Wig Wags Color

Tue Jul 21 14:20:57 EDT 2020

They (the arms - target, counterweight and arm) were all red - at least in Circleville, Ohio. I can see their movement, flashing and ringing in my minds eye to this day. 

The ringing and swinging (and flashing) would start first, followed by the gate beginning it’s descent (if it was gate protected). They rang and swung throughout the train occupying the crossing. When clear, I recall all events happened more or less at the same time; i.e. the ringing and flashing would stop concurrent with the gate starting to lift. The swinging would continue for a short time, due to momentum. 

That’s how I remember it anyway.

Matt Goodman
Columbus Ohio US

On Jul 21, 2020, at 1:30 PM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

Thanks everyone!  
David Baker

On Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 12:56 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
I happened to watch a video on YouTube recently called Norfolk & Western Articulated Steam Locomotives in the 1940’s - 1950’s that has a pretty good color shot of wig-wags in action starting around the 22:03 mark. If you slow the video down right before it exits the frame (~ 22:10), the arm appears to be red.

Wig-wags can also be seen in action around the 5:06 & 6:36 marks, though not as close.

Regards,

Dutch

Norfolk & Western Articulated Steam Locomotives in the 1940's-1950's <https://youtu.be/C0wmvZTyFYs> 

Norfolk & Western Articulated Steam Locomotives in the 1940's-1950's
By Love All Trains

 <https://youtu.be/C0wmvZTyFYs>

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