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Locations of wigwags

Post by brett nc railfanner » Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:20 pm

The wigwags can be in service or not.

Here is one to start this topic. Poway, CA

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.9696523 ... 56!6m1!1e1
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Re: Locations of wigwags

Post by ToledoRailfan » Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:35 pm

As of November 2015, the Pullman, Washington wigwag is still there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.7301568 ... 6656?hl=en
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As of May 2012, the Ashland, Oregon wigwag is still there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2004203 ... 6656?hl=en
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As of June 2012, the Hornbrook, CA wigwag is still there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8657141 ... 6656?hl=en
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As of May 2012, the Medford, Oregon wigwag is still there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3227357 ... 6656?hl=en
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Unfortunately the Reedsport , Oregon wigwag is gone. It does kind of make you wonder if there are any Wigwags that we don't know about left on rural crossings on a dirt road.
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6777072 ... 6656?hl=en
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The Round Prairie , Oregon wigwag in the Cow Creek reservation has also been removed, but it has been replaced with an interesting cantilever signal and a normal mast signal.
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0651693 ... !1e1?hl=en
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The Dallas, Oregon wigwags have been removed.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/SE+Ug ... !1e1?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.9137113 ... !1e1?hl=en
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As of April 2016, the Riverwood Rd Wigwag on the Willamette Shore Trolley is still in service.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4433892 ... 6656?hl=en

The Macadam Bay Yacht Club and Nebraska St./Willamette Moorage Park wigwags were apparently taken out by cars towing boats, I don't know if they were damaged beyond repair and if they will return to service.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4681485 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4772121 ... 6656?hl=en
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As of June 2016, the wigwags on the Big Trees & Pacific are still there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.9718821 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.9675012 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.9726573 ... !1e1?hl=en
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Re: Locations of wigwags

Post by ZachL » Wed Jan 11, 2017 12:18 am

ToledoRailfan wrote:The Macadam Bay Yacht Club and Nebraska St./Willamette Moorage Park wigwags were apparently taken out by cars towing boats, I don't know if they were damaged beyond repair and if they will return to service.
Where did you hear that they were taken out in that manner?
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Re: Locations of wigwags

Post by ToledoRailfan » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:42 am

ZachL wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:The Macadam Bay Yacht Club and Nebraska St./Willamette Moorage Park wigwags were apparently taken out by cars towing boats, I don't know if they were damaged beyond repair and if they will return to service.
Where did you hear that they were taken out in that manner?

On the Willamette Shore Trolley Facebook page.
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Re: Locations of wigwags

Post by ToledoRailfan » Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:39 am

As of May 2016, the 7th St. wigwag in Sanger California is still there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7066379 ... !1e1?hl=en
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Re: Locations of wigwags

Post by ZachL » Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:40 am

ToledoRailfan wrote:As of May 2016, the 7th St. wigwag in Sanger California is still there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7066379 ... !1e1?hl=en
With a GS bell attached to it. :Eeeeek:
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Re: Locations of wigwags

Post by freebrickproductions » Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:41 am

ZachL wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:As of May 2016, the 7th St. wigwag in Sanger California is still there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7066379 ... !1e1?hl=en
With a GS bell attached to it. :Eeeeek:
The bell on the back probably broke and the SJVR didn't want to fix it. At least it wasn't replaced!
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Re: Locations of wigwags

Post by cabman701 » Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:15 am

freebrickproductions wrote:
ZachL wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:As of May 2016, the 7th St. wigwag in Sanger California is still there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7066379 ... !1e1?hl=en
With a GS bell attached to it. :Eeeeek:
The bell on the back probably broke and the SJVR didn't want to fix it. At least it wasn't replaced!
The e-bell has been there for going on 6 years!
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7066082 ... 6656?hl=en
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Re: Locations of wigwags

Post by ToledoRailfan » Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:19 pm

Here is a view of the Sellers Rd. Wigwag before the crossing was upgraded, I remember when I was a child browsing the site and Dan's Wigwag site I really liked this crossing because of the homemade banner and the crossbuck.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.6219225 ... 1664?hl=en

Here is the signal now, it is on display on a rail trail and is activated by a push button.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.6217588 ... 6656?hl=en

For I believe a brief time the signal while on display actually had the homemade banner. This isn't new information to me, I just thought it would be fun to share! :TUP2:
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Re: Locations of wigwags

Post by ZachL » Sat Feb 25, 2017 8:21 am

ToledoRailfan wrote:Here is a view of the Sellers Rd. Wigwag before the crossing was upgraded, I remember when I was a child browsing the site and Dan's Wigwag site I really liked this crossing because of the homemade banner and the crossbuck.
I wouldn't quite call that an "upgrade," but rather a closure. Sellers Road got moved over so that it wouldn't have had to cross the tracks at all.
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