Pictures 1-7 and the video were taken on August 10, 2019, by Tommy McGowan. Pictures 8-9 were taken on May 28, 2023, by Hopen111. Pictures 10-14 were taken on May 23, 2026, by Rus.
This crossing is located on the Illinois Railway Museum Trolley Loop.
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This lone wigwag sits at the south edge of the IRM property and protects a diamond that was built, but only serves trains on one track. I presume that the other track is there in case IRM ever wanted to expand further east to allow for more equipment to be stored on those future tracks, but so far that has not happened.
A return visit by Hopen111 in May 2023 shows no major changes have occurred.
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Various new views of the wigwag.
Many of the museum's wig wags are prone to dying out, and unfortunately, this one was a victim on the day I (Rus) visited. It will probably be fixed in the future though.
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The wig wag. As one would expect, nothing has changed.
