Daniel, I see you captured two birds here. One, steam transport from 50 to100 years ago and two, the image is from a non western country. Well done!
Everyone note that the signalman is not just resting his foot; it is a safety measure. Experience has undoubtedly taught this crew that their very simple switch stands can pop open whenever a train goes through it. To prevent that, not only is he standing on the rod, the handle is chained down.
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