CN 435 at Tilbury, Ontario, with Wigwags

[WPRR1]

What kind of horn is that?

[TrainfanCasey8]

Great video

[metraF40PH163]

Wow, last set in Canada, that's too bad

[CPWindsorsub]

RIP CASO sub

[CNRailWabamun]

Nice video! :) CN Unit 2230 is a ES44DC and CN Unit 9513 is a SD40-2W

[CPWindsorsub]

i hear CSX might buy the CASO sub

[MegaZsolti]

what horn is that? is it a leslie? pretty cool actually :D

[NewProfile001]

These wigwags: Are they still there?

[jrahrig]

Wig-Wags are still up as June 21, 2010.

[crazeejay2006]

This is one of the 2 last sets of wig wags. They're on Gleason Line and Morris Line about 1 mile apart.

[WAYNE1980AA]

cont...if anyone works for cn, when is a train due at this crossing for video taping? p.s the close up says "look, listen and live" and it needs repairs.

[WAYNE1980AA]

great news: the wig-wags are still there. 3 days ago, i took a "double" trip--to the gleason line (where this surviving wig-wag stands) and to kingsville (for 4 via cars--3 by rapido, 1 from walthers) and the wig-wags are there.

[paullubliner]

I see Canada has made much advancement on the lines of the illiteracy movement whilst still retaining Wig Wags.

[BigDawg9812]

where does this job turn around?i pick up scrap materials in tilbury for a recycling firm,and i've seen this local a couple of times.always with big road power.

[Fallzview]

I saw these wigwag crossing signals when I exited the 401 at Tilbury. I waited about 4 hours for a train then finally left. How often does CN run a train on this stretch of track? Do you know what day the train goes thru and approx times?

[telus6429]

1 train a day, each way. CN 438/439 operates anywhere from 8-10am out of Windsor, and arrives anywhere from 5-10p back into Windsor.

[chrisvazquez7]

Is this still accurate information?

[telus6429]

Yes this is information is still accurate as of lately...

[nawrock]

i have seen 439 come into the city later than 10 before and they were just sitting on the mainline near devonshire for like half an hour...and a couple weeks ago i caught either a caboose hop (without the caboose) or it was a very small 439 and by small i mean just the locomotive...but it was a GP9

[LocalRailfan]

Oh sorry. I guess these trains still run on the CASO but I don't think they do in the Niagara region anymore

[telus6429]

This is the only train that runs between Windsor & Fargo, Ontario.

[LocalRailfan]

To bad the CASO sub no longer is around. I heard the Canada Southern was a nice railway. Great video and cool wigwags

[BabesLegacy]

It's very odd to see a wig-wag with an electronic bell. Assuming that the original mechanical bell stopped working, it's nice that they decided not to replace the wig-wag signal, and only replaced the bell.

[telus6429]

It has a bell alright, its not an Electric bell either. Its a real round bell on the top.

[gaycowboy31]

are those still there

[sd40u]

that's a Griswold mechanical bell up there

[thomasdude]

Oh nice, very cool

[Bellwestern80]

I read somewhere that these wigwags are in danger of being torn up. Is that true? I hope not because these wigwags are really nice.

[OrgelbauKuhn]

Wig wags = uncool

[VIA6419]

This is cool.

[Fairhavenbranch]

Great signals.

[jamminjoel]

Love the GEVO horn

[cindy1000000]

nice video.

[robertgift]

Why does the signal stop before the last car is across the road?

Typical of Canadian grade crossing signals?

I saw this also happen at Niagra Falls.

[Burnoutmaster1]

i think dat was an ALCO

[VIAF40PH]

How many trains does the CASO get between Fargo and Windsor these days besides 435? What time does 435 usually go through (if any)?

[telus6429]

no longer 435, and once a day if lucky. its now train 534 and 535, since its no longer considered a mainline train, but a local on CN's book and goes only from Windsor to London.

[VIAF40PH]

I made a point of going to that crossing on a recent trip to Point Pelee. Good thing I didn't decide to wait around for a train!

[billleeboy]

The good old tracks where i use to live!

[sophieoftipton]

I like the look of Canada and this part of

the country looks very nice.Good video.

[maxitrain989]

Because they're supposed to stay up.

[Andrewsaxamophone]

Why did they hesitate to swing back down at the end?

[Bellwestern80]

Maybe the sensor isn't functioning well or it's got a special shut off mechanism. I don't know much about Canadian Wigwags.

[Caltrain927]

Those wig wags have a latching "Hold Clear" mechanism that grabs the wig wag banner and holds it in place in the "up" position at the end of its operating cycle. Similar to the locking mechanism on crossing gates, this releases the banner into the down position in event of failure, notifying drivers/pedestrians that the wig wag is out of order.

[robertgift]

Interesting!

Thanks for that information, Caltrain.

Was that box to keep snow and ice from building up on the paddle, or just to hide it?

[My wig-wag signal (Magnetic Flagman)(+) has a red light in the middle. Paddle movement causes bell to be struck each swing.]

[Caltrain927]

I would think so. These look like WRRS Wig-Wags. WRRS Wig-wags didn't come with a built-in bell like Magnetic Flagmen's did.