Railroad signal question. are Wigwags still around? where can i find them?

Question

those are the railroad signals that swing back and forth when activated.

Answer 1

Yea,there still around,if you cannot find one near your community,ill give you my nieghbors address as he is a railroad buff who has one in his backyard,activated from dusk until dawn,along with several other "pain in da butt" traffic signals/lamps etc.

;o)

(ebay has them listed on occasion)

Answer 2

Richmond, CA. At the west end of the yard at the crossing just before the tunnel.  I work for BNSF and see them everyday...

Answer 3

I know there used to be one at the south end of the UP (old SP) yard in Klamath Falls, Oregon, but I haven't made a trip there for quite a while.  It protected a crossing referred to as K-LAD.

In addition, there was a wig wag protecting a crossing just north of Gold Run, California, on the UP (old SP) route on "the hill", which is the run between Roseville, Ca and Sparks Nevada.  Haven't made a run there in over 20 years, so it may have gone the way of the dinosaurs as well