Still nice that Amtrak still acknowledges it as a proper crossing.

@virginiatrains7886

3 жыл бұрын

Well they have to. It’s an FRA requirement

Nice video. That wigwag was likely installed during the '30s. The motor box was manufactured after 1940 though, because of the "Minneapolis" location marking on the front casting. It's probably not the original motor box for this crossing. They were routinely swapped out for servicing over the years.

@MidwesternRailfan

4 жыл бұрын

Some Santa Fe steamers probably passed that singal back in the day.

@AVeryRandomPerson

3 жыл бұрын

@@MidwesternRailfan Yep. This had to have been installed before 1949, so a few steamers.

Nice catch! It has clearly been maintained well over the years.

@MichiganCentralLines

4 жыл бұрын

Tony V the fact it still stands is amazing on its own!

@littleexperience2.._._._._._..

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichiganCentralLines sadly, they took it down around like a year ago

@theaveragegameyt

Жыл бұрын

Is it still standing now

@theaveragegameyt

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyFilmProductions rip

@CTR82

Жыл бұрын

Took it to the Colorado Railroad Museum

I became interested in these about a year ago. On 3 trips from Wisconsin to Canon City, Colorado, I actually drove 5 hours round-trip out of my way to check on this guy. On the 1st trip, I was manually swinging the banner to make the bell ring. A BNSF man working down the line heard it and came over. They were refurbishing the tracks in the area, and he told me that the signal would be removed within a month. On the 2nd trip 4 months later it was still there, and they were still working on the tracks. Before I went on the last trip, I looked on Google satellite, and there was a huge dumpster sitting right next to the signal, so I figured that was the end of it. But I went and checked on it anyway, and by golly, they were all done with the repairs in the area, and the signal was still there! That was mid-summer 2018. My guess is that as part of the historic Santa Fe Trail, it will remain there as long as they can keep it working. It appears to be the only electric power customer in Delhi!

@cadespencer6320

5 жыл бұрын

No there are some more

@shariys1

5 жыл бұрын

This is the last wigwag on a mainline.

@dsmith9964

5 жыл бұрын

@@shariys1 True. There are some remaining wigwags on industrial spurs and short lines. I recall one on a spur of the L&N in London, Ky that was taken down sometime in the early 1980s.

@cardboard_is_not_edible

5 жыл бұрын

That's allot of words

@ParabolicParable

4 жыл бұрын

Still wigging and wagging in January 2020.

This is coming out sometime February or March 2021; it’s going to a railroad museum up in Golden, west of Denver.

@kathyflorcruz552

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to here it will be preserved.

@billmerkle2677

2 жыл бұрын

Good, they will take good care of it!!

@TreesTrailsTriumph

2 жыл бұрын

Why do people do this?! I get that these are like a century old, but these are pieces of history people! And they work perfectly, so there’s no point of getting rid of these!!

@stolasgoetia93

Жыл бұрын

@@TreesTrailsTriumph better than it going to a dump one day.

@samsmith5556

Жыл бұрын

@@stolasgoetia93 yes but just the thought that it was still doing it's job in the real world ...leave shit alone

The amount of infrastructure needed to support that single wig wag is incredible! I do love the American rail system.

This wig wag will probably always be there as it’s a part of history and the road is so infrequently Traveled

@truckernation7886

4 жыл бұрын

Most of them probably got taken down because today’s drivers are so distracted and inept and the railroad companies don’t want lawsuits. I’m sure they would work for years if they kept them working. It is a shame.

@princessmarlena1359

4 жыл бұрын

Trucker Nation right? Next they’ll need to have giant metal light up signs that say “STOP!” popping out of the ground to block the intersection.

@princessmarlena1359

3 жыл бұрын

Lazys The Dank Engineer really? A giant sign reading “STOP” that popped out of the ground and blocked railroad crossings back then? (Meant to say “popping out of the ground”, stupid autocorrect)

@princessmarlena1359

3 жыл бұрын

Lazys The Dank Engineer oh I see thanks!

@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the old griswold signals. The rotating stop sign and lights

I swear, this is the exact same crossing from Cars (where McQueen almost gets hit).

@kaitlynheminitz6723

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is the crossing

Pour one out for the Delhi wigwag, replaced as of early 2021 by modern gates and donated to a museum in Colorado

Something soothing and plaintive about these sounds, cutting through the prevailing silence.

Like and comment if you saw the first Disney Cars movie and it had the wig wag signal and Lighting McQueen tried to beat the train

Was removed just this past July of 2021. Word was it is being donated to Colorado Railroad Museum.

That was a wonderful watch. Thank you so much. These wigwags are so fascinating.

@MichiganCentralLines

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

The wig wag that once stood in wagon Mound NM was my favorite and had the nicest bell sound

Sweet! Thanks for filming and sharing!

Nice video keep up the video's coming. Nice to see the old stuff like that still at work

Wig Wag sounds so funny 😂

There's a wigwag in Torrance california still working on a union pacific line switcher line!

@kingflippynips3102

4 жыл бұрын

Gardena had some has well, unfortunately they've been replaced now :/ Luckily was able to grab a footage of it back in 2014

@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798

3 жыл бұрын

Where did they put the wig wag? In storage

@AVeryRandomPerson

3 жыл бұрын

@@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798 Don't know. Possibly scrapping, as it's only reuse is parts for other Wig Wags.

Great video! I loved watching it. Heading out to LA in March via the SW Chief and will keep an eye out for the Delhi wig wag.

That's pretty cool it's still operating

I was just there today. It’s got a week left on it.

This is absolutely fantastic. Such a well put together video. Thx for sharing

@MichiganCentralLines

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome Thank you for your video I miss the old gates and lights from the 60s

Just think how many steamers that wig wag seen in it's lifetime. How many old passenger trains. Old freights...as it's stood guard over that old crossing. The glory days of the railroads.

Ooooh, Amtrak 822! I saw that in Boston a few times in 2013-2014, along with seeing it pulling the Downeaster through Old Orchard Beach, Maine in summer 2015!

It’s about to be removed. New relay case and signal foundations are in place. Comment on another video said it may be donated to a museum

wauv amazing piece of engineering and beautifully made

That is really cool they need to keep it working forever

SOOOOOO rad!!!!! When I was a kid in the early 80's different varieties of wig wags were still plentiful all over Central Wisconsin (especially the Fox Valley), particularly on lower traffic rail lines and rural crossings. By 2000, they were all gone. The helmet generation was coming of age and needed the highest quality gated crossings at every intersection. I'll take the aesthetic and "endure" the negligible risk over the illusion of total safety any day.

Great video!

Really Nice video !!!

I wish I had more opportunities for railfanning. I've been riding Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner for years and am somewhat familiar with the route south of Chatsworth Station, but the freight route that passes through parts of Sylmar and Santa Clarita is the only other nearby option. I'd love to watch trains in beautiful remote areas or historical landmark towns. My family and friends know I love trains, but they don't really get it enough to plan a train-sighting outing. So I appreciate all the uploaded footage from all over the U.S. and beyond.

The last time I saw one of these it was back in1981 at Burlingame,Kansas near the old station where BudGoebel had a museum inside the old station. Since he passed in 1987 all those artifacts went to Topeka.

Great video 😀👍👍

Removed March 9th, 2021... sitting un-used, but in good hands at the Colorado railroad Museum in Golden, CO.

It’s actually in a good condition.

Cool! Subscribed!

classic atsf wigwag

Good stuff man

@MichiganCentralLines

4 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

wig wags are very intresting and epic

Sadly & unfortunately, this Wig Wag was retired 3/9/2021. 😣 It will be donated to the Colorado Railroad Museum....

yea good catches and video at the wig wag

Rip wig wag railroad crossing at least its going to be at the railroad museum

I miss the old wig wag train signals. And the old semaphores, but I think those were mainly for rail yards and everything is electronic and digital for train controls today...

Did you know that the automatic flagman was invented by Henry E. Huntington's Pacific Electric?

@ozairisfarias4939

5 жыл бұрын

Johnny James &/

Sadly the wigwag is gone and it has modern signals now

super

In the late 70s early 80s there was a set of these south edge of DeWitt, IA. However, they hung down rather than point up.

Cool...I've never heard of these until today somehow. This must be ancient technology.

@MichiganCentralLines

3 жыл бұрын

This is the last one on a mainline, and one of few in railroad service! They are a relic but they are also awesome!

@AVeryRandomPerson

3 жыл бұрын

@@MichiganCentralLines Last one out of a museum in North America.

@pluey200

3 жыл бұрын

@@AVeryRandomPerson there are still around 10 along the west coast of the US, plus one in Illinois

Sad news. According to rail preservation news sources the wig wag was removed on March 9 2021

Last wigwag signal I saw was outside Enumclaw WA in the 1970s.

@repentantprofessor6510

2 жыл бұрын

That's where the guy was killed from having sex with a horse, right?

It’s gone now, but it was made in the same city I live in!

*W I G - W A G G L I N G*

Is it still there as of 2019?

Bring that back

I remember seeing this in cars

@kaitlynheminitz6723

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah where he almost gets hit

I like the wig wag

Here is the New Signals GS Type 3 Electronic Bells, LED Flashing Lights, New Siemens Gate Mechanisam, Siemens Hand Gates, New Gate Barriers And RECO LED Flashing Lights Gates.

my dad saw that wig wag yesterday and he had to swing it by hand because it was late at night and their was no trains

@Tomas-Morrow67

5 жыл бұрын

TxMeterBoy J - That's just GREAT! Your dad swung it by hand? He could have broken the thing, and then he would have ruined and destroyed the LAST operational Wig Wag signal left in the United States. Tell your dad that next time - DON'T TOUCH IT EVER AGAIN!!

@TexasRailfan2008

4 жыл бұрын

Aaahhhh it’s fine I swung it by hand when I was in Delhi catching the train and it worked

@closedchannel7726

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Morrow **swings wig wag really hard** **box falls apart** oops

@TexasRailfan2008

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@TexasRailfan2008

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Morrow besides your an idiot it’s not like it’s made out of tissues or something.

Wig wags have a western feeling

But why does the Amtrak need to blow its horn at a Ghost town L.C/RXR

@MichiganCentralLines

5 жыл бұрын

There are a large number of crossings in this area where the train blows its horn for very remote crossings. Any crossing that is marked as such must be treated as a normal crossing regardless of traffic

@DanMeyer80

4 жыл бұрын

Its still a road open to the public therefor the horn is required

This reminds me of a Bad Day at Blackrock

Great Job!!!

@Angry.General1461

5 жыл бұрын

He needs to get a job!!!

@seaboardproductions199

5 жыл бұрын

The Angry General you’re replying to comments on a video about how he needs a job, get a fucking life you embodiment of an existential crisis.

@Angry.General1461

3 жыл бұрын

@@sabsfabs4605 you don't like what I say? Watch something else!!!

@sabsfabs4605

3 жыл бұрын

@@Angry.General1461 but didnt he already got a job?

@sabsfabs4605

3 жыл бұрын

@@seaboardproductions199 yeah he told me to watch something else

That Wig Wag Railroad Crossing Was Seen In The Disney Pixar Film Cars

BNSF hasn't bothered removing this wig wag because they don't run freights on this line anymore. All traffic over the Raton Pass line has been diverted to the flatter, faster Southern Transcon. Amtrak is the only one using this line anymore.

It was taken down in early March 2021

This thing is cute

The signal will probably stand until it breaks.

3:40 The Patron Tequila Express - is the private car.

No freights on this line?

There is a pair in Sheboygan.

@seaboardproductions199

5 жыл бұрын

He’s talking about a heavily used mainline, not a 2nd class, short line, or branch railroad

So that line sees no freight at all?

Bonus points for 822 leading the third train.

Such a fantastic video. Thanks so much for this. Loved seeing 822 on the move as well. Is it still in use as of 2020?

@Bonkasneeze

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is still there

Wagon Mound has a wig wag and high speed trains, that is pretty unsafe but cool!

@MichiganCentralLines

5 жыл бұрын

The wagon mound wig wag was removed a number of years ago leaving the Delhi wig wag as the last one. IT is a site to see for sure!

@yourcousindickhead8503

5 жыл бұрын

New Mexico used to definitely be a place full of Wig Wags! All the way to Colorado especially! Raton Pass had alot of things! Semaphore signals, wig wags, straight track lines causing trains to go fasy! That subdivision held the record for the fastest freight trains in the USA, when one hit 96.4 MPH!

Why only Amtrak trains on such a good piece of track

I past it and I’m 13 years old it was like 2 am

Woah good 1:09

With a crossing like that I was expecting a 60mph BNSF, not quite a 90mph Amtrak

That was in cars

It does wag...

It’s Gone Now :(

This is also the last wig-wag signal in the state of Colorado

R.I.P

What horn is that? Sounds beautiful

@MichiganCentralLines

3 жыл бұрын

S F on Amtrak they are Nathan K5LA’s!

The last common sense thing that proves "If it ain't broke, DON'T fix it"!!!

There are mor mainline crossing signals in California and Oregon I live one mile away from one that operates daily

@MichiganCentralLines

5 жыл бұрын

This is the last one on a mainline, there are various wig wags that still work on secondary lines, but this is the last one on a mainline

@F59PHItrainfreak

5 жыл бұрын

It is the upside down model and is the only mainline upside down model on a mainline but the one in Anaheim is a secondary line that has duck tape???¿?

@AVeryRandomPerson

3 жыл бұрын

@@F59PHItrainfreak The one in Anaheim was removed last April.

In the Movie Cars 1 there is also A Wig Wag Railroad Crossing? Isnt it?

@CoreyLandry91

9 ай бұрын

Yes

A freight train passes like once a week and that’s probably why it hasn’t and will not be ripped out Amtrak owns it if it is ripped out it probably won’t be replaced with gates and the town will be even more depressing

@PlyingKibbles89

5 жыл бұрын

Amtrakfan 95 I talked to a BNSF signal maintainer and he said that the wigwag is not going to be replaced as it is a piece of history. The only way for it to be replaced is a truck destroying it. If it does get wrecked, it is FRA's law that it will get upgraded to signals.

@F59PHItrainfreak

5 жыл бұрын

Wig wag in Anaheim was removed 1 month ago

Oh Toddles !

You referred to this train as AMTRAK 3 and 4, I didn't see this on the engine numbers. What are these numbers and are they significant to Amtrak??

@MichiganCentralLines

Жыл бұрын

3 and 4 are the train numbers. They are different than the locomotive numbers. Train 3 is the westbound southwest chief, and train 4 is the eastbound southwest chief.

My Brazil Must Have Wig Wag Cambira And Jandaia Do Sul

MACK!!!

that does look odd with modern trains going by I hope the railroad donates that Wig-Wag to the Colorado Railroad Museum

RIP, IT GOT REMOVED!

sign with "Last Wigwag in Colorado" is wanted by the CRRM!

But there are also like 5 upside down model mainline crossings running daily and on the coast starlight you will pass two in Oregon

@MichiganCentralLines

5 жыл бұрын

In my research, the last photo I found of The coast starlight passing a wig wag was 2003, my understanding is this is the last one in true mainline use. While there are random ones on industrial/ secondary lines this is the last true 'mainline' one in service. If you have towns or crossings I will look them up to see if they are still in place!

@F59PHItrainfreak

5 жыл бұрын

The wig wag signal was removed last year

@TexasRailfan2008

5 жыл бұрын

Wait you mean the one in the video

@MichiganCentralLines

5 жыл бұрын

Amtrakfan 95 the Delhi wig Wag was sanding as of December 2018, and as far as I know is still working

Isn't that type of crossing in the cars movie

@GeorgiaStateRailfan

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is.

Believe in the swinging red light

Wow. So, it's the very last one in the US?Please keep us posted about it. Im tempted to make a trip from PA just to see it before it's gone.

@seaboardproductions199

5 жыл бұрын

It’s not the last wig wag, there are still a handful left, this is just the last one on a Mainline railroad used by big railroads, the rest are on smaller poor railroads.

@Ih8kone

5 жыл бұрын

This will always be here. This road is so infrequently travelled let alone this town.

@F59PHItrainfreak

5 жыл бұрын

No there is a big line a mile away from me (the wig wag) that operates like ten times a day

@Ih8kone

5 жыл бұрын

@@F59PHItrainfreak I meant the street.

@Ih8kone

5 жыл бұрын

No but it's the last one in the state