That one is a static museum display. There may still be a few left on the Southwest Chief route between Raton and Albuquerque, NM. But BNSF has been removing them and they may all be gone by now. This was from July in 2014.
I think the last use of these on a large U.S. railroad was on the BNSF in northern Colorado, but I think these have recently been replaced with modern types. However, some might remain active that I'm not aware of and semaphore signals do survive at museums.
I like that NS affixes a "fishtail" plate to its old distant signals in recognition of a semaphore blade. You can see the home signals to the left in the far distance. [Cayce SC, 11/10/2019]
Trackage rights BN Clinton entering the siding at CTC Camanche on the CPKC Davenport Subdivision with an ex ATSF B40-8W 554(BNSF). Plus a hopper with some nice graffiti. February 14, 2024 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That could pass as a great advertisement for train travel! It's colorful, clean and especially (for graffiti) legible... Now if an ad agency could snap the vandal up and put them to good use instead of defacing public and private property.
At first, I was going to caption the photo with either (Enola) PA 1948 or (FA in) PA 1948, but then I was curious to see if anyone would pick up on the double-entendre of sorts. You didn't disappoint.
I picked up on the FA in PA. I resisted. Until now. The FA is what happens when Ma & Pa do some merging. Now that's a double-entendre!
It is the 'Toys For Tots' logo. A charitable organization that collects donated toys for needy children around the Christmas holiday.
AN old soldier soldiering through Longbeach, MS today (2/16/24) heading railroad north on the CSX NO&M Sub (former L&N).
NS (former PRR) Bridge in downtown Pittsburgh yesterday (02/16/24) afternoon. The right side of the bridge runs so close to the wall of the convention center that it is practically a part of the building. From our parking lot on the far side of the bridge, the trackage disappears behind the building facades. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
That's a nice shot. I think that's the former PRR Ft. Wayne Bridge. In its day, it carried tracks on two levels. Perhaps some books might be of interest to you. Ken Kobus and Jack Consoli have written several softcover books on Pittsburgh railroading, both packed with many hundreds of superb photos from the era surrounding the teens. They're Pennsy In The Steel City (c. 1997) and Pennsylvania Railroad's Golden Triangle (c. 1998). Here's the Ft. Wayne Bridge, photo from 07/02/1917. [University of Pittsburgh, "Copyright Not Evaluated" per their website]
