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possible unkown wigwag remant in kokomo indiana!
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 2:54 pm
by dan the ca railfan
here is what ii believe to be a wigwag remnant in Indiana
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4927158 ... authuser=0
Re: possible unkown wigwag remant in kokomo indiana!
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:08 pm
by ZachL
I'm not sure on that one... Kokomo is known for a dwarf signal or two as well.
Also, that line very recently got torn out as well.
Re: possible unkown wigwag remant in kokomo indiana!
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:31 pm
by dan the ca railfan
oh okay sorry about that i thought it was a wigwag remanant because it said on both sides stop and rxr and what is a dwarf signal?
Re: possible unkown wigwag remant in kokomo indiana!
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:12 pm
by ZachL
dan the ca railfan wrote:oh okay sorry about that i thought it was a wigwag remanant because it said on both sides you could read stop and xr and what is a dwarf signal?
Sorry, I got my terminology mixed up. It's actually a "Franken-signal" (search the forums for other examples)
This is a dwarf signal:
Re: possible unkown wigwag remant in kokomo indiana!
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:21 pm
by Erik-Gorb-Hamilton
The signal in question (the "wig wag remnant") is actually a old smash board!
Re: possible unkown wigwag remant in kokomo indiana!
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:26 pm
by dan the ca railfan
what is a smash board
Re: possible unkown wigwag remant in kokomo indiana!
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:47 pm
by freebrickproductions
dan the ca railfan wrote:what is a smash board
It was an early signal that would be used at a diamond to let a crew know if the track was clear, or if there was a height restriction or something like that. If it wasn't clear, the train would smash into it, hence the name. More info can be found here:
http://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/97774.aspx