| Posted by FSWood on August 15, 2016 | |
Wondering what the gizmo on pole behind doors is. Closest thing in shape I can think of is a bench grinder and it is not likely to be one up there! Since Brooklyn ain't exactly tornado alley it's not likely a tornado siren like around here. Is a strange angle to mount a light since it would blind passing train crews, so it's not likely a light.
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| Posted by mmi16 on August 16, 2016 | |
Most likely a siren to notify ground personnel that the railroad has been given permission to work in the area.
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| Posted by kchubb on August 16, 2016 | |
@FSWood: Not sure, but I'm going to go with air raid siren. The british had one that looked somewhat like that.
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Considering the vast amount of military activity that occurred in this part of Brooklyn during the WWII and Korean War eras, I'd agree with kchubb that its an air-raid siren. For better or worse, there certainly was a distinct ambience to North-East railroading in the 60s & 70s. Personally I MISS it.
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