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| Kansas Wigwags |
Fredonia Humboldt Winfiled Cherryvale |
There were still a few wigwags left (until 2009) on the
former ATSF
line that ran from Ottawa, KS (now only from Iola, KS) to
Tulsa, OK. (They did not get the 20 mile
or so section between Ottawa and Iola and that section is
now gone and abandoned)
It is now operated by the South Kansas & Oklahoma RR.
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This rather sawed-off wigwag was located on North 8th
street in Independence.
This seems to be a typical design used by ATSF in the midwest.
Mark adds that
the banner was recently repainted from it's original black
and white to solid black.
Photo by Mark Springer (8/00)
Jefferson Street
Mark Springer provides the info:
"This wigwag (was) located in Fredonia, KS again on an old
ATSF line that ran
from Chanute, KS to Winfield, KS. This line is also
owned by the South
Kansas & Oklahoma RR. The line between Chanute to
Fredonia is now
abandoned. At one time there were at least 3 wigwags
(I think there were
4) but now only 2 remain. This one is located on Jefferson
Street. At one
time tracks belonging to the MoPac RR, ATSF and some industrial
tracks for
the Frisco passed within a few hundred feet of this wigwag.
All the
remaining trackage is operated by the SKOL. At least
2 trains pass this
wigwag daily."
Harrison Street
Mark adds more info:
"Here is the other remaining wigwag at Fredonia, KS.
It (was) located on the
same ex-ATSF trackage and is on Harrison street. At
one time the next
crossing south, Jackson, also had a wigwag. These will
probably not last
long as the SKOL has been slowly removing wigwags from service."
As of 2009, they are all gone.
Another MSCo upper quadrant wigwag can be found in Humboldt,
KS. This protects
the Signor Street crossing on this former ATSF branch line,
now owned by
South Kansas & Oklahoma RR. Plans are to eventually abandon
the tracks north of
this crossing. There doesn't seem to be any predictable traffic
on this line at this time.
Mark also points out that there is another wigwag on this
line, as well as some
older highway flashers and a few semaphore remains. Those
photos will be added
when they become available.
Above 4 photos by Mark Springer. (8/00)
Robert Lambrecht found this wigwag in February 2005 and writes:
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Photos by Robert Lambrecht (2/05)
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