Railroad Lanterns & Signals
Before there was radios to communicate, railroad crews had to come up with other ways to let eachother know when to go, stop, backup, etc. One of the mail forms of communication was the railroad lantern, and a language all of its own, to wave signals from a distance to the engine crew. The Lake Superior Railroad Museum has a fantastic collection of lantern artifacts in a fairly new exhibit we visit today.
This is a daily video series from the museum at a time when you can't come to the museum, but the museum can come to you! Learn more about the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota at www.lsrm.org
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Old is gold
I love old railroad lanterns, I myself own a Frisco Railroad lantern, my friend gave it to me for my birthday last year
Its great to see you teaching us about the old days
You are a great host, I'm 51 and I was signaling with you 🤣 no matter how much we think we know you teach us a lot more.
Young nothing - this old phart LOVES these videos! Thank you.
as an ex conductor for NS I can tell you that we still use half those signals with the lanterns today
Ken thanks again, love your display, the information about each looks great, late husband was really fussy about getting information about a item,so people could understand what the item was
Another great video. My kudos to all who made this video. Thank you very much. Be safe and healthy please.
I've got about 160 railroad lanterns my most prized is a Lehigh Valley Railroad Wreck Masters Green globel Adlake Lanturn. A friend also has a Lehigh Valley R.E. Dietz Lanturn with a green globe. Only Green globe lamps were permitted for use by wreck masters only on the Lehigh Valley. A lot of former LVRR employees have pointed out that these lamps are more rare than even the most obscure short line lanturn and me and my friend who is in his 80's are the only ones in the state of New York to have LVRR Wreck masters lanterns.
Thank You So Much for sharing these videos! It always makes me happy to see these! Hopefully, y'all will be able to open soon!
Can you do videos on steam locomotive whistles
This is awesome! This will give me so much realism on my model layout
Love these cool videos
I wasn't aware that a cord running the length of a passenger train was used for signalling. I do know that an air signal was used for communicating to the engineer in the locomotive. That's why locomotives and passenger cars (unlike freight cars) had two air hoses; one for the brakes and one for the air signal.
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Greetings As a railway employee from 1967 first as a fireman then drivers assistant then senior assistant then driver on diesel and electric I must say I have absolutely no idea about what you are speaking about so as far as I am concerned this is absolutely a load of bulls**t There was however a brake handle in the van so the guard could apply the brakes should he notice a problem that the driver cannot see As for telling the driver he is approaching a sharp curve the driver passes out on the road so he will know he is approaching a sharp curve Must I come and teach you about trains
I'm 55 and spent many of my younger years at my Grandparent's home about 50' off of the Rock Island RR east of Manhattan Ks. So, I've always have been interested in RR. I've just started collecting lanterns. What were the other colors of globes used for?
After years of collecting I finally got to use my paraffin guards lamp to give the right away. Bubble blow when the driver complained that he couldn't see it clearly. Oh well back to the electric "bardic" torch then.
Mister Top'emhat!
How would a station master communicate with the engine crew before the electric signals? I know the English had semaphores.
And I bet you will not answer me