Nice to see that these guys are operational once again. Also, based on your comment at the beginning of the video, I'm guessing you and Mike H. didn't exactly leave on good terms, eh?
The line past the tunnel once led to a dock where trains would be loaded onto ferryboats to be taken across the bay. Nowadays the tunnel is used as a switching lead.
Both wigwags were connected to standalone batteries and activated manually with the flip of a switch. I don't think there's any underground wiring that those things can get power and commands from anymore
@@SenkoLKE it would’ve been great if the signals worked in tandem with the current gate signals that would’ve been a great combination of both old and new
That would require an insane amount of agreements and paperwork between BNSF, the city of Richmond, and the FRA, and definitely nobody wants to go thru that much XD
Nice to see that these guys are operational once again.
Also, based on your comment at the beginning of the video, I'm guessing you and Mike H. didn't exactly leave on good terms, eh?
We have not, indeed. It's why I don't visit his website or even refer to it by name.
@@SenkoLKE Fair enough. He died of cancer back around 2011/2012, BTW.
I know
Those old wig-wags are attention getters. Keep them.
Who was Mike H? Sorry to press on such a matter, but I'm a bit curious about what happened.
So glad to see the wig wags have been restored! Wig wags matter!
This is the reward of historic preservation efforts.
Now that’s how you modernize a historic crossing!
Awesome video!!!
Wig-wags and sharrows - what a combination!
Great video & crossing!!
Awesome!
The best of both worlds
Nice!!!
cool!!!!
I've heard the wigwags are not activated by trains anymore. So are they set to do so again?
They were connected to standalone batteries
it apost to be set to active to make the signal safer
I've heard that the line past that tunnel was abandoned. Why do the trains still go that way, I'm confused. Can someone clarify? Thanks.
Probably it's used for switching. Note that the train started to cross but never fully went thru, and then backed up.
The line past the tunnel once led to a dock where trains would be loaded onto ferryboats to be taken across the bay. Nowadays the tunnel is used as a switching lead.
Yard lead
@@sgtdebones thanks
Awesome video liked 🚄🚄👍
GS Type 1 and GS Type 3 are on this crossing
Yeah there is with wigwags
Are those Wig Wags still there as of August 2021
To my best knowledge, yes
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It’s a very fine wiggy waggy crossing where seein😎
They should have shut the wig wag off after the train left to make it more authentic
Both wigwags were connected to standalone batteries and activated manually with the flip of a switch. I don't think there's any underground wiring that those things can get power and commands from anymore
Do they still work as of 2021?
Not as crossing protection - they're disconnected from the track circuitry.
@@SenkoLKE oh that sucks. Wish they worked with the circuit
@@SenkoLKE it would’ve been great if the signals worked in tandem with the current gate signals that would’ve been a great combination of both old and new
That would require an insane amount of agreements and paperwork between BNSF, the city of Richmond, and the FRA, and definitely nobody wants to go thru that much XD
Are they still in operation today?
They are still standing, only operating on occasions
No
It’s a little unusual to have wigwags on both sides of a crossing, isn’t it?
Not particularly.
GCRP there you go
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there still there but very rusty
Nah they've been restored.
@@Aforementioned This was one year ago.
@@LoIhow They were restored in 2019 right before this video was shot.