"I remember as a young child, I would coerce my parents
into driving by the railroad on our way home/to anywhere we went, much
to their annoyance, but anything to silence a whining kid! The wigwags
of my childhood were in Madison, WI, smack dab in the middle of Wisconsin,
which sort of remained wigwag central until well into
the early '90's. As an avid CNW and Wisconsin Central fan, my railfan travels
took me into wigwag territory often, but most of the time all I could get
were signal-only pictures, savoring the few times where a train would actually
appear. I also have a special fondness for Griswold
rotating-banner style signals, which are rapidly disappearing from the
railroad scene. I am fortunate enough to own one of these relics,
complete with a glass reflector "4-Track" sign and glass reflector crossbuck.
I am now searching for an original yellow cats-eye stop sign, if you know
of one, please let me know! The Griswold is currently "laying in state"
in the back yard, but will be resurrected this spring and be standing proud
once again. I will try to send pictures documenting the refurbishment
of it."
-Mike Gus
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