -Added a new feature to the site...
" Wigwag Prices ". This is just a comparative of
recently sold wigwag signals.

Dave Hudson recently stumbled across an interesting
find...a wigwag used as a traffic warning device for a fire station
in West Chicago, Ill.

David Seebach shares his personal WRRS Harpes Wigwag
with photos and an interesting story.

Added a new animated .gif on the Museum main page.
Thanks to Joe Stachler.

9/26/00 -Two more wigwags gone in Southern California.
Art Olsen tells us that the two PE pole mount wigwags
near Gardena (Rosewood) have been retired.

9/21/00 - Illinois Railway Museum added to museum section.
Includes a photo of their WRRS Harpes wigwag sent in
by Joe Stachler.

9/19/00 -One of the 2 Riverside wigwags is being dismantled.
Nathan Gonzales comfirmed that the motor box and banner have
been removed from the Mission Inn Road signal.

9/14/00 -Another wigwag unearthed in Wisconsin,
see the letters page.

9/11/00 - Evan Werkema sends in some updated photos
from his road trip to Southern California last May. Many wigwags
in the Fresno and L.A. area are covered here, including a new action
shot of one of the Gardena wigwags, and a final look at the
Bakersfield wigwag.

8/28/00 -Two more wigwags added to the Kansas page.
Two upper quadrants found in Fredonia, KS.

The running total for all wigwags still in service
in the US (and found on this site) is nearly 100!

8/28/00 -Added a new page to display pictures of the wigwags
that used protect the former SP mainline through the Sierras.
Pictures of the Norden and Gold Run wigwags can be seen here.

8/28/00 -Started a new Kansas page. Mark Springer sends in
pictures of a former ATSF wigwag in Independence.

8/26/00 -Another wigwag was found in Illinois. This one is located about
4 miles from the one in Galena in JoDavies County (ICRR). Dave Hudson
sends in photos.

8/22/00 - Jim Bengert of Evansville , Indiana shares his
backyard wigwag with us.

8/22/00 -Paul Krot sends in some action shots
of the Anaheim, Ca wigwag.

8/22/00 -Dave Hudson sends in more stuff...Epworth, Iowa
added to Master List . New Iowa page created.

8/21/00 -Updated the Illionois page to include
Galena, Ill. Dave Hudson sends in photos.

8/18/00 - Letters updatde

8/12/00 -Alan Reed sends in an updated photo of the
wigwags in Point Richmond . Both planter boxes were
recently repainted and striped.

8/12/00 -Mark Slattery lives in an old Sacramento Northern
depot in Meridian, Ca. He recently aquired a wigwag for
his property. He sent in some pictures for the Private Collection section.

8/9/00 -Very major update to the site today. Keith Huebner
sends in many photos of active wigwags in Wisconsin. Master list
is updated and 2 new Wisconsin pages added.

8/8/00 -Added two more photos to the " Historical Photos " page.
One is of a scene captured by Donald Duke during the early 50's
along the SP Coast Line, plus a photo of the San Leandro depot (and wigwag).

8/3/00 -Bob Johnson sends us a photo of a "peach basket" wigwag
on display at Ogden Union Station.

7/30/00 -An updated picture of the Watsonville wigwags (caught in action,
I might add) was sent in by Sam Reeves.

7/28/00 -New photo of the Coleman, TX double wigwags just added.

7/27/00 -Two more wigwags were discovered in Southern California.
Paul Khoury sends in some pictures of a double set near Gardena.
These are old PE wood-pole type wigwags.

7/26/00 -Added a new photo of the double wigwags at the Nevada
State Railroad Museum . Jim Downard caught them in action!

7/23/00 -Added Edaville Railroad (Carver, Ma) to the Museum Section.

7/22/00 -OK...so I guess things have been a little slow. That and
having to rebuild my computer has kept me from adding anything
new other than letters. (also very busy with my "real" job)
I finally have some pictures of the Casmalia wigwag (taken in 1983)
that were sent in by Denny Dollahon. Hopefully some updated
pictures will come in soon.

6/30/00 -Added the Colorado Railroad Museum to the
Museum section. Check out their prestine WRRS
Autoflag! Thanks to museum member Robert Jensen
for sending in photos and info.

6/13/00 -Another old Pacific Electric wigwag was recently
discovered by Pete Mauriello. It's located in Hawthorn, Ca
on the old PE Hawthorne Line.

6/2/00 -More photos added to the Henry Ford
and Greenfield Village page . They are the owners of
a pristine WRRS Autoflag.

6/1/00 -Updated Oregon pages to reflect one less
wigwag on CORP's Siskiyou Line. The Yoncalla
wigwag was retired on 5/31/00.

5/30/00 -Added the original Southern Pacific
maintenance manual to the tech section.
This is a scan (converted to text) of the
rebuild manual that was used by SP signal maintainers
from 1949. This is a must if you own or maintain a
Magnetic Signal Co. wigwag.

5/29/00 -Added a scan of the wiring diagram
for the WRRS Model 5 Autoflag . Will be adding
more stuff to the tech. section soon.

5/27/00 -Another wigwag bites the ballast...
Bakersfield is now gone . Two others to watch:
Martinez, Ca and Hugo (Three Pines) Or.

5/23/00 -Made some changes to the Southern Cal. section
including adding a new picture of the Bell/Huntington park
wigwag, and removing Bell from the Alameda Corridor page.

5/22/00 -Some interesting pictures were sent in by
Ralph Squillace of some old PE wigwag cantilevers
that are still in Los Angeles. These run along Exposition Blvd.
there. I added these pictures to the " Partial Wigwags " page.

5/15/00 -Changed up the Northern California
and Southern California main pages.

-Added a Northwestern Pacific page.

-Added pictures of Shingle Springs (Ca) to
Northern Ca. wigwags from the past section.

-Added a new Southern Ca. wigwags from the past page,
which includes a second Seacliff (upper quadrant) wigwag .

5/8/00- I usually don't mention new letters here, but I have
added so many recently that I thought I'd go ahead and plug it.
Plus, we get a detailed trip report from Evan Werkema
on his recent trip to Southern California and
the Central Valley.

5/6/00 -Added a new page containing detail shots of
the 2 former SP F-units just delivered to GGRM on 5/5/00.

4/25/00 -Evan Werkema sends in a few new images. Another
view of the 55th St. upper quadrant wigwag in Alameda
Corridor (now retired) and an upper quadrant signal in
Lamitar, NM. (current status unknown)

4/20/00 -I just couldn't sit still after David Epling sent me
that picture of the Pittsburg, CA wigwag. So on Tues.
4/18 I made the trip back out there and caught it in action.
While I was out there I stopped by the Martinez wigwag
and grabbed an updated photo with Amtrak #716
powered by "reserve" F-40 231.

4/13/00 -Finally we have a picture of that elusive
wigwag located in Pittsburg Ca . Thanks to David Epling for
snagging a shot of it last weekend. There are now
4 confirmed wigwags still in service in the SF Bay Area.

4/10/00 -Added Glendale Oregon to the Museum section.
Includes a picture of the wigwag in action in 1989 from
noted rail photographer Don Buchholz.

4/4/00 -2 more wigwags have been located in Indiana. Ralph Bell
sends in 2 pictures of the wigwags in Sullivan along the
Indiana Railroad (former Illinois Central).

3/28/00 -Washington State has finally been added to the site. Camron
Settlemier sends in pictures of the UPRR wigwag in Hoquiam Wa.

3/17/00 -Just received confirmation from Paul Krot that one of the last (if not the last)
wigwags in Alameda Corridor has been removed. Alameda and 55th
(upper quadrant) was taken down, along with the ROW to make
way for the new A.C. trench. (exact date of removal unknown)
Add this one to list growing list of fallen flagmen.

3/14/00 -Added four more pages to the museum section, including
Fillmore and Western, Carlton OR, Hermiston OR, and
the Washington State RHSM. Thanks to Camron Settlemier,
Laurence Granfield and Jeff Stine for their contributions.

3/7/00 -Added Lomita Railroad museum to the Museum section.

3/7/00 -Added another image to the Historical Photos page.
Jeff Stine sends in a picture of an upper quadrant wigwag
from Santa Monica, CA taken in 1980.

3/7/00 -Picture just sent in of what Seacliff looks like today .
Also, new images of the Santa Clause wigwag
sent in by Jeff Stine. Same page.

3/7/00 -Added Henry Ford and Greenfield Villiage
to the Museum Section . A Western Railroad Supply Autoflag
was recently installed there. Photo sent in by Chris Salmonson.

3/5/00 -Added an action shot of the O St. wigwag
in Fresno, sent in by Ernest Sanchez. Also added another
shot of the Seacliff wigwag , taken in 1997 by Jeff Stine.

3/5/00 -Just completed a major upgrade to the Museum Section.
It is now organized by state. It's much easier to
navigate and quicker to update. I have several more
museums to add very soon.

2/25/00 -Ever seen a double wigwag? One still exists in Indiana.
It's located on the CERA (old NKP) in Roseburg, IN.
Aaron Border ends in a picture of this unique signal.

2/24/00 -Added Riverside's Hunter Hobby Park to the
museum section .

2/13/00 -Added a new section: "Fallen Flagmen" . With
the loss of the Seacliff wigwag, and many planned for this year,
I figured it was time to get this page started. Hopefully
I won't have to update this page very often.

2/13/00 -One of the wigwags in Banks, OR on the
POTB has received a new banner. This is a
one of a kind effort!... Camron Settlemier sends pictures.

2/12/00 -New contributor Karl Wichmann sends in
photos of the 2 Riverside wigwags . Add 2
more to the active wigwag list.

2/8/00 -Another new image from Eric Schmelz;
Second wigwag in New Mexico near the San Felipe Reservation .
Removed Seacliff from active list.

2/7/00 -Eric Schmelz of Semaphores.com sends us an action
shot of the upper quadrant wigwag at Wagon Mound, NM.

2/6/00- Another wigwag on display found at Tulare Welcome Center
Pete Mauriello sends in a photo.

2/6/00 -Added a new image (Larry Tuttle photo)of the Hugo wigwag
to Oregon Wigwag Section.

1/30/00 -Added two more pictures to the Historical Photo section . Larry Granfield sends in
photos from the San Diego Historical Society.
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1/30/00 -Added two more images from Clayton Lanstaff on the Union Switch and Signal page.
Clayton also sends in a picture of a rather unique signal located in Coldwater, Ont.
Added this too the Canada wigwag page.
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1/30/00 -The Albany & Eastern RR may have made it's last run through Lebanon OR,
but there's talk of a new train running on that line. Camron also discovers a wigwag in Knappa OR .
Add 2 wigwags to the Oregon list. (Knappa and Lebanon)
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1/22/00 -.Added 2 more photos to the Emeryville ATSF Backyard Line Page .
I'm looking for more pictures of this line as there were
many wigwags along there at one time. If you have any you'd
like to share, please email me.
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1/22/00 -More photos added to the Evan Werkema Collection .
New additions are marked with a "new" bullet.
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1/21/00 -Another new page for the Wigwag Technical section... Union Switch and Signal Style DW page .
These were used primarily on the East Coast,
so if you're from the West, you have to see these! Thanks to Eric Schmelz
of Semaphores.com for providing most of the info.
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1/15/00 -Another new section has been added to the site. Historical Wigwag Photos
just created to display older images and post cards containing
vintage wigwag shots. Larry Granfield sends in several cards,
and the "WP Mystery Photo" (Niles Depot collection) moves to this page.
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1/8/00 -Ernest Sanchez sends in photos of a wigwag on display at a produce store in Fresno .
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1/7/00 -Starting to get updated info on the status of the Alameda Corridor wigwags,
or at least what's left of them. See the Letters Page as well as
the updated Alameda Corridor Page .
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1/6/00 -Just getting new information on three wigwags in Ontario Canada.
Thanks to Timothy Organ for sending in pictures and info,
there is now a new Canada Page .
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1/3/00 -Paul Krot updates us on both Redlands and Colton .
Check out that new appendage growing off the Colton wigwag!
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1/3/00 -Paul Krot sends in photos of the San Juan Capistrano/Amtrak Station wigwag.
New in the Museum Section.
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1/2/00 -New features in the Technical Section ... Wigwags types (A wigwag spotters guide),

and and some technical explanations of the wigwag motor .
These pages are still under construction, but enough is done now to add to the site.
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