Re: Mear Jct Hwy Crossing Photo

ND Holmes Wrote:
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> Absolutely love the old striped crossing signals.
> I don't think I've ever seen a good shot of that
> particular set before. Unfortunately I can't help
> with the "when were those installed" question.
>
> The Monarch signals were much more photographed,
> just because of all the excursions that ran that
> way and their more photogenic locations. At least
> one of them still survives in a local barn.
> Nathan Z. remembered seeing it from when he used
> to deliver industrial gas tanks down there years
> ago, and we stopped and asked permission to
> photograph it on the way down for the rotary run
> last year.
> [attachment 73748 monarch-signal.jpg]

That is really neat, thanks for the pic. Apparently the stiped pole wasn't an oddity or maybe it was for the Salida area. See this pic of 497 arriving Salida in 1941--note the crossing light pole to the left of the engine. Picture taken by Bob Lunoe and in the Friends collection.



William
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