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Window with decorative keystone head. 237 Military Road, Semaphore. the house was built by a Dr Curtis in 1897. Within two years it was bought by the Dominican Sisters.
Semaphore signals are still very much alive and well in Poland and much of the country's secondary network is still controlled by them.
The weekday terminus of the standard gauge line towards the Czech Republic is currently Cranzahl. There are trains to Vejprty (CZ) and Chomutov (CZ) on weekends (but this may change in the future).
These are the three semaphores at the west siding switch at Levy, New Mexico. The Raton Line is BNSF, historic AT&SF track and presently used by the Southwest Chief, Amtrak Trains 3 and 4. This sequence shows signals responding to the approach of westbound number 3, the train passing through the signals and then the signals clearing. The semaphore protecting the west end of the siding is always in stop position.
Once Number 3 has passed the circuit well down the track the green light goes off on the eastbound blade.
Celebrated Australia Day at Semaphore on the Foreshore (9.30pm fireworks display over the beach from the Jetty).
Canon 5D, 24-70
2015
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ND filter and long Exposure
Passing the Llandudno home signals is 175113 on the 12:10 Llandudno - Llandudno Junction shuttle. The smaller semaphore used to control the carriage sidings and has therefore been out of use since the 1990's.
1st June 2010.
Erected in 1875, this Time Ball Tower was used by ships visiting Adelaide as a time setting device. The black ball was raised to the top of the mast and at one o'clock, was dropped again, allowing captains to set their chronometers. This device was in use up until the advent of time signals on radio.