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Railroad grade crossing signal
Wigwag is a nickname for a type of railroad grade crossing signal once common in North America, referring to its pendulum-like motion that signaled a train's
Wigwag_(railroad)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up wigwag in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wigwag, wig wag, or wig-wag may refer to: Wigwag (railroad), a type of railroad grade crossing signal
Wigwag
Method of flag signaling
Wigwag (more formally, aerial telegraphy) is an historical form of flag signaling that passes messages by waving a single flag. It differs from flag semaphore
Wigwag_(flag_signals)
Wigwag was an American magazine published from 1988 until 1991. Founded by Alexander "Lex" Kaplen, who worked at The New Yorker, Wigwag eschewed celebrity
Wigwag_(magazine)
Long distance transmission of text
Wigwag is a form of flag signalling using a single flag. Unlike most forms of flag signalling, which are used over relatively short distances, wigwag
Telegraphy
U.S. state
for signals to be used to facilitate movement of trains and to require wigwag signals at some railroad crossings for the protection of motorists. The
Hawaii
red lights. The whole warning light module is known colloquially as a "wigwag" (due to the nature of the alternate flashes). They are also used at lifting
Level crossings in the United Kingdom
Level_crossings_in_the_United_Kingdom
South African fintech company
offering. In September 2023, Stitch announced its first spin-out brand, WigWag, offering payment links and other services for SMEs, startups and mid-sized
Stitch_Money
American electrician
invented the wigwag, a grade crossing signal used in transportation. Hunt, a mechanical engineer from Southern California, invented the wigwag in the early
Albert_Cameron_Hunt
Devices used to warn pedestrians and drivers of incoming trains at level crossings
of equipment at all newly constructed level crossings.[citation needed] "Wigwag" was the nickname given to a type of crossing signals once common in North
Level_crossing_signals
US railroad company (1859–1996)
city streets had their crossings protected by these unique wigwags. Virtually all the wigwags were replaced with modern signals by the turn of the 21st
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway
Train protection system in the UK and Victoria, Australia
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Train Protection & Warning System
Train_Protection_&_Warning_System
Museum in Union, Illinois, U.S.
railroad crossings and thirteen signals, with five wigwags. Two of the five wigwags are upper-quadrant wigwags from the Magnetic Signal Company, one from the
Illinois_Railway_Museum
City in California, United States
railroad in the world to have Magnetic Flagmen signals, better known as wigwags, in revenue freight service. In the 1970s, the city was the subject of
Fresno,_California
Brand of chocolate bar
Bundesrepublik II | Zeitklicks". www.zeitklicks.de. Retrieved 4 October 2025. "WigWag". CollectingCandy.com. 19 February 2012. "Marabou stycksaker". Chokladglimtar
Curly_Wurly
Look up wigwag in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A wig-wag (also wigwag, wig wag) is the red light (also known as a "red-eye") near each door of a motion
Wig-wag_(sound_stage)
U.S. Army's branch for communications and information systems
1856, Chief Signal Officer Albert James Myer proposed that the Army use wigwag (or aerial telegraphy), a visual communications system that he developed
United States Army Signal Corps
United_States_Army_Signal_Corps
American writer, magazine editor, and professor of magazine journalism
at Popular Science magazine. She was part of the start-up staff for both Wigwag magazine, 1989–1991, and American Girl magazine American Girl, 1992–2000
Harriet_Brown
French rolling stock manufacturer
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Alstom
American writer (died 1915)
collection Where angels fear to tread The brain of the battle-ship The wigwag message The trade-wind Salvage Between the Millstones The Battle of the
Morgan_Robertson
Transit company in Southern California
grade crossing signal, nicknamed the wigwag. This device was quickly adopted by other railroads. A few wigwags continue in operation as of 2006[update]
Pacific_Electric
Central California freight transport company
worldwide that still operates active wigwag signals, which are penedlum-like devices that wave a red lighted disc. The wigwags can be found in Cherry and Van
San_Joaquin_Valley_Railroad
Railroad in the Midwestern United States
Western was known for its installation of Western Railroad Supply Company wigwag signals at many of its crossing in the 1920–1940s. Almost every town on
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway
United States Army general (1828–1880)
chief signal officer just prior to the American Civil War, the inventor of wigwag signaling, and also as the father of the U.S. Weather Bureau. Myer was born
Albert_J._Myer
Intersection where a road crosses a railway at the same level
collisions Occupation crossing Pedestrian crossing Warning sign Whistle post Wigwag Level crossings in the United Kingdom VicRoads (26 August 2014). "Trains
Level_crossing
Arrangement of railway signal apparatus
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Interlocking
Former Canadian rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer
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Bombardier_Transportation
American novelist (1927–2014)
the River Styx "On the River Styx" Esquire (August 1985) "Lumumba Lives" Wigwag (Summer 1988) "The Centerpiece" On the River Styx and Other Stories (1989)
Peter_Matthiessen
Components of a train protection system
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Eurobalise
British semiconductor and software design company
Technologies, provided connectivity management platform and GSM connectivity 2019 WigWag, an IoT gateway and cloud platform business 2020 In July 2020, Arm announced
Arm_Holdings
American railway signalling company
The company was the manufacturer of the ubiquitous "Magnetic Flagman" wigwag railroad crossing (or level crossing) signal, seen all over California and
Magnetic_Signal_Company
Type of railway signalling system
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Moving_block
Railway cab signalling system
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Automatic Train Protection (United Kingdom)
Automatic_Train_Protection_(United_Kingdom)
Beacon or transponder used on railways
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Balise
Mechanism for regulating the speed of clocks
their footsteps, a signal that uses the pendulum to operate, named the wigwag, or lesser known as the Magnetic Flagman, was a once common railroad signal
Pendulum
Percussion instrument
about to be served. A railroad crossing with a flashing traffic signal or wigwag will also typically have a warning bell. Mechanical bells, known in some
Gong
Railway safety system
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Automatic_Warning_System
Train protection system in Japan
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ATACS
City in California, United States
last operational wigwag grade crossing signals in the United States, and the only surviving examples of the "upside-down" type. The wigwag is a type of railroad
Richmond,_California
Tower-based signaling network
Signaling System Signal lamp Telegraph Hill, for a list of telegraph hills Wigwag, a flag signaling system that also used telescopes and towers The notation
Optical_telegraph
Land branch of the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War
developed a system of military signals based on sign language known as wigwag. Myer was appointed to the rank of major and to lead the Signal Corps (albeit
Union_army
well. Wigwag-style railroad crossing signals were deemed inadequate in 1949 and new installations were banned in the United States. Existing wigwag signals
List_of_grandfather_clauses
Railroad communications system
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Automatic_block_signaling
Train protection system
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Contrôle de vitesse par balises
Contrôle_de_vitesse_par_balises
Naval battle of the American Civil War
had to be decoded, whereas the Army was experimenting with a far simpler wigwag system, recently developed by Col. Albert J. Myer. In order to communicate
Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
Railway safety system
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Cab_signalling
Former railway signalling centre in Yorkshire, England
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York_IECC
Railway fail-safe against human error
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Train_protection_system
System installed in trains to prevent collisions through driver error
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Automatic_train_protection
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Japanese_railway_signals
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Finnish_railway_signalling
South Korean machinery manufacturer
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Hyundai_Rotem
Italian train protection system
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Sistema Controllo Marcia Treno
Sistema_Controllo_Marcia_Treno
Method of controlling single line railways
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Token_(railway_signalling)
Railway signaling system
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Signalling_block_system
American railroad products company
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Progress_Rail
City in Iowa, USA
wigwag signals. Shortly thereafter, these signals were replaced with standard flashers and gates due to safety concerns and lack of available wigwag parts
Nevada,_Iowa
Railway safety device
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Crocodile (train protection system)
Crocodile_(train_protection_system)
System used in railway signalling
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Axle_counter
Type of signal box in railway signalling
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Block_post
Rail rolling stock manufacturer
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Adtranz
Rail traffic control systems used in the United Kingdom
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UK_railway_signalling
City in Antelope and Madison counties in Nebraska, United States
Northwestern Railroad. The line was abandoned in 1992, and with it the antique wigwag signal that protected the main crossing in town. The abandoned line has
Tilden,_Nebraska
Czech private commercial company
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AŽD_Praha
Former train service from Los Angeles to Santa Monica
Essay on the Santa Monica Air Line at Abandonedrails.com Information on the wigwag cantilevers at Trainweb.org/dansrailpix Historic photos ca. 1953 of the
Santa_Monica_Air_Line
Class of train protection systems for railways
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Automatic_train_control
Railway rolling stock manufacturer
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Siemens_Mobility
Dutch system of automatic train protection
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Automatische Treinbeïnvloeding
Automatische_Treinbeïnvloeding
List of level railroad crossings
cause an all-red flash in traffic lights. A few level crossings still use wigwag signals, which were developed in the early 1900s by the Pacific Electric
Level_crossings_by_country
Automatic train control systems
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EBICAB
Wootten Firebox, which see, is a wide firebox for burning anthracite coal. Wigwag A largely superseded Level or grade crossing warning signal that consists
Glossary of rail transport terms
Glossary_of_rail_transport_terms
American politician (1825–1894)
1880. Their son Albert Cameron Hunt was an electrician who invented the wigwag. Hunt died in Washington, D.C., on May 14, 1894, and is buried in the Congressional
Alexander_Cameron_Hunt
Type of train protection system in Japan
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Train automatic stopping controller
Train_automatic_stopping_controller
Topics referred to by the same term
Wig-wig Wigan (disambiguation) Wigg (disambiguation) Wigtown, Scotland Wigwag (disambiguation) Wigwam (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning
Wig_(disambiguation)
Law enforcement branch of the Royal Mail
with someone directly was to talk to them, disregarding smoke signals and wigwags. There were many private couriers, but none of them could be relied upon
Royal_Mail_Group_Security
Short Union Pacific railway line
interest on the line are the former SP station building on F street and the Wigwag railroad crossing signal on East E Street. Union Pacific was running trains
Oakdale_Branch
Spanish train protection system
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Anuncio de Señales y Frenado Automático
Anuncio_de_Señales_y_Frenado_Automático
Rail traffic control systems used in Norway
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Norwegian_railway_signalling
Structural fence designed to physically stop falling rocks from reaching the tracks
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Railway_slide_fence
Train protection system in South Korea
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Korean_Train_Control_System
Regional railway signalling centre in York, Northern England
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York_Rail_Operating_Centre
Type of train protection system
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Positive_train_control
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Bavarian_railway_signals
Transportation company
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Hitachi_Rail_STS
Freight rail line in Los Angeles, California
pass. These rail lines were inadequately protected with little more than "wigwag" crossing signals dating from the original construction of the lines. In
Alameda_Corridor
Railway signaling system
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Communications-based train control
Communications-based_train_control
Cross road signal company in America
Minneapolis. Magnetic Signal is the company credited with the invention of the wigwag grade crossing signal once common throughout Southern California. "Railroad
Griswold_Signal_Company
Unincorporated community in Colorado, US
sheriff. Delhi was also known for being the location of Colorado's last wigwag railroad signal prior to its removal in March 2021 (replaced with standard
Delhi,_Colorado
Signal box in London Borough of Southwark, London, England
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London Bridge Area Signalling Centre
London_Bridge_Area_Signalling_Centre
Electrical device used to detect the presence of trains on rail tracks
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Track_circuit
1990 studio album by Tony Bennett
Bennett.com Ruhlmann, William. Astoria: Portrait of the Artist at AllMusic Wigwag - Page 85 1989 Astoria, then, is a serious piece of work from one of the
Astoria: Portrait of the Artist
Astoria:_Portrait_of_the_Artist
Topics referred to by the same term
Aerial telegraphy may refer to: Wigwag (flag signals), signalling by hand with a single flag Optical telegraphy, chains of fixed telegraph stations using
Aerial_telegraphy
Train protection system
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Chinese_Train_Control_System
American Christian clergyman
Garry Wills. It appeared in October 1989's first issue of the short-lived Wigwag magazine edited by Alexander Kaplen. Wills would go on to discuss Thieme
Robert_Thieme
Railway safeworking operations
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Signalling_control
Railway signaling in North America
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North American railroad signaling
North_American_railroad_signaling
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Railway_signals_in_Germany
British railway signalling scheme
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Absolute_block_signalling
Principle of signals used to control railway traffic
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Railway_signalling
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Dutch_railway_signalling
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v. t.
To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose.