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3526 passes the semaphore signal at Thirlmere as it trundles down the line to Picton with 6S60.
Taken: 7/6/2019
DRS 37405 (with 37424 out of view on the rear) approaching Lowestoft station, the 5J67 06:37 Norwich Crown Point to Lowestoft empty coaching stock move on Friday 7th September 2018.
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BR Standard Class 4 locomotive arriving at Bury Bolton Street Station from Heywood. In the bay were 2890 and 52322 which were due out an hour later.
Rescanned again at higher resolution with better colour and image quailty
45 113 slows the 14:07 Derby - St Pancras past the signal box as it enters Leicester under the forest of semaphore siganlling. A 25 and 47 can be seen on the stabling point to the right.
During my time living in Indiana, many a trip was made to this pair of semaphores on the south end of the Monon Subdivision on the CSX.
Most of my stuff was captured on film and old school video and getting that stuff onto Flickr is a WHOLE OTHER project!!
However, these semaphores did manage to make it to the digital age (for me) and I was able to grab a shot of some pretty new (at the time) CSX power passing by.
-CSX AC60CWs #5004, #617 leading power
-CSX train Q643
-CSX Monon Sub, MP 133.2
-County Road W 1200 S Crossing, S of Romney, IN
-June 16, 2002
Picture 003 - Copy
Replacement of the bulk of the remaining semaphore signals on the Cornish main line, together with GWR's decision to withdraw all of its remaining HST Castle Sets (plus a similar decision by Cross Country Trains), means that scenes like this will be history by the end of 2023.
Work stained and somewhat battered power car 43154, with 43156 leading, accelerates from Lostwithiel with the 2C05 05:40 service to Penzance from Bristol Temple Meads on 5th June 2023.
The good side of waiting for a very late running 7.55pm Class 37 hauled service that would be bound for Norwich. It would arrive 30 minutes down and depart not long after it's arrival. Unfortunately it had on board the guard for the Ipswich service waiting behind me at the stops. So despite it being signaled to go (in this photo), it couldn't until the Norwich service arrived!
This view of C&EI's Hoopeston tower was taken sometime in 1971 and is showing both the NKP train order signals (at right) and the C&EI's train order signals (at left). By this time though, the Louisville & Nashville had taken over the C&EI through here and the Norfolk & Western had the NKP side. This view is looking N/E towards the town of Hoopeston. This interlocking would be automated sometime in the early 1970's. The former NKP line would be abandoned in 1986. CSX still comes through here with a fair amount of traffic.
C&EI/NKP Hoopeston Tower
Hoopeston, Illinois
1971
Photo by John Fuller
A small collection of Etsy avatars, each reduced to only 4 x 4 pixels (then magnified for study). They are normally 75 x 75 pixels. For many avatars, this is just enough for recognition. I might be crazy, but I love to stare at them.
What's best is that each one represents a genuine creative person somewhere in the world.
Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is seen passing semaphores near Wagon Mound, New Mexico as it races across the prairie.
I was in Denver for a week and opted to take a day to drive to New Mexico to shoot these last few surviving semaphores, knowing their futures are uncertain and that they could be removed at any time. The signals at the north end of the siding these signals protect had already been replaced with "Vader" signals!
As of 9/8/21, I can confirm semaphores still stand at the following four locations:
35.390427, -105.331232 (single-track block)
36.015705, -104.701948 (end of siding)
36.043010, -104.692712 (single-track block)
36.073125, -104.688506 (end of siding, pictured)
I believe I saw at least one other location while racing from Wagon Mound to Bernal, but I don't recall precisely where.
Amtrak 3(8): the Southwest Chief
Wagon Mound, NM
078 is seen with empties for Tara Mines passing through Navan Station, this branch still has semaphore signals
HST Set 253041 enters Newton Abbot and passes the West Signal Box and some of its associated signals in August 1986
Newton Abbot has to be the pick of the stations [for me at least] in Devon for it's collection of signals. Whilst Exeter was perhaps busier I always found NA to be a delight.
On one occasion [1978 I think] a small group of us were invited over by the 'shed' supervisor to come and have a look around, this had coincided with a visit by a pair of class40's visiting.
Arguably the most impressive display of semaphore signalling remaining on the national network will sadly be swept away in around 12 months time as part of the Preston - Blackpool North electrification project. The line is due to be closed for around 18 weeks over the winter of 2017/18, during which time Blackpool North station will be extensively remodelled, with the work due for completion by May 2018.
Here, 37425 is on the rear of a Blackpool North - Longsight test train (37601 was on the front), departing the terminus on Wed 29th April 2015.
100ASA slide scan.
Flew out halfway with the DJI Phantom and snapped this shot. Shot this in the morning so was pretty peaceful not having anyone come up and ask me about the Phantom hah!
DJI Phantom 3 Advanced No ND filters @ 40 ft
4532, 4917 and 1201 shunt around Gulgong with 5M33, an ARTC ballast train which has spent the day unloading in Wollar, before stabling for the night.
A semaphore signal is visible on the left of the frame, which appeared to be disused.
Gulgong, NSW.
Sunday, 15 October 2022.
Signal PR52 at Par Station, soon to be removed. Showing some signs of weathering, though last time it had some work stainless steel nuts and bolts seem to have been used, a good choice.
Over the bank holiday weekend W25 signal at Whittlesea was removed as part of the final works to re-signal the area.
Due to its proximity to the level crossing (which remains with its manually operated wooden gates), the signal has not been replaced.
Other signals in the area have been replaced by LED colour lights in a like-for-like replacement which retains control from Whittlesea Signal Box.
On 31st March RailAdventure power car 43480 leads 0Q45 the 08:50 Button Wetmore - Wymondham (Mid Norfolk Railway) conveying fellow power cars 43162, 43160, 43312, 43238 & 43319 which have since been exported to Mexico.
By this date the semaphores for the Down line (towards Peterborough) had already been replaced.
Details. Something that makes a train diorama alive. I always try to use them to highlight the context. Here - industrial installation. Cannot wait to see 5 or 6 of them in a line.
The upper arm is operated with a lever on the base of the semaphore. Lower arm and shunting signal is changed by hand.
Yes, light signals would be much easier to build and way easier to operate, even remotely. I decided to go for mechanical signals just because of the old school look taking the cost of very, very limited operating capabilities during a show.
10/2020 - Levy, NM
This one didn't turn out quite as nice as the similar shot I got two weeks prior. Here's a link to the better version: www.flickr.com/photos/lrmyers/50528566478/in/dateposted/
We used to travel over the Humber to an Aunt of my mum's who had a guest house in Cleethorpes where we would usually spend the weekend. Most times we'd take the car on the ferry, but occasionally use the train.
On this occasion, 16th February 1973, I actually took some snaps on my Instamatic and this one shows the rather splendid square post semaphores on the New Holland jetty. The original slide is very dark, but with a bit of tweaking, it has scrubbed up reasonably well. The Tattershall Castle paddle steamer can be seen alongside the pier.
The photograph was taken on a Kodak Instamatic 25 camera and is scanned from a Kodak 126 transparency.
9/2022 - Belen, NM
The first order of business after leaving the airport in the waning sunlight of day one was to check out ATSF EMC motorcar M190. Semaphores are on display with the motorcar.
7.10.2023.
There can't be many locations where an LNER Azuma meets semaphore signalling these days?
LNER Class 800 'Azuma' No 800206 with a five coach set approaches the semaphores at Swinderby with 1B87, the 15.27 Lincoln - LKX Saturday passenger service.
This sign is used as a visual indication, the centre aperture will change status between white/black as the driver cannot see the signal lights further up the line. An early form of railway signal.
wiki - Railway semaphore signal