Wigwags and M200 Railbus

Here's another video of the Wigwags at Brightside, with a Skunk Train M200 railbus this time. You can see the wigwag start up and wind down. You'll also hear the engineer of the M200 correctly signal --.- (long, long, short, long) at both crossings.

If you look closely, the wigwags start up and wind down twice, due to the way they are triggered by the very short railbus.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Niles
• Canyon
• Brightside
• California
• Western
• Railbus
• M200
• wigwag

[wigwags4ever]

Those are some good Magnetic Flagmen but a horrid horn!

[Frankentaru]

Yes, he does the proper signal but the last long is supposed to be held until "...the lead locomotive has fully occupied the crossing." If you note he/she ends the signal before the crossing - not the best practice interms of grade crossing safety.

Frank

[bcschmerker]

The Niles Canyon is definitely making progress on this classic Skagit diesel car. The horn may very well be original to it. At Brightside, two of the three Magnetic Flagman installations have modern flashers augmenting them; the fourth Flagman was apparently replaced outright for want of parts (NOS Magnetic Signal parts being almost impossible to get nowadays).

[Cockroach2008]

Let them keep trying. Their financial resources will dry up & their patience will wear thin.

There are just too many people who need some cash fast. Parts removed & sold are a quick cash source!

[caltrain2]

@Cockroach2008 hate to rain on your parade but this is owned be a private company they will just keep restoring it if that happens

[Cockroach2008]

When this one is burned out, there will be one less.

Perhaps the seats can be cut apart with a knife, the wood work carved up, the windows scratched with diamond jewelery, graffiti paint painted inside and out!

It would look so good & ready for the scrap yard!

[caltrain2]

@Cockroach2008 oh shut the fuck up come on there are very few of these left but one thing that can be scrapped is your ass

[Cockroach2008]

Thank you for the very flattering compliment! I sincerely appreciate it!

It is much more valuable as a cash source to have people who need cash desperately obtain collectible parts like the whistle, bell, gauges sets, number boards, marker lights, headlight, builders plate, linkages, subassemblies, air pumps, valves, steam chests, boiler front doors & many other desirable collectible parts which all can be sold from their automobile trunks with NO QUESTIONS ASKED!

It could be very profitable!

[09jrasner703]

shut the fuck up u selfish little cocksucker! nobody gives a flying fuck what u think and they all know u just love 2 piss people off and hear yourself talk.

[Roycru]

Thank you so much for pointing out that the final "long" should be held until the crossing is fully occupied.

All the tourist railroad grade crossing videos that I have seen on YouTube seem to have this same problem, caused, I imagine, by amateur engineers and no trainmasters, rules examiners, or road foremen of engines on these railroads.

[Baltimora1957]

Love the little bitty horn.