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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.
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
Great Western Railway Class 166 No. 166214 arrives at Worcester Shrub Hill with 2O80, the 14:41 Great Malvern – Weymouth service on 5th March 2020.
Looking northwestward at Hellifield station on 23 March 2022 as 70812 heads 6J37, Colas Rail Freight’s 1343 Carlisle Yard - Chirk log train along the up main.
The tail of 6K05 DRS’ 1246 Carlisle Yard - Crewe Basford Hall departmental can be seen occupying the up goods loop.
Hellifield is the most diverse location on the Leeds - Carlisle line regarding mechanical signalling, with but a few of its semaphores in this image. Interesting to note though, that the down loop starting signal (on the right) carried on its stout wooden post has so far survived modern fall protection which would probably foul one or both of the running lines either side of it.
10/2020 - Wagon Mound, NM
This BNSF train wasn't here when I showed up in NM two weeks prior. Was nice to shoot something other than Amtrak even though I didn't get it moving.
A Westbound D&H freight passes the semaphore that stood at the grade crossing in Burns, NY on September 30, 1979.
6-5-2000 Monks sidings Warrington
60096 on a loaded MGR coal train from Warrington Walton Old Jct yard to Fiddlers Ferry power station
This piece is based on an old design that I liked and thought deserved another outing because who doesn't like skull headed dominatrix types waving flags around?
Wondering where I could take the picture I started doing a little internet research on flags and it wasn't long before I was reading about flag semaphore which, as I'm sure we're all aware, is a telegraphy system for conveying information at a distance by means of visual signals with hand-held flags. With this in mind I endeavour to find out what my flag wielding lunatic was trying to say and it would seem all she could do was the letter 'N' over and over again. If she was trying to tell me something I'm not 100% sure what it is. Maybe I'll try and teach her some more and see if we can't get something more eloquent forthcoming...
Cheers
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24/100 x Theme: Favourites in 2024
20 minutes from Adelaide’s CBD. A beautiful foreshore, with
beautifully preserved Art Deco buildings, including the Palais Hotel.
The Soldiers Memorial Hall and Returned Services League Club commemorates those who served in World War One.
Returned Services League Club
This "comfortable and useful" structure was built in 1929 with funds raised by the Semaphore Carnival Committee and generous help from the Pt. Adelaide City Council as a tribute to servicemen who had served in World War I.
It also housed the Semaphore Institute and Library.
monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/51691-soldiers-memorial-hall/
Over the weekend of 24th and 25th of March 2018 the North Wales coast line was resignalled with colour lights between Rockcliffe Hall and west of Abergele. The signalboxes at Rockcliffe Hall, Holywell Junction, Mostyn, Talacre, Prestatyn, Rhyl and Abergele were abolished and control is now from Cardiff. The signal in this view is Prestatyn up distant, also known as PN14. This originally had four signal arms as there was once an intermediate box between Rhyl and Prestatyn known as Rhyl Sands. This signal became redundant at 20.20 on friday 23rd March when Prestatyn signal box switched out for the last time. For the record the train is 37670 + 37401, 02-08-2009,
UPDATE: The arm on this signal was removed at 17.00 on 24-03-2018.
Semaphore. Semaphore is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located in north-west of Adelaide on the Gulf St Vincent coastline of the LeFevre Peninsula about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the Adelaide city centre.
Or SEMAFLORES? LOL
The name Iris is Greek and it means rainbow for its many colours. However, most irises are shades of blue or purple.
Lately I have seen them white, yellow and mix of yellow and white.
The majority of irises that we see today are hybrids of the originals.
The iris has been around for many centuries, and many artists have chosen to paint them. There are several famous paintings of the flowers. From 1888 to 1890, Van Gogh painted at least four paintings of irises. Monet painted "Iris" sometime between 1914 and 1917.
Not only is the iris a beautiful flower, but also they have several uses. As a live plant they are used as a water purifier. They are ingredients in some perfumes, homemade toothpaste, pottery and herbal medicines.
The stylised iris, fleur-de-lis, descends from the white iris which is native to Florence, Italy and which grew even in its city walls. This white iris, displayed against a red background, became the symbol of Florence until the Medici family, to signal a change in political power, reversed the colours making the white one red and setting in motion a centuries-long breeding program to hybridise a red iris. Catherine de Medici carried this symbol of Florence to Paris when she married the king of France where this most famous of irises acquired its nickname, fleur-de-lis.
The iris has been associated with France as Louis VII adopted it as a symbol in the 12th Century.
Contemporary uses can be seen in the Quebec flag and on the flag of Saint Louis, Missouri.
The Iris is the state flower of Tennessee.
It is a woman’s name.
Furthermore, it is the almost universal symbol of Scouting.
In Flowers'-language: Iris means faith; hope; wisdom and valour
In Fine Arts: the lenses also have an iris diaphragm which can be opened and closed to control the amount of light reaching the film.
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As the sun sets on the semaphores, literally, Colas 'Tug' Class 60 026 passes by with the Rectory Jn (Colwick Colas)-Lindsey Oil Refinery (Colas) train.
Soon to disappear under the re-signalling and electrification scheme between Preston and Blackpool, the fine array of surviving semaphore signals controlled by Blackpool North No.2 signal-box will soon be history. The 2E84 12:21 Blackpool North to Huddersfield Northern service with 142054 on the rear departs on Tuesday 7th February 2017.
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There can't be many places on the network where you can get 8 lower quadrant semaphores in a single shot but a wide sweep at Crewe Junction Shrewsbury manages to encompass that exact amount. 66512 (not 421!) can be seen approaching from the Crewe direction with 4V20 Fiddlers Ferry power station to East Usk Yard, empty coal.
Pakistan Railways, 16 January 1991.
Scanned from a slide taken by the late David Eatwell, now in my collection.
The setting sun backlights the semaphores at the west end of North Freedom shortly before they were taken down.
NYSW 3634 leads an extra train symboled BUEB at the 306 semaphore in Rathbone, NY. It was very low light and my DOF was terrible, but I never threw the slide away and now I like it just fine, even if it is a little fuzzy. This train was a loaded salt unit train. The CP was operating the D&H at this time, but many of the trains I saw at this time had more NYSW power than CP power.
NR92, NR106, NR23 lead 5BM4 through Mittagong.
The semaphore signal visible is one of three semaphores remaining at Mittagong. The signal was used to authorise down trains into the now removed up refuge.
The disused brick platform visible on the left was the dock platform.
Mittagong, NSW.
Friday 3 July 2020.
New Haven Railroad EP-5 class motor 377 leads a westbound head-end heavy passenger train 181 on the electrified main line while it's stopped at a station platform in Stamford, Connecticut, 12-20-1967. The first heavyweight baggage car may be a Lackawanna Railway car, however; by this date it would be the Erie Lackawanna Railway. the two center tracks that are divided by a fence in the station platform area are the express track that by-pass the station. The famous triangular catenary is used in this area and farther on to the West. The tracks seen to far left are for MUTs operating in commuter service to New York City. Notice the short round end blade semaphore signals on the bridge.
This photo came from my New Haven Railroad photo collection and the photographers name was not provided. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.
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CAF unit 197109 passes the semaphore Up distant signal at Deganwy on 24th February 2025 with 2D69 1413 Llandudno to Llandudno Junction.
I was surprised to see the semaphore still present as they are normally the first signals to be converted due to their importance. Unfortunately, the only trains that pass this way are generally in the form of these Spanish built units.
As Dawn Breaks , Abu Road's WDG4 12904 waits on the Sidelines as the Multiple Semaphores count down their Days before they are removed making way for Electric Signals............An End of Era is near as Dhuri Jn. one of the Last Major Junction Of Indian Railways comprising of Numerous No.of these Beautiful Semaphore Signals , A FoolProof Signalling Technique is Electrified and these signals Become a Piece of History Books. It is sad that the Indian Railways has not Preserved These Signals for the Future Generations and Baseless Electrification is the only agenda on the Railway Ministry's Mind.........................
Some Info on Semaphore Signals:-
TransPennine Express class 185 no. 185136 arrives at Scarborough on 30 July 2010 with the 09.22 from Liverpool Lime St. The Falsgrave Road signal gantry was removed to Grosmont, NYMR.
After the recent disappointment of missing the 6M86 due to late running and darkness, I thought it would have to wait until the lighter nights of next year! But ...
with the closure of Marches line due to track damage , an one off change to the WTT brought today's run ,via Birmingham, in daylight. 66027 approaches the semaphore at the bottom of the gradient.
A home Signal and two gantries can clearly be seen, with a third gantry seen through the bush, at Wrawby.
Filthy 66046 approaches Wrawby Signal Box with 6T25, Immingham - Santon Iron Ore Train.
Seen on the 8th December 2015 at 1409
Cheers! Barnetby....
Thanks for the Semaphores.
A Colas 60, 095, my first time seeing a Tug wearing those clothes on the mainline, cruises towards a well photographed Barnetby Station.
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows its name, (BTB)
And they're always glad you came. (Hmmm).
You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same (Semaphore replacement!)
You wanna be where everybody knows its name. (BTB).
10th May 2008 and 6233 Duchess of Sutherland prepares to take the Fylde Coast Express from Blackpool signal box. Authorised visit to the then Blackpool number 2 box
Dark storm clouds overhead taken on Oolong Rd between Oolong and Yass, this storm passed with no action
This was taken by Robert W. McQuown and labeled 1953 and the trees are full so I would say it's summertime. I don't know much about Hoopeston tower, other than th C&EI crossed the NKP (LE&W) line and had a Union Station located in the S/W quadrant of the diamond (at left in photo). The tower was located in the N/E quadrant. This is photo 2 of 2 taken at Hoopeston on this day. The 1st shot was taken in the tower. This view looks north.
In this photo, a man is seen walking across the C&EI tracks towards the depot. It's possible that he is heading back to his train, as the eastbound NKP T.O. signal shows a stop and receive orders indication. Also in the distance on the southbound track is a crew that is switching. Both train order signals for the C&EI and the NKP and the southbound C&EI home signal made the photo, all of which are semaphores.
A great story about this location was told by Robert McQuown in a article he wrote in the C&EI Flyer:
"Hoopeston tower was on the lowest point on the NKP (LE&W) between 2 ascending hills east and west of Hoopeston. We always said that the NKP ran on smoke signals here as the block system was, when you saw an engine smoking toward you from either hilltop, you better make plans to line up the crossing..."
C&EI Hoopeston, Illinois tower
Crossing of the NKP (nee-LE&W)
1953?
Photo and all information Robert W. McQuown
Courtesy of the C&EIHS, Danville Chapter
197114 working 1V94, the 08.18 Holyhead to Cardiff Central Transport for Wales service through a very foggy Dorrington. I managed a couple of shots here, and at Stokesay of units in the heavy fog that lingered throughout that day, Friday 27.12.24
Some lineside detritus and a solar panel have been 'removed' from this image.