Monday, July 27, 2015

Northwest Wig-Wags: Lebanon, Oregon

I originally posted this information on my old website on March 26, 2009, and last updated it on December 18, 2009.

IMG_0689 Magnetic Flagman (Wig-Wag) Signal at Berlin Road in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006
Wig-wag in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006

At the east end of the railroad bridge across the South Santiam River, the Albany & Eastern Railroad's former Southern Pacific line to Mill City crosses Berlin Road, and at this crossing a wig-wag stood guard.

IMG_0691 Magnetic Flagman (Wig-Wag) Signal at Berlin Road in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006
Wig-wag in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006

IMG_0692 Magnetic Flagman (Wig-Wag) Signal at Berlin Road in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006
Wig-wag in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006

IMG_0688 Magnetic Flagman (Wig-Wag) Signal at Berlin Road in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006
Wig-wag in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006

IMG_0685 Magnetic Flagman (Wig-Wag) Signal at Berlin Road in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006
Wig-wag in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006

IMG_0687 Magnetic Flagman (Wig-Wag) Signal at Berlin Road in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006
Wig-wag in Lebanon, Oregon on January 18, 2006

IMG_1103 Magnetic Flagman (Wig-Wag) Signal at Berlin Road in Lebanon, Oregon on February 24, 2006
Wig-wag in Lebanon, Oregon on February 24, 2006

IMG_1104 Magnetic Flagman (Wig-Wag) Signal at Berlin Road in Lebanon, Oregon on February 24, 2006
Wig-wag in Lebanon, Oregon on February 24, 2006

IMG_1106 Magnetic Flagman (Wig-Wag) Signal at Berlin Road in Lebanon, Oregon on February 24, 2006
Wig-wag in Lebanon, Oregon on February 24, 2006

The construction of a new road bridge changed the nearby intersection, leading to the replacement of the wig-wag with lights and gates by 2008.

The video below shows this signal in operation on February 24, 2006.

Wig-wag in Lebanon, Oregon on February 24, 2006.

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