Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Didn't know there were any wigwags in service in Ohio that recently! The crossing was a Conrail crossing when the photo was taken.


Image source:
http://www.railphoto-art.org/collection ... a-railway/

Looks like this could've been where the signals were located, too hard to tell though.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6389667 ... 6656?hl=en

I wonder if one of those signals is the wigwag at the Age of Steam Roundhouse near Sugarcreek, Ohio.

Wow, great find! Looks like the brick building on the right succumbed to fire It's still got remnants standing up here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.639359, ... 6656?hl=en

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

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...

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...

Well, the L&N did operate trackage in parts of Florida (mainly the panhandle) and they used wigwags, though their wigwags were very rarely installed and much of the equipment on the former L&N lines I've seen in Florida appear to have been replaced years ago, for the most part.

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.

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/

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?

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?

Not sure. Also, I think the wigwag you're thinking of is the one in New Hampshire:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/New_Hampshire ... ay/Conway/

The wigwag in New Jersey was just a normal US&S wigwag like the ones you posted above.

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.