Signal Sunday

Many other Western railfans have been posting photos lately of disappearing older style signals on both the Union Pacific and the BNSF.  So during this trip I decided to capture a few unique signals from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan.  There was no attempt to get "everything," just signals that were different than what I normally see in Oregon and Washington.

A special "Thank you" to Toledopatch and Eric who responsed to my questions on Train Orders about these signals.

Signals from several different railroads include NKP (Nickle Plate) and a three-headed Erie Lackawana signal grace the museum yard at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Ind.

This New York Central small target searchlight and a searchlight dwarf are from the diamond in Kalamazoo, Mich..  Likely, the absence of a finial and a modern concrete base means the high mast signal was installed by Conrail.  This route has a history of NYC, Conrail, Norfolk Southern, and now Grand Elk Railroad.  Amtrak runs between Chicago and Detroit on the foreground track.

This is actually a supplemental grade-crossing warning light that has a single flashing light with "No Left Turn" or "No Right turn" light-up signs. This signal was in Fostoria, Ohio.

In Deshler, Ohio, I found this Baltimore & Ohio style color position light signal on the north-south route crossing the diamond at the depot, now used only by CSX MOW crews.

This US&S tri-head signal could have been installed by either New York Central or Conrail in Elkhart, Ind.  According to toledopatch, the shades look more like Conrail than NYC.