Great video! The mast lights on the third crossing were probably mounted higher up to avoid blocking the original nearside auxiliary signal at that intersection, which was most likely 8 inch.
There's something about these kinds of signals, I don't know what it is, but to me they have a kind of character that their modern, LED-lit/electronic bell counterparts just don't have.
The railroad line from Madison, Wisconsin to Reedsburg, Wisconsin goes right through Devil's Lake State Park, and I remember when one of the crossings still had the wig-wag signals.
What's better, beating a train and risking your entire life or waiting for even less than a minute and preventing a casualty? There's no question. Even when the signals are red, it's black and white. Don't beat a train.
This is my town 8 crossings Quiet zone Crossing 1: LED, WCH e-bell, GS type 2 or 3 e-bell, 2 medrian signals, no cantilever Crossing 2: LED, GS type 3 e-bell, WCH e-bell, 2 RACO cantilevers, 0 medrian signals Crossing 3: LED, ASC e-bell (low pitched), no medrian signal or cantilever Crossing 4: LED, ASC e-bell (high pitched), no medrian signal or cantilever Crossing 5: dotted LED, GS type 3 e-bell, no medrian signal or cantilever Crossing 6: LED, WCH e-bell, no medrian signal or cantilever Crossing 7: dotted LED, 2 GS type 3 e-bell, 1 WCH e-bell, 2 medrian signals, 3 cantilevers Crossing 8: LED, GS type 3 e-bell, 2 medrian signals (one gateless), no cantilever
Yes the WigWag still is used and works till this day. It was temporarily out kf service though not to long ago as it needed to be repaired but it's working again now.
The last one is not old, it doesn't looks all but put, the other one looks a little bit of long, but it looks good, I love old ones and I love all the trains and other trains, I love my grade and I'm a trip Me how my driving trains when I'm big
