Sheboygan, WI Wig-Wags

The Union Pacific local heads north past the Saemann Avenue wig-wags in Sheboygan, WI.

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[FSThunderboltfan1000]

As of tomarow 10-6-11 this wig wags will be decomissioned and removeed for parts durring rail road repairs I'm going to try an get on. :)

[btp98w]

@FSThunderboltfan1000 As of late November they were still there. Do they really plan of removing them?! If so, it will be sad to see them gone on my trips back home....

[Brenton81]

@btp98w As of now, (Jan 2012) they're still there. The crossing surface as been rebuilt and there's no sign that they'll be replaced anytime soon. I think they're safe for a while. The wig-wags on Martin Street were retired and replaced with standard flashing light signals when the crossing surface was replaced and one of the tracks was removed. Those wig-wags were in pretty rough condition.

[Brenton81]

@FSThunderboltfan1000 These signals were not removed. They're still there and in service. The wig-wags that were retired were on Martin Street, not Saemann Avenue. There's no way you'll be able to just "get one" from the railroad. A lot of time they're forbidded from giving out old eqipment. They're also aware of the demand for these and their value. They usually sell for well over a thousand dollars. Some railroads also have employee waiting lists for retired antique equipment.

[ThomasBus8516]

I like seeing these wig wags, but I find it funny that they only light up when swung to the one side. In the dark, doesn't that make them no more useful than a stationary flashing light? If the light was on constantly, then that would truly replace an old time swinging lantern.

[Brenton81]

@ThomasBus8516 The light is actually on all the time. The red lense is vertically ribbed, so if you're looking at it from an angle, like in the video, it only appears to light up on one side of the swing. Some wig-wags did have the option of the light momentarily going off at the bottom of the arc while it was swinging

[sophieoftipton]

Nice video...

[VespineVid2]

Nice catch, Brent! Man those things must be well oiled-kept swinging for awhile after shutting off.

[whatihave2do]

Great video. Nice to see them in action and that cars actually obeyed them. Seam lots of people can't even obey the gates.

[getoffmycloud34]

different lights, cool

[peacefrogseller999]

how do you know when the trains will be coming through the crossings?

[TPLORIFIED]

saemann, sibley, alexander...all too familiar



[RRboyLEGOboy]

Those wig wags are cool.