Dalton, WI Wig-Wag
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There are two things I love about this certain Wig-Wag signal
1: The Bell
2: The design of the wig-wag
Long live Wig-Wags
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2 years ago 3
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Thank you for posting this.
Why did you not start videoing before the signal started operating?
Glad you allowed us to see it stop - almost.
2 years ago 2
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what time era are wig wags from?
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@Brenton81 did they scrap it or give it to someone sence their isnt many of them left?
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man. i would of kept the one there and added a crossing with light,a bell, and a arm on the other side and just put a arm infront of the wig-wag.
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What happened to the other one, but isn't this one gone now though?
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I understand the FRA's paranoia, but I think it's too much to just tear down a perfectly good set of wigwags. They could just put flashing lights on the existing pillar and add a gate... it'd save the wigwags.
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here's the rub:
a wig-wag is the carry-over
to the industrial/automotive age
from manual w/a red oil lamp
to protect xings...
fine point of law time:
a waving red light means; STOP!
a flashing red light means;
STOP, then GO!!
go figure...
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@NewProfile001 Federal Railroad Administration regulations prohibit simply adding gates to a crossing protected by wig-wags. This was also the only signal at the crossing. The other side only had a crossbuck on a wooden post.
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@Brenton81 why don't they just add a pair of gates? the gates are failsafe... its an e-magnet that holds them up.
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What happened to the other one? I heard that this one is gone now though.
PereMarquette1223 1 year ago
@PereMarquette1223 There was only one at this crossing. At the time of installation, it was legal and somewhat common to have only one wig-wag signal and a crossbuck on the other side. Cars traveled slower back then and drivers had less distractions than they do now. You're correct about it being gone now. It's been replaced with flashing lights and gates. Each side of the crossing has a signal now as well.
Brenton81 1 year ago