Semaphore by junge1
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The pole next to the railroad depot, now used as a municipal court, is a 'Semaphore'. Train order semaphores were used to signal approaching trains whether to stop at a depot or to proceed onward. The arm to the right, and at night, the light on top of the mast, as seen from the approaching train, is the one that governs . When the arm is extended horizontally, or in addition a red light is displayed, it indicates 'Stop'. When the arm is inclined downward at an angle of 60 degrees, or in addition a green light is displayed, it indicates 'Proceed'.
The original semaphore at the Patagonia Depot was a wooden pole mounted on a cargo platform with steel cables to operate the signal arms, and a kerosene lantern to light the colored signal lenses.
This picture was taken on 12 November 2017, Sig...
Comments (12)
Faemike55
very cool capture and wonderful information
Buffalo1
A fine bit of history.
weesel
Yes, that would be a lower-quadrant signal. They caused some operational problems, so upper-quadrant signals took over. Better to have a broken cable generate a STOP signal rather than a PROCEED. Bang! Ouch!
ontar1
Interesting, great capture!
starship64
Fantastic shot.
durleybeachbum
Very interesting. I remember these here
LivingPixels
Superb shot!!
Cyve
Beautiful picture once again !!!
miwi
Klasse capture and excellent information,like it a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
moochagoo
Thank you for the history.
farmerC
Shining shot.
virginiese
great capture sig ! Bravo !