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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.
Pakistan Railways, 16 January 1991.
Scanned from a slide taken by the late David Eatwell, now in my collection.
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
DB Cargo 'Climate Hero' 66004 passes the semaphore signals at Manea on Thursday 2nd January 2025. Having not captured the green celebrity 'shed' throughout 2024, it was great to capture it 2 days into the new year leading the 4L45 Wakefield to Felixstowe intermodal. In true Fenland fashion, the signal to the right of the shot is certainly not straight! The semaphore signals between here and Whittlesey are now overdue their removal so get them while you can. (Photo taken with pole) (Published in Modern Railways February 2025)
Or SEMAFLORES? LOL
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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:-
A European Smoketree (Cotinus Coggygria) and a Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) formed a semaphore-like diagonal. Faircrest neighborhood, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, May 28, 2025
Railroad artifacts including a semaphore, speeder, caboose, and a "C&NW" (I'm told it's more likely a former Milwaukee Road) Fairbanks-Morse switcher surround Klig's Union Depot tavern and supper club in Milton, Wisconsin, seen on a winter night back when one could actually dine-in at an establishment like this.
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.
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.
50 047 Swiftsure takes 1M83, the 10:24 Penzance - Liverpool non stop through Taunton a few months before the semaphores were replaced
3850 works a goods train into Rothley station during the Great Central Winter Gala on 25 January 2025.
ScotRail I7C short set HST with 43012 leading departs Arbroath with 1A75, the 12:30 Edinburgh – Aberdeen service on 5th June 2019.
The setting sun backlights the semaphores at the west end of North Freedom shortly before they were taken down.
66 614 departs Great Rocks Junction with 6L89 Tunstead to West Thurrock. Semaphore signalling, complete with operational distants, still very much in evidence along the former Midland Main Line.
A Worcester bound GWR train splits an aging pair of semaphores that guard the Moreton-in-Marsh station.
A newer set of power, LED headlights and a boring wedge frame don't really help this picture out, but don't think a redo will come so easily.. After hearing that my dad and I would have some time off and a car during our trip to the UK I instantly got on google maps to check if there was anything of interest nearby. This search lead me to Moreton-in-Marsh, a smaller town in the Cotswold's that had the pair of semaphores you see here. Form the very limited research I did on these oddball signals (at least for NA standards) I found that they managed to stick around as a result of GWR upgrades further down the line taking up too much of the budget. I had wanted a North facing shot at the station which was miles better than this. I was also running out of space on my SD card so in anticipation for this train I deleted every test shot I had taken while trying to get the prefect frame but due to some "infrastructure issues" that oncoming train seemingly vanished and all hopes for my better shot of the British semaphores with it as well.
14.2.2007.
EWS Class 66 No 66111 approaches Pelham Street Junction with a loaded coal train from Immingham - bound for a Trent Valley Power Station.
Pelham Street signal box would have just to the right of the picture.
58 050 heads an empty MGR from Ironbridge Power Station past the long gone semaphore signals at Cosford.
13th May 1997
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
66035, seen through the relic of an old semaphore gantry, heads down the single track branch line to Barry Docks destined for the container terminal at N02 dock, near Dow Corning's plant. With 10 empty bogies in tow from Newport ADJ (6B06), the train is running 66 minutes late.
A pair of RCPE SD40-2's lead grain empties on the "Onieda Turn" west just outside of Beadle and past a semaphore signal on a hot summer day.
RCPE 3431
RCPE 6441
1st November and in dramatic light a Transpennine 185 on hire to Northern leaves with the 1540 departure to Manchester Airport leaves Blackpool North Station.
In ten days the station closes for 4 months and all this will be gone .
I have been told the box will be pulled down the Day after the line closes. The lever frame is stamped Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Horwich works. Let us hope someone saves it.
Welsh Gold, aka Chris Davies, does his best Chariots of Fire impression as he goes for the Plumley bracket signal shot, the train had arrived several minutes early and had to wait for the passenger train to clear the section ahead. 66 510 departed four minutes early from Plumley and I'm still not sure if he managed to get the shot.
Denton Village Crossing is one of the many and varied crossings on the former NER route between Carlisle and Newcastle. This one – pictured looking east in February 2009 - had a crossing keeper with manually controlled gates and a ground frame with semaphore stop and distant signals.
The signals were normally in the off position with gates closed to road traffic but I was fortunate to capture them at danger while a car crosses. The signals were removed just a few months after this picture was taken as part of the area’s re-signalling project, based on the new signalling centre at Low Row, however the gate keeper was retained.
The signal post on the left (for the up direction) is slightly unusual (though similar to one at Low Row). It’s constructed of a welded steel frame stem surmounted by a tubular post, surprisingly - in this exposed location - not in need of any “guy ropes”. To the right of the image, the down signal looks like it has an original NER square wooden post but that is tethered by three stabilising wires.