Wayne Stump sends in this photo and information about
this find...
The signal sits to the north of a small
building that used to be the Illinois Central freight
house. The
freight house is now a museum that is being run by the
Moweaqua
Historical Society (I think). Moweaqua is located
about 16 miles south
of Decatur, Illinois on U. S. Route #51. The museum
and wig-wag is
located next to the old Illinois Central tracks on West
Main Street.
I'll try to attach a MapQuest map to give some idea as
to the location
of Moweaqua.
When the wig-wag was in use, it sat on a wedge-shaped
concrete pedestal
about five to six feet high. I wasn't able to contact
any member of
the Historical Society, so I don't know if the wig-wag
would be for
sale. The fact that it is set in a sturdy concrete
foundation leads me
to believe that it has found its final resting place.
Also, since this
was the only protection for any of the crossings in the
entire village
of Moweaqua, and a lot of the good citizens realized
that this
particular crossing signal was rather unique, leads me
to believe that
it is probably a case of, "You may look, but you can't
take it home!"