A manifest rolls by fans waiting for a more inviting photographic capture, the Nickel Plate 759, to pass by on a High Iron Special. The N&W signal maintainer has done a good job of keeping the re... (more)
An eastbound WC train bears down on the crossing at Van Dyne protected by this classic wig-wag crossing signal. The former Soo track this train is on parallels an ex-C&NW line through here that wa... (more)
Only a few blocks from my fraternity in Pullman, the last remaining operational wig wag in the State of Washington. Wagging into the cold night, going mostly ignored by motorists, the relic from L... (more)
There is only one survivor in this photo and I’ll give you two guesses who it is. Well, things were pretty rough for this old wig wag, judging by the less than perfect paint job on its bent up o... (more)
WSOR makes a move on the Prairie sub past the old wig-wag dating from the Milwaukee Road days. This is one of two active magnetic flagmen that can be found along this line west of Madison.