Vanishing breed. A Magnetic Flagman wig-wag guards the WC (ex-Soo Line) crossing of Hart Avenue near Thorp, WI in September of 1998. Although a number of these wig-wags were common at one time, th... (more)

One of the last wig wag protected crossings on a Class 1 catches the last rays of light while waiting on Amtrak's Southwest Chief to make its daily visit.

One of the last active wig wags on a Class 1 catches the last rays of light after another day of duty. What a neat piece of "living" history!

There were very few wig wags left in Wisconsin when this photo was taken in Blue River in 2002. There are fewer yet as this wag has since been removed.

Only a few blocks from my fraternity in Pullman, the last remaining operational wig wag in the State of Washington. Wagging into the cold night, going mostly ignored by motorists, the relic from L... (more)