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Shake Your Moneymaker!!

The former Santa Fe between Trinidad and La Junta, CO sees exactly two trains per day... AMTRAK's Southwest Chief.

 

Along this line is a relic of a different era known as a "Mechanical Flagman" or more commonly a "Wig Wag".

 

This particular Wig Wag has the distinction of being the last one in the United States to still protect a crossing on a Class 1 Mainline.

 

The Delhi Wigwag is an "Upper Quadrant" Type meaning the "flag" is actually centered in the upward orientation.

 

This shot was taken in February 2020, more than 100 years after the signal was first placed here at an access road to the Santa Fe Trail.

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Uploaded on February 15, 2020
Taken on February 14, 2020