Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

ToledoRailfan wrote:Edit:This is the one I was thinking about.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:I wouldn't be surprised that, up into the 1990s, every contiguous US state had at least one wigwag still operating...

Oh goodness, that would be awesome to see wigwag photos from Florida...

It seems that most eastern states (except Michigan and Indiana if they could in the region that I'm kinda referring to) didn't have that many wigwags in the 20th century compared to the other contiguous states. Kinda odd.

I think railroads over here prefered flashing light signals since the beginning for the most part. I know New Jersey had a US&S wigwag in the 1990s though. It was at this crossing:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/New_Jersey/We ... d/Hamburg/

Still kinda odd though that they were and still are much more frequent out west than in the east. Wasn't that wigwag in New Jersey moved to a tourist railroad?

Also, I think the wigwag you're thinking of is the one in New Hampshire:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/New_Hampshire ... ay/Conway/

No, I think it was in New Jersey. It didn't guard a crossing. It was on display.

Edit:This is the one I was thinking about.

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:I wouldn't be surprised that, up into the 1990s, every contiguous US state had at least one wigwag still operating...

Oh goodness, that would be awesome to see wigwag photos from Florida...

It seems that most eastern states (except Michigan and Indiana if they could in the region that I'm kinda referring to) didn't have that many wigwags in the 20th century compared to the other contiguous states. Kinda odd.

I think railroads over here prefered flashing light signals since the beginning for the most part. I know New Jersey had a US&S wigwag in the 1990s though. It was at this crossing:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/New_Jersey/We ... d/Hamburg/

Still kinda odd though that they were and still are much more frequent out west than in the east. Wasn't that wigwag in New Jersey moved to a tourist railroad?

Also, I think the wigwag you're thinking of is the one in New Hampshire:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/New_Hampshire ... ay/Conway/

No, I think it was in New Jersey. It didn't guard a crossing. It was on display.

Edit:This is the one I was thinking about.

Possibly. The photo I saw of it was with it painted all black though, IIRC.

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:I wouldn't be surprised that, up into the 1990s, every contiguous US state had at least one wigwag still operating...

Oh goodness, that would be awesome to see wigwag photos from Florida...

MapsSurfer wrote:

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:I wouldn't be surprised that, up into the 1990s, every contiguous US state had at least one wigwag still operating...

Oh goodness, that would be awesome to see wigwag photos from Florida...

The Florida East Coast had US&S Wig Wags Installed during the 1920s. They were very similar to ones mentioned above, albeit with Black and White Striping.

These Photos Are From The Book “Speedway to Sunshine” by FEC Historian Seth H. Bramson.