Inspired by some of our signal talk over in the off-topic section (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=909.0), I sifted through more of my archives for some classic signal assemblies. Click for larger images.
Images from Quincy, Florida:
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Crawford Street eastbound at Adams Street
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Crawford Street westbound at Jackson Street
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The oldest is this one-piece four-way at Crawford and Monroe Streets.
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Crawford Street westbound at Stewart Street.
Images from Tampa, Florida:
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Lois Avenue northbound at Morrison Avenue.
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Lois Avenue northbound at Swann Avenue.
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22nd Street northbound at Hanna Avenue.
Orlando
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Orange Avenue north at North Lucerne Circle West with access to Florida 408 west.
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Florida 527 northbound at the turn onto Orange Avenue.
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Orange Avenue north at the merge with Florida 527 (same intersection as above).
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Magnolia Avenue northbound after its split with Florida 527 with Lake Ivanhoe in the background.
These aren't mine, but here are some great examples of Michigan lights that were put up in the 70's and 80's.
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Downtown Seattle has many older ground level assemblies. Some of the signals have points on the tops, others appeared to be four-way assemblies with false panels in place of signal lens. Click for larger images.
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I posted some images of the old traffic light assembly in Bay Minette on the other thread, but wanted to share some more recent images (taken 03/20/09) of the same signals:
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Those Tampa ones are awesome!!! Never saw FL use the 12-inch(?) red, the larger green seems to be more common.
P.S. The "LEFT" above the turn signal in Hellfighter's picture is amusing. :biggrin:
Those are some great pics. Thanks so much for posting those, aaroads. I've never seen any 12/8/8 signals in FL pics either. I haven't seen too many FL installaqtions live since I've only been there twice and one of the times I was too young to remember much from the trip. It's great to see some of their older and more interesting assemblies before they get replaced.
Quote from: florida on June 22, 2009, 03:45:06 AM
P.S. The "LEFT" above the turn signal in Hellfighter's picture is amusing. :biggrin:
Here's an older version wildly used...
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Okay, the greater Albany, NY area has a ton (no im really serious) of old signals which most include old 4way lights. Here are some of my pics...
Colonie, NY:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303560726497598226 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303560726497598226)
Albany, NY:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289078614267868738 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289078614267868738)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289080630456596546 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289080630456596546)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289081511382471346 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289081511382471346)
Cohoes, NY:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289082321813003474 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289082321813003474)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289082820595349058 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289082820595349058)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289083180945232610 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289083180945232610)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289083654363753826 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289083654363753826)
In Tarrytown, NY, not necessarely old, but interesting and typical in towns in NY:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899718276835650 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899718276835650)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899748260542242 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899748260542242)
Also, an older common NY practice: installing bottom bars to connect signals and signs:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5292758614206414530 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5292758614206414530)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899698522290162 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899698522290162)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899760000040786 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899760000040786)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899774549049874 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322899774549049874)
In Westerly, RI, an older 2 color yellow/green fiber-optic arrow in fairly newer signals:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324337368402786690 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/RhodeIslandTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5324337368402786690)
Still commonly seen in the Philadelphia metro area, an older practice where the red and green arrow are lit at the same time when the through signal is red. This is in Conshohocken:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5291331882422141218 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5291331882422141218)
Chester, PA has a lot of old signals:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303097177910899666 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303097177910899666)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303096793373109474 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303096793373109474)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303097392944738450 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303097392944738450)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303102886894780034 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303102886894780034)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303103338958207954 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303103338958207954)
And in a town very close to where I live:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5306484751413577170 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5306484751413577170)
By the Philadelphia International Airport:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5308026886180769186 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5308026886180769186)
Not too far from me are some ancient Crouse Hinds "art decos":
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5338843694946852114 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5338843694946852114)
On the Massachusetts Turnpike:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322895085732114258 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5322895085732114258)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5323964191266608066 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5323964191266608066)
Salem, MA:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5323186123916208402 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5323186123916208402)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5323186134776170434 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5323186134776170434)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5323186143991701842 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5323186143991701842)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5323186155348879010 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MassachusettsTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5323186155348879010)
Paulsboro, NJ:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5307981303698825234 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5307981303698825234)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5341344526178999586 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5341344526178999586)
Talleyville, DE (not old, but very interesting):
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5347724690054339346 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5347724690054339346)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5347724695404319410 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5347724695404319410)
Seems like a lot of photos, but check them out! They are pretty interesting!
Ian
The Seattle area has some of those light-up signs attached to their signals similar to the "Left" signs in Michigan. Here is an example from the off-ramp to WA-523:
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One of my signals is from Seattle and had one of those signs attatched to the bottom. But the thing is, it wasn't a light up sign, it was a normal one.
Here are photos of them:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/My8InchEconoliteAndONEWAYSign# (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/My8InchEconoliteAndONEWAYSign#)
Here is also another old signal I want to share with you. Morton Township, PA:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289470130879783138 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289470130879783138)
Ian
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Many intersections in Charleston outside downtown and the Battery feature these older signals. However many of them have been replaced with black painted mast arm assemblies and larger more standard signals.
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Retro signals are used in the Battery itself. Most of the signals are ground level with the 12" 8" 8" style. There is at least one intersection with the 30" yellow span-wire supported lights.
just about the one old traffic signal photo I have:
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or we could get older...
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Quote from: agentsteel53 on June 22, 2009, 08:07:53 PM
just about the one old traffic signal photo I have:
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That looks an awful lot like Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
there's a very good reason for that... :sombrero:
And more...
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here some traffic lights style still used in Quebec and parts of Maritimes provinces
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve-brandon/3136925672/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve-brandon/3136925672/)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Traffic_Light_Red_NB.jpg (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Traffic_Light_Red_NB.jpg)
Here's one from Wildwood, NJ:
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This is one that can be seen just off PA 8 in Etna, PA.
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And here's one from Mobile from the site:
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Quote from: njroadhorse on June 29, 2009, 09:53:20 AM
This is one that can be seen just off PA 8 in Etna, PA.
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I think you got a wrong location on that picture. That can't be Etna. I live in the area and go past Etna on PA-8 several times and while there is a set of lights like that @ the intersection of PA-8 & Old Butler Plank Rd in Glenshaw (north of Etna + the lights are on non-railroad side of PA-8), that picture doesn't match anything that I know of along PA-8.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on June 29, 2009, 11:34:25 AM
Quote from: njroadhorse on June 29, 2009, 09:53:20 AM
This is one that can be seen just off PA 8 in Etna, PA.
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I think you got a wrong location on that picture. That can't be Etna. I live in the area and go past Etna on PA-8 several times and while there is a set of lights like that @ the intersection of PA-8 & Old Butler Plank Rd in Glenshaw (north of Etna + the lights are on non-railroad side of PA-8), that picture doesn't match anything that I know of along PA-8.
It might not be, but I thought it was the same set.
Here is one at Central Blvd. & Tampa Ave. in Orlando.
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Quote from: Mr_Northside on June 24, 2009, 01:47:01 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on June 22, 2009, 08:07:53 PM
just about the one old traffic signal photo I have:
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That looks an awful lot like Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
It is, right where Depot and Main Streets intersect.
Years ago, the bottom part of the signal had a continually illuminated right green arrow to direct northbound 981 traffic to turn right, and on the opposite side was a straight and left green arrow.
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Quote from: Hellfighter on July 05, 2009, 08:26:50 PM
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Thats actually not that old. Pretty modern actually.
Well, the light structure is from the '70's and it's the same one, they just painted the light covers black, and added modern pedestrian signals. This is from Ann Arbor, and is very common within Ann Arbor and Oakland County.
Oh, well I know the brand, and that looks newer and thats why I made that remark. That brand is also still made today. My mistake.
From Pontiac...
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9 Mile @ Woodward, 1920's
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Here's one from Englewood, NJ:
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One from Plainfield, NJ:
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^Neat pic from Plainfield. I've never seen a double red in NJ. Thank you for posting it :D
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The Spaulding Turnpike in NH has toll booths with some ancient signals:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353972471180904018 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353972471180904018)
and
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353972593626274578 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353972593626274578)
And at the Hampton toll plaza on I-95 in NH, not necassarily old, but interesting:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353972794218136914 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353972794218136914)
Again not old at all, but VERY interesting:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5347724690054339346 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5347724690054339346)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5347724695404319410 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/DelawareTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5347724695404319410)
And just to get you jealous :sombrero::
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/ManchesterDeptOfHighwaysVisit#5349214175447852802 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/ManchesterDeptOfHighwaysVisit#5349214175447852802)
Quote from: PennDOTFan on July 24, 2009, 07:22:02 PM
The Spaulding Turnpike in NH has toll booths with some ancient signals:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353972471180904018 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353972471180904018)
and ...
Art Deco signal heads with LED bulbs. Sacrilege!
Quote from: mightyace on July 24, 2009, 07:25:13 PM
Quote from: PennDOTFan on July 24, 2009, 07:22:02 PM
The Spaulding Turnpike in NH has toll booths with some ancient signals:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353972471180904018 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353972471180904018)
and ...
Art Deco signal heads with LED bulbs. Sacrilege!
Same reaction I had :-(
Old stop light in Acuna, Coahuila Mexico
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/21VHkXYOAlll8V5wAcPmYg?feat=directlink (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/21VHkXYOAlll8V5wAcPmYg?feat=directlink)
And another
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4eoe9ziGB_HjWV5lMCoUXg?feat=directlink (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4eoe9ziGB_HjWV5lMCoUXg?feat=directlink)
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Hugo, OK
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Clarksville, AR
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Humboldt, TN
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Kansas City, MO
Awesome finds David!
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A decommissioned one-piece four-way in McClain, MS. Unfortunately this one was removed by 2002.
That looks a little like McAlester, OK on Bus 69
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Here's another 4Way Flasher , this time in Jasper, TX
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Carthage, MO has some free standing signals that look mix n match
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Hi folks...first post here, I hope you like these old signals I've found around the Cincinnati area.
First, a Crouse-Hinds type D in Lockland:
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Second, another Crouse-Hinds type D in Norwood, with a newer friend:
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Third (and this is where it really starts to get interesting), on the right is another Crouse-Hinds type D in Norwood, but what's that on the left?
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Closer inspection reveals it to be an original Crouse-Hinds type T, circa 1922-1928. It has most of its original lettered lenses. It looks like a Darley at first, but in some other close-ups I took I can see Crouse-Hinds written along the bottom of each of the "porthole" flanges. I can't believe this thing is still kicking!
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I have a few other angles at my website which deals mostly with streetcars and railroads, but has some a little bit of road related stuff too. http://homepage.mac.com/jjakucyk/Transit1/lights/ (http://homepage.mac.com/jjakucyk/Transit1/lights/)
Another one bites the dust...
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There's an older crosswalk signal anchored in the gas-station-turned-bar.
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These are all in Muskogee, OK
NOTE: The links may show the exact intersection mentioned below, but the street view may take you to a whole different intersection...workin out the bugs...
- You might have to play with the street view controls, but these lights were "Refurbished" in the last decade to include original glass "STOP" and "GO" Lenses..This is the intersection of W. 210th & Westwood, in Fairview Park (Cleveland), OHhttp://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=21000+Westwood,+fairview+park,+OH&sll=41.44916,-81.85294&sspn=0.001986,0.003283&ie=UTF8&ll=41.44879,-81.852973&spn=0.007945,0.013132&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A&layer=c&cbll=41.449186,-81.852965&panoid=0YxkPyEcjfNMqy0Vt4It6w&cbp=12,36.16,,0,5
- Again, Playing with the street view controls, you have not only some great OLD traffic lights, but check out the crosswalk lights here as well...This one at the intersection of Stumph/Chevrolet Road & Snow Road in Parma, OH
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Parma,+OH&sll=41.457426,-81.852817&sspn=0.000993,0.001642&ie=UTF8&ll=41.40502,-81.768687&spn=0.001988,0.003283&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=41.405019,-81.768803&panoid=3QktIumqcXBdiGqqUWZ8EA&cbp=12,275.99,,0,5 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Parma,+OH&sll=41.457426,-81.852817&sspn=0.000993,0.001642&ie=UTF8&ll=41.40502,-81.768687&spn=0.001988,0.003283&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=41.405019,-81.768803&panoid=3QktIumqcXBdiGqqUWZ8EA&cbp=12,275.99,,0,5)
- A few blocks north on Chevy Blvd...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Parma,+OH&sll=41.457426,-81.852817&sspn=0.000993,0.001642&ie=UTF8&ll=41.414141,-81.768794&spn=0.000994,0.001642&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=41.41386,-81.7688&panoid=appNZuLz3aD-6pUtpMnwKQ&cbp=12,168.24,,0,5 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Parma,+OH&sll=41.457426,-81.852817&sspn=0.000993,0.001642&ie=UTF8&ll=41.414141,-81.768794&spn=0.000994,0.001642&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=41.41386,-81.7688&panoid=appNZuLz3aD-6pUtpMnwKQ&cbp=12,168.24,,0,5)
- The intersection of Chevy & Brookpark Road, still in Parma...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Parma,+OH&sll=41.457426,-81.852817&sspn=0.000993,0.001642&ie=UTF8&ll=41.418411,-81.76859&spn=0.000994,0.001642&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=41.418414,-81.768363&panoid=uWxQxSE_frxJumyFYs7Kew&cbp=12,269.51,,0,10 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Parma,+OH&sll=41.457426,-81.852817&sspn=0.000993,0.001642&ie=UTF8&ll=41.418411,-81.76859&spn=0.000994,0.001642&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=41.418414,-81.768363&panoid=uWxQxSE_frxJumyFYs7Kew&cbp=12,269.51,,0,10)
- The intersection of Snow Road and Pearl Road (US 42), Parma...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Parma,+OH&sll=41.457426,-81.852817&sspn=0.000993,0.001642&ie=UTF8&ll=41.404658,-81.744418&spn=0.007951,0.013132&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.404776,-81.744256&panoid=q5QzuVZQO7DvSMBaewmb8g&cbp=12,56.72,,0,4.12 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Parma,+OH&sll=41.457426,-81.852817&sspn=0.000993,0.001642&ie=UTF8&ll=41.404658,-81.744418&spn=0.007951,0.013132&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.404776,-81.744256&panoid=q5QzuVZQO7DvSMBaewmb8g&cbp=12,56.72,,0,4.12)
- And finally, for at least this post, The intersection of Ridge Road (SR-3) and Snow Road...Look closely on the corners...The orange barrels are posing as the grim reapers as this intersection is getting ready to upgrade to the LED plastic mast-mounted signals.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Parma,+OH&sll=41.457426,-81.852817&sspn=0.000993,0.001642&ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=41.40504,-81.734549&panoid=HgtN_S1rlaMNssHlOtJ7Vw&cbp=12,189.14,,0,5&ll=41.405127,-81.734548&spn=0.000994,0.001642&z=19 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Parma,+OH&sll=41.457426,-81.852817&sspn=0.000993,0.001642&ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=41.40504,-81.734549&panoid=HgtN_S1rlaMNssHlOtJ7Vw&cbp=12,189.14,,0,5&ll=41.405127,-81.734548&spn=0.000994,0.001642&z=19)
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These are in Baton Rouge. I thought I had more from BR, but this is all I can find.
Here's a five shots of Albany area traffic lights [cllick for larger image]. I have some more classics photographed from U.S. 9 too...
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A few years ago I noticed that New Haven, CT is littered with what appear to be a mix of old Eagle and Crouse-Hinds 4-ways that have been retrofitted with LED signal heads.
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More here at: http://www.wytout.com/newhavensignals/index.html (http://www.wytout.com/newhavensignals/index.html)
I haven't been in New Haven for years, but I'm going to assume that if the city went through the trouble of upgrading the signal heads to LED they are still installed throughout the city.
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This one has been retrofitted with LED's also. It's tha last remaining 4 Way in Fayetteville, AR
Used to be some really old post mounted 4 Ways in downtown Chicago, but I don't know if they are still there.
I really don't like seeing old vintage 4-way signals get retrofitted with LED's. It totally ruins the value. Here is a nice old vintage Signal Service Corp. (SSC) signal that has LED's in downtown Cohoes:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289083180945232610 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289083180945232610)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289083654363753826 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289083654363753826)
eh, beats the hell out of taking them down and throwing them in a scrapyard.
Ditto! If retrofitting is the only way to preserve them, versus removing them altogether for new signal heads then I'm in favor of it.
Here's an old traffic light photo. This is Van Dyke and 7 Mile on Detroit's East Side, eta 1930's...
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Why the two different kind of visors? Kentucky still does that on brand new signals, and it looks silly.
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Jonesboro, AR 1961
http://photos.ark-ives.com/deane/1699_4r.jpg (http://photos.ark-ives.com/deane/1699_4r.jpg)
ElDorado, AR 1940
http://photos.ark-ives.com/deane/1602_08r.jpg (http://photos.ark-ives.com/deane/1602_08r.jpg)
(look to the right)
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There were some similar to this in the town I grew up in. This one is downtown Sedalia, MO
US71,
I really like the signals that you find! Nice to see that there are plenty of older signals out in the field. Oh BTW, I could tell you all the brands of signals posted on this thread :D :D :D
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OK. What about Jonesboro 1961? :)
Lemme see a pic!
http://photos.ark-ives.com/deane/1699_4r.jpg (http://photos.ark-ives.com/deane/1699_4r.jpg)
Well I can barely even see the details :ded:
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^ three 4-way signals in a row! niiice!
Here is one in Maine on ME 27 in Boothbay Harbor. Its made by Marbelite and has a rare lens cap on the right:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MaineTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5377433803184709426 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MaineTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5377433803184709426)
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Found these at the end of the U.S. 165 Business off-ramp of Interstate 20 east in Monroe, Louisiana. Retrofitted with LEDs for the red lens, but at least still in operation, though only in flash mode.
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Pawnee, OK
Not as old, but an intereseting set-up at Blackwell, OK
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Quote from: US71 on September 15, 2009, 12:12:24 PM
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Pawnee, OK
is that Dick Tracy?
Quoteis that Dick Tracy?
Yes. Pawnee, OK is the birthplace of Chester Gould, creator of Dick Tracy
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Hellfighter: That looks like Broad Street in Gadsden, AL. Those signals are still in use.
I can't allow this thread to die:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/ManchesterDeptOfHighwaysVisit#5349215807943154386 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/ManchesterDeptOfHighwaysVisit#5349215807943154386)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/ManchesterDeptOfHighwaysVisit#5349215866116461138 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/ManchesterDeptOfHighwaysVisit#5349215866116461138)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/ManchesterDeptOfHighwaysVisit#5349215004365556930 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/ManchesterDeptOfHighwaysVisit#5349215004365556930)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSignsPART2#5384820975648132802 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewYorkTrafficSignalsAndRoadSignsPART2#5384820975648132802)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289470130879783138 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289470130879783138)
(this is one of my favorites since it shows the older 50's generation arrows)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303096793373109474 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303096793373109474)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303097392944738450 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5303097392944738450)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5338843694946852114 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5338843694946852114)
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Clarinda, IA. I'm guessing no earlier than late 1950's
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Clarksville, AR
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Humboldt, TN
Two of these still hanging in Green Cove Springs, FL
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^ Nice find on that!!!
Not too old, but rare (only known worded pedestrian signal in NH as far as I know):
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353947285593972194 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353947285593972194)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353947422015059442 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewHampshireTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5353947422015059442)
Marysville, MI
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Jasper, TX
Does anybody else know about a neon "No Left Turn" signal that used to be mixed with the other signals on North/South Main Street and West/East Ocean Avenue in Patchogue, New York? I wish I took a picture of that before they were taken down back in 1986.
Alright, here is one that isn't too old, but really odd and an overkill:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lemont,+pa&sll=40.104796,-74.950619&sspn=0.015821,0.038409&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lemont,+Centre,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.247335,-75.243945&spn=0.007894,0.019205&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.247254,-75.243927&panoid=wX8zNAYxHy5Ms-WNzKWv5w&cbp=12,4.47,,0,-7.07 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lemont,+pa&sll=40.104796,-74.950619&sspn=0.015821,0.038409&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lemont,+Centre,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.247335,-75.243945&spn=0.007894,0.019205&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.247254,-75.243927&panoid=wX8zNAYxHy5Ms-WNzKWv5w&cbp=12,4.47,,0,-7.07)
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 16, 2009, 07:30:59 PM
Alright, here is one that isn't too old, but really odd and an overkill:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lemont,+pa&sll=40.104796,-74.950619&sspn=0.015821,0.038409&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lemont,+Centre,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.247335,-75.243945&spn=0.007894,0.019205&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.247254,-75.243927&panoid=wX8zNAYxHy5Ms-WNzKWv5w&cbp=12,4.47,,0,-7.07 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lemont,+pa&sll=40.104796,-74.950619&sspn=0.015821,0.038409&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lemont,+Centre,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.247335,-75.243945&spn=0.007894,0.019205&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.247254,-75.243927&panoid=wX8zNAYxHy5Ms-WNzKWv5w&cbp=12,4.47,,0,-7.07)
Damn, you could hold up the space shuttle with those trusses.
wow! Were those trusses originally intended to hold up guide signs? They are certainly strong enough to hold the lights ... as JJakucyk said, they'd hold up the space shuttle!
I am not sure why they used a support post like that. Yea, they are the same style sign bridges that were used for older PA guide signs. I guess they had a little extra money for a huge sign support pole like that. To conclude, I don't know why it is, all I know is that it makes the intersection unattractive. A signal support like this though would be more prevalent in the south!
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 16, 2009, 09:00:06 PM
I am not sure why they used a support post like that. Yea, they are the same style sign bridges that were used for older PA guide signs. I guess they had a little extra money for a huge sign support pole like that. To conclude, I don't know why it is, all I know is that it makes the intersection unattractive. A signal support like this though would be more prevalent in the south!
Why do you say that?
I don't think I've seen anything like that in the parts of TN, NC, GA, VA, AL that I've been to, but my coverage of the southeast is FAR from comprehensive. As far as I know, Tennessee's too cheap to do anything like that!
There are many intersections along U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail) leading northward into Orlando from southern Orange County that are supported with sign bridges. The sign bridges at Montgomeryville are likely used b/c of the width of that intersection. There were some error shields for PA-202/309 years ago too FWIW.
here's another example of an 80's protected left turn signal...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.4607,-83.651447&spn=0.041918,0.288391&z=13&layer=c&cbll=42.460518,-83.651498&panoid=e0Sa-BA_lJwB8C40feqaew&cbp=11,4.42,,0,-10.21 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.4607,-83.651447&spn=0.041918,0.288391&z=13&layer=c&cbll=42.460518,-83.651498&panoid=e0Sa-BA_lJwB8C40feqaew&cbp=11,4.42,,0,-10.21)
Quote from: Hellfighter on October 17, 2009, 12:53:53 PM
here's another example of an 80's protected left turn signal...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.4607,-83.651447&spn=0.041918,0.288391&z=13&layer=c&cbll=42.460518,-83.651498&panoid=e0Sa-BA_lJwB8C40feqaew&cbp=11,4.42,,0,-10.21 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.4607,-83.651447&spn=0.041918,0.288391&z=13&layer=c&cbll=42.460518,-83.651498&panoid=e0Sa-BA_lJwB8C40feqaew&cbp=11,4.42,,0,-10.21)
Ooh, with a 12" on the bottom too.
Here's a 70's style of signals...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.46865,-83.108563&spn=0,359.993032&z=18&layer=c&cbll=42.468649,-83.108551&panoid=UKtepb1SVeYm7yvcC0GBRQ&cbp=12,290.88,,0,3.61 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.46865,-83.108563&spn=0,359.993032&z=18&layer=c&cbll=42.468649,-83.108551&panoid=UKtepb1SVeYm7yvcC0GBRQ&cbp=12,290.88,,0,3.61)
I happen to own some 1970's signals:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/8InchAlusig# (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/8InchAlusig#)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/My8InchEconoliteAndONEWAYSign# (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/My8InchEconoliteAndONEWAYSign#)
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 16, 2009, 07:30:59 PM
Alright, here is one that isn't too old, but really odd and an overkill:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lemont,+pa&sll=40.104796,-74.950619&sspn=0.015821,0.038409&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lemont,+Centre,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.247335,-75.243945&spn=0.007894,0.019205&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.247254,-75.243927&panoid=wX8zNAYxHy5Ms-WNzKWv5w&cbp=12,4.47,,0,-7.07 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lemont,+pa&sll=40.104796,-74.950619&sspn=0.015821,0.038409&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lemont,+Centre,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.247335,-75.243945&spn=0.007894,0.019205&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.247254,-75.243927&panoid=wX8zNAYxHy5Ms-WNzKWv5w&cbp=12,4.47,,0,-7.07)
Talk about overkill, check out this one. It's at the CA-87 SPUI interchange with Taylor Street in San Jose, CA.
http://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=37.346569,-121.904669&panoid=KSiyqVU3175ScW4cHspRpA&cbp=12,17.14,,0,5&ll=37.34642,-121.903862&spn=0,359.998227&z=19 (http://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=37.346569,-121.904669&panoid=KSiyqVU3175ScW4cHspRpA&cbp=12,17.14,,0,5&ll=37.34642,-121.903862&spn=0,359.998227&z=19)
There is another big one :-o. But it looks way more stylish than the one I posted.
Here's some ancient ones that you can barely see when you come down the street. North Avenue and Elizabeth Street in Millvale, PA.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Millvale,+PA&sll=41.120358,-76.521792&sspn=0.022695,0.038495&g=Millville,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Millvale,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.483533,-79.972934&spn=0.001432,0.003422&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.483529,-79.97307&panoid=9R74twicUQxt713ewtHeWw&cbp=12,94.5,,0,0.58 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Millvale,+PA&sll=41.120358,-76.521792&sspn=0.022695,0.038495&g=Millville,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Millvale,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.483533,-79.972934&spn=0.001432,0.003422&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.483529,-79.97307&panoid=9R74twicUQxt713ewtHeWw&cbp=12,94.5,,0,0.58)
Quote from: njroadhorse on October 18, 2009, 09:49:38 AM
Here's some ancient ones that you can barely see when you come down the street. North Avenue and Elizabeth Street in Millvale, PA.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Millvale,+PA&sll=41.120358,-76.521792&sspn=0.022695,0.038495&g=Millville,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Millvale,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.483533,-79.972934&spn=0.001432,0.003422&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.483529,-79.97307&panoid=9R74twicUQxt713ewtHeWw&cbp=12,94.5,,0,0.58 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Millvale,+PA&sll=41.120358,-76.521792&sspn=0.022695,0.038495&g=Millville,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Millvale,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.483533,-79.972934&spn=0.001432,0.003422&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.483529,-79.97307&panoid=9R74twicUQxt713ewtHeWw&cbp=12,94.5,,0,0.58)
Those look really cool. Here are some old signals from the 60's, but look where they're placed...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Millvale,+PA&sll=41.120358,-76.521792&sspn=0.022695,0.038495&g=Millville,+PA&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.409687,-83.077558&panoid=V_TSXjTtYDx_t2_B0Zpb2A&cbp=11,191.16,,0,-27.77&hq=&hnear=Millvale,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=42.40969,-83.077562&spn=0.005244,0.027874&z=16 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Millvale,+PA&sll=41.120358,-76.521792&sspn=0.022695,0.038495&g=Millville,+PA&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.409687,-83.077558&panoid=V_TSXjTtYDx_t2_B0Zpb2A&cbp=11,191.16,,0,-27.77&hq=&hnear=Millvale,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=42.40969,-83.077562&spn=0.005244,0.027874&z=16)
Quote from: njroadhorse on October 18, 2009, 09:49:38 AM
Here's some ancient ones that you can barely see when you come down the street. North Avenue and Elizabeth Street in Millvale, PA.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Millvale,+PA&sll=41.120358,-76.521792&sspn=0.022695,0.038495&g=Millville,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Millvale,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.483533,-79.972934&spn=0.001432,0.003422&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.483529,-79.97307&panoid=9R74twicUQxt713ewtHeWw&cbp=12,94.5,,0,0.58 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Millvale,+PA&sll=41.120358,-76.521792&sspn=0.022695,0.038495&g=Millville,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Millvale,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.483533,-79.972934&spn=0.001432,0.003422&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.483529,-79.97307&panoid=9R74twicUQxt713ewtHeWw&cbp=12,94.5,,0,0.58)
Those lights have since been switched to blinking yellow/red mode a couple of weeks (or months) ago. (And still are, as of yesterday)
Which is just as well, as these signals had absolutely no time between switching phases other than the yellow. (Or, to put it another way, the very instant the cross street turned red, North Ave would turn green)
those four-phase lights (red/green, red/yellow, green/red, yellow/red - and repeat) are a common older style, and are indeed quite dangerous. My neighbor just got one like it for his front yard. 6" lenses, 6V power, and four-phase is the primary mode of operation. (It can be switched into yellow/red blink and all-red blink)
Here's some Cincinnati signals, most of which are in the city itself, but a few in close-in suburbs. To start here's examples of new signals with Cincinnati's interesting color scheme. These are at Woodburn and Madison in East Walnut Hills, it is a brand new (barely a year old) install of 12" Eagle Durasig LED signals. The City specifies matte black visors, but...um...yeah. Nevertheless, I like the look a lot.
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Now on to the old stuff. This next intersection is Victory Parkway and Dana Avenue, at the corner of Xavier University's campus. They're not as old as the road itself, which dates from the 1920s, but they're not too far off either. There's newer 12" signals facing Victory Parkway, but older 8" signals facing Dana, which we're looking east along here.
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The poles are the same iron "trolley" poles used around the rest of the city before the 1950s, but there never were any streetcars or trolleybuses here, which shows just how old this installation is. Though the signals are newer, I wouldn't doubt that these poles are from the 20s.
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These appear to all be Marbelite flat tops, with some pretty sad paint jobs. This is also the location of the only 8" arrow in the city limits that I know about. The dark splotches in some of the pictures are wasp nests!
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In Walnut Hills is the intersection of Woodburn and WM Howard Taft. A recent streetscaping didn't affect these old signals.
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Here is an older Eaglelux on the right and a newer Eagle/Alusig on the left. Again, with rather sad paint jobs.
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This next one is another Eaglelux, but there's no logos on the back. Instead there's three small blank plates/stickers that have been been painted over. Any idea what happened there?
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Here's more shots of the various signals at this intersection, all on one span wire, which is unusual around here.
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At Oakley Square are the only 12-8-8's I know of in the city. These are surprisingly rare in the region in general. This whole intersection of Madison/Isabella/Markbreit is made up of quite old signals, but these 12-8-8's are newer, probably because of people looking at the signals barely 50 more feet down the road. These are Automatic/LFE's, and some of the older 8" signals are too, but there's also Eagle flat-backs, Eagleluxes, and Marbelite flat tops as well.
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I'm not sure what happened here.
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This whole install is going to disappear soon, as Oakley Square is getting completely reworked.
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Farther east on Madison is the intersection with Ridge. This intersection didn't exist before 1958, and I suspect that many of these signals, mostly 8" Automatic/LFE's are original to that date. The exceptions are the 8-8-8-12-12 (the only one I've ever seen here) and 8-8-12 signals, which have Automatic/LFE 8" heads, but Marbelite 12" heads. Fun stuff.
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Around the edges of downtown there's some older installs that probably date back to the 50s or 60s. They're installed on old trolley poles, but they at least got a more recent paint job. It's funny to see these old black on white street signs here, since they've been so thoroughly replaced everywhere else with typical white on green signs.
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At 3rd and Gest Streets we have a mishmash of different signals. This whole area was redeveloped in the early 1960s, and I'd imagine the signals on the right and left date to that time. The horizontally mounted signal on the right is unusual now, but this one has hung on. The new poly signal in the middle does have actual matte visors.
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At the same intersection we have an older 8" signal with visors that they tried to paint black at some point, and a newer poly 12" signal. The "Push Button for Walk Light" sign was apparently painted over an old directional sign for the Zoo. Also note the little light on the right side of the pole. These were installed all over the place to indicate the location of an island. If there's already a pole at the nose of a median, they stuck one on the side like this, but more often than not they're on their own little poles. The shade on this one is faded, but they're usually a yellow-orange color.
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There's a few older signals with cap visors at Spring Grove and Elmore. Even on older signals it's unusual not to see tunnel visors in the city.
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Moving outside the city proper, here at the east entrance to Mariemont, where US-50 splits around a median, is this interesting cluster of flashers.
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Just west of Mariemont is Fairfax, another independent suburb with some nice old signals at the intersection of US-50/Wooster Pike and Watterson Road. The 4-way is a Sargent-Sowell/TSI, and the cluster is made up of Eagleluxes. There's a Crouse-Hinds controller box too, just for kicks.
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wow, these are some quality photos!
can you please break the one single post into several posts within the same topic, each containing maybe 5-10 photos? (I'd do it, except, even as an admin, I cannot make new posts as you.)
Firefox actually has a bug in which a table element that is more than N000 pixels high stops being rendered - so for me, anything below halfway through the 22nd photo is just the frame background color
thanks! :)
I don't see any problems in FireFox here. :-/
Quote from: jjakucyk on October 19, 2009, 02:39:44 PM
I don't see any problems in FireFox here. :-/
odd. I'm running 3.0.10 on WindowsXP. I've observed the problem as early as October, 2007.
I am using Firefox version 3.0.14 and have the same problem that Jake has.
Quote from: AARoads on October 19, 2009, 05:50:46 PM
I am using Firefox version 3.0.14 and have the same problem that Jake has.
My 2 cents worth: it's easier for me to read 2-3 posts with 3-4 photos each rather than 1 post with 15-20 photos. It's just easier (at least for me) to scroll through the messages.
Quote from: US71 on October 19, 2009, 06:25:45 PM
Quote from: AARoads on October 19, 2009, 05:50:46 PM
I am using Firefox version 3.0.14 and have the same problem that Jake has.
My 2 cents worth: it's easier for me to read 2-3 posts with 3-4 photos each rather than 1 post with 15-20 photos. It's just easier (at least for me) to scroll through the messages.
I'm using Firefox 3.5.3 and have the problem as well.
Also, I agree with US71 that the small posts are easier to read, in any case.
Yeesh, I don't even know why I bother.
Quote from: jjakucyk on October 19, 2009, 06:38:55 PM
Yeesh, I don't even know why I bother.
if you can just please post one more time (even a blank message will do), I can edit the big batch of signal photos into 4 of your posts. thanks :sombrero:
Quote from: jjakucyk on October 19, 2009, 06:38:55 PM
Yeesh, I don't even know why I bother.
I like your photos, either way... it's just easier (at least for me) to only have a few per message. YMMV
As I said before to you jjakucyk (sp?), I love the pics!!
Continuing the thread (borrowed from Flickr)...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc72/3151658553/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc72/3151658553/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebulldognetwork07/3970548058/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebulldognetwork07/3970548058/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sousveillance/3400138159/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sousveillance/3400138159/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo_journal/2737318074/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo_journal/2737318074/)
Hopefully these showed up
Ian
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3 directional in Clarinda, IA. The WALK light no longer works.
Quote from: jjakucyk on October 19, 2009, 06:38:55 PM
Yeesh, I don't even know why I bother.
The photos were great and I really enjoyed the tour! It was just that as I scrolled down, the images stopped appearing and white space was displayed instead. Feel free to break up a post into multiple posts to get all of the images you want to share displayed.
Quote from: mightyace on October 19, 2009, 06:37:53 PM
Quote from: US71 on October 19, 2009, 06:25:45 PM
Quote from: AARoads on October 19, 2009, 05:50:46 PM
I am using Firefox version 3.0.14 and have the same problem that Jake has.
My 2 cents worth: it's easier for me to read 2-3 posts with 3-4 photos each rather than 1 post with 15-20 photos. It's just easier (at least for me) to scroll through the messages.
I'm using Firefox 3.5.3 and have the problem as well.
As do I in 3.5.3. Maybe this bug should be reported to the Firefox people.
I believe these are from the early 80's...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.516113,-82.96875&spn=0.01047,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.516123,-82.968741&panoid=WLJ_4TR_-qmECRDegzSLNg&cbp=11,14.25,,0,-8.93 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.516113,-82.96875&spn=0.01047,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.516123,-82.968741&panoid=WLJ_4TR_-qmECRDegzSLNg&cbp=11,14.25,,0,-8.93)
No problem here viewing those photos at all. They were fantastic shots, too!
I believe these emergency signals are from the Late 60's...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.305737,-83.263342&spn=0.005253,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.305742,-83.263351&panoid=HLpqRDFjzaW0S4srkg8gSA&cbp=11,174.89,,0,-1.24 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.305737,-83.263342&spn=0.005253,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.305742,-83.263351&panoid=HLpqRDFjzaW0S4srkg8gSA&cbp=11,174.89,,0,-1.24)
Whoa, look at the masts supporting these mid-80's signals
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.900169,-84.035711&spn=0.010253,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=41.900165,-84.035697&panoid=UR5Nv1jT9yY2YwFLmfUtTQ&cbp=11,23.12,,0,-15.73 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.900169,-84.035711&spn=0.010253,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=41.900165,-84.035697&panoid=UR5Nv1jT9yY2YwFLmfUtTQ&cbp=11,23.12,,0,-15.73)
Those 45-degree bend arms were used frequently in Pennsylvania back in the 60s-70s. Scottdale (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Scottdale,+PA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.671324,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Scottdale,+Westmoreland,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.100373,-79.587096&spn=0.003915,0.009645&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.100452,-79.587055&panoid=ThbPBTb7UHZ1U_RDGDKYnQ&cbp=12,207.95,,0,5.8) has an assembly utilizing that type of mast arm.
There are a loy of the "obtuse" type mast arms still alive around here...
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5289470130879783138 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5289470130879783138)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5303097088344277618 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5303097088344277618)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5303097177910899666 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5303097177910899666)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5308020999138492386 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5308020999138492386)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5331807852097097410 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5331807852097097410) (replaced)
As for the 45-degree ones that you mention, they can be found at places...
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5338843670403696882 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5338843670403696882)
Hey, I got a question. Did Metro Chicago ever use a 12-8-8 configuration, possibly back in the 80s?
Quote from: njroadhorse on October 29, 2009, 04:35:56 PM
Hey, I got a question. Did Metro Chicago ever use a 12-8-8 configuration, possibly back in the 80s?
There were (maybe still are) a lot of them up in the North Shore area, probably from the 70s. I suspect many are disappearing in favor of protected/permissive left turns, among other things. There used to be a bunch in Highland Park, but most have been replaced.
Here's a Pedestrian light in Joplin. The "middle" signals were added 3-4 years ago. Before that, it was 2 signal heads, both with a 12 inch Red
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=opera&q=joplin,+MO&oe=utf-8&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=GA7qSozoN5OEMe72vKAN&ved=0CBEQ8gEwAA&hq=&hnear=Joplin,+Newton,+Missouri&ll=37.084358,-94.524286&spn=0.001232,0.002055&z=19&layer=c&cbll=37.084359,-94.52457&panoid=qssHACz9z7NdQGVx9cyYuw&cbp=12,295.73,,0,5 (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=opera&q=joplin,+MO&oe=utf-8&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=GA7qSozoN5OEMe72vKAN&ved=0CBEQ8gEwAA&hq=&hnear=Joplin,+Newton,+Missouri&ll=37.084358,-94.524286&spn=0.001232,0.002055&z=19&layer=c&cbll=37.084359,-94.52457&panoid=qssHACz9z7NdQGVx9cyYuw&cbp=12,295.73,,0,5)
Somewhere I have a picture of a Pedestrian signal in Central Park that looks like a car signal. It had two lights. The red one had the word "Wait" printed on the lens and the green one had the word "Walk" printed on it. I took a picture of it, but it turned out like crap.
:banghead:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2656%2F4015138046_f3208f6f49_b.jpg&hash=ef812d8906510b93ad45e9aa6659d69079cd70ec)
Quote from: njroadhorse on October 29, 2009, 04:35:56 PM
Hey, I got a question. Did Metro Chicago ever use a 12-8-8 configuration, possibly back in the 80s?
I certainly remember 12-8-8s in Chicagoland, mostly used as auxiliary faces on the near right side of an intersection approach. However, the five-light verticals were all 12" sections, and much of the time, there would only be one of those mounted overhead on an approach.
Old, and I still believe in use, early 80's signal set...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.376887,-83.038359&spn=0.005088,0.027874&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.37688,-83.038355&panoid=gEhOLtvCw1gHiZ_UnIsIKQ&cbp=11,42.74,,0,-5.74 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.376887,-83.038359&spn=0.005088,0.027874&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.37688,-83.038355&panoid=gEhOLtvCw1gHiZ_UnIsIKQ&cbp=11,42.74,,0,-5.74)
Older signals around me (taken in my flickr account)...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iccdude/4086388703/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/iccdude/4086388703/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iccdude/4086388059/in/photostream/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/iccdude/4086388059/in/photostream/)
Weird '80's protected left turn signal...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.985076,-85.682888&spn=0.005039,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.985079,-85.682897&panoid=N3OoEwec4VIcG_o6rjYgfg&cbp=11,299.41,,0,-6.15 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.985076,-85.682888&spn=0.005039,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.985079,-85.682897&panoid=N3OoEwec4VIcG_o6rjYgfg&cbp=11,299.41,,0,-6.15)
The Cincinnati area is loaded with old traffic lights. Here are some of the ones we found in the city (special thanks to jjakucyk for the locations of the one-piece four-ways!).
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_01.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_01.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_02.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_02.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_03.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_03.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_04.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_04.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_05.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_05.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_06.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_06.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_07.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_07.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_08.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_08.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_09.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/lockland_tl_09.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/cincinnati_tl_01.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/cincinnati_tl_01.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/cincinnati_tl_02.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/cincinnati_tl_02.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/cincinnati_tl_03.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/cincinnati_tl_03.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/cincinnati_tl_04.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/midwest/cincinnati_tl_04.jpg)
Nice pics!! Here are some recent shots of mine:
Older white louvered backplate signals in Media, PA:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5401483898712058866 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5401483898712058866)
Old Eagleux signal with 12" red enlarger unit in Devon, PA:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5401483927983106962 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5401483927983106962)
Ancient Crouse-Hinds art deco signals in Media (this is only a few blocks away from my house!):
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5401899084397083634 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5401899084397083634)
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5401899091668803282 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5401899091668803282)
Always nice to see those CH decos. Aside from the ones I've found in Norwood, there's also a handful remaining within the Cincinnati city limits too, but all with tunnel visors and newer lenses.
Interesting set of lights...
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=43.421776,-83.926192&panoid=ng4C-tNmnheRXSf12mWDAg&cbp=11,252.35,,0,-18&ll=43.421788,-83.926191&spn=0.01038,0.055747&z=15 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=43.421776,-83.926192&panoid=ng4C-tNmnheRXSf12mWDAg&cbp=11,252.35,,0,-18&ll=43.421788,-83.926191&spn=0.01038,0.055747&z=15)
Quote from: Hellfighter on November 13, 2009, 12:54:33 AM
Interesting set of lights...
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=43.421776,-83.926192&panoid=ng4C-tNmnheRXSf12mWDAg&cbp=11,252.35,,0,-18&ll=43.421788,-83.926191&spn=0.01038,0.055747&z=15 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=43.421776,-83.926192&panoid=ng4C-tNmnheRXSf12mWDAg&cbp=11,252.35,,0,-18&ll=43.421788,-83.926191&spn=0.01038,0.055747&z=15)
with all these posts about Michigan signals, something tells me you live in... Indiana :D
Quote from: PennDOTFan on November 13, 2009, 03:04:20 PM
Quote from: Hellfighter on November 13, 2009, 12:54:33 AM
Interesting set of lights...
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=43.421776,-83.926192&panoid=ng4C-tNmnheRXSf12mWDAg&cbp=11,252.35,,0,-18&ll=43.421788,-83.926191&spn=0.01038,0.055747&z=15 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=43.421776,-83.926192&panoid=ng4C-tNmnheRXSf12mWDAg&cbp=11,252.35,,0,-18&ll=43.421788,-83.926191&spn=0.01038,0.055747&z=15)
with all these posts about Michigan signals, something tells me you live in... Indiana :D
I actually do live in Michigan!
Here's an oddball one for Illinois. It's not a very common setup in the state (early 1970s). :colorful:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.514996,-88.140274&spn=0,359.982104&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.514999,-88.140166&panoid=69fVPawvMNa2GjjBzfYozg&cbp=12,278.08,,0,4.03 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.514996,-88.140274&spn=0,359.982104&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.514999,-88.140166&panoid=69fVPawvMNa2GjjBzfYozg&cbp=12,278.08,,0,4.03)
And one of the signals is missing all visors by design! :)
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.514996,-88.140403&spn=0,359.982104&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.514997,-88.140289&panoid=5K4CNyDRYdxFT1ReTF16Nw&cbp=12,192.88,,0,3.92 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.514996,-88.140403&spn=0,359.982104&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.514997,-88.140289&panoid=5K4CNyDRYdxFT1ReTF16Nw&cbp=12,192.88,,0,3.92)
Then there's this strange way of hanging the signals from the mast arm (installed 1974-5). :nod:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.521961,-88.141873&spn=0,359.964209&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.52207,-88.146458&panoid=dNdh1DENbU39F3cVJkUzzg&cbp=12,183.73,,0,-4.5 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.521961,-88.141873&spn=0,359.964209&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.52207,-88.146458&panoid=dNdh1DENbU39F3cVJkUzzg&cbp=12,183.73,,0,-4.5)
Now we have the double-headed Naperville monster. :-o
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.792185,-88.118302&spn=0,359.982104&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.792261,-88.118355&panoid=wBDPTvGNvaiU31vOp1cK6w&cbp=12,196.57,,0,2.25 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.792185,-88.118302&spn=0,359.982104&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.792261,-88.118355&panoid=wBDPTvGNvaiU31vOp1cK6w&cbp=12,196.57,,0,2.25)
And let's leave with a classic Illinois truss design (now removed and replaced). :-(
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.605133,-88.075434&spn=0,359.856834&z=14&layer=c&cbll=41.60524,-88.07543&panoid=VkJIBi1EpAgaaaZ2_QYtdA&cbp=12,356.24,,0,0.58 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.605133,-88.075434&spn=0,359.856834&z=14&layer=c&cbll=41.60524,-88.07543&panoid=VkJIBi1EpAgaaaZ2_QYtdA&cbp=12,356.24,,0,0.58)
*Gasp* Span wires in Illinois?!? *Faints*
Those truss arms are great, and there's still plenty around. It is harder and harder to find ones with the original signal though. I actually like some of the newer replacements, where they get mounted higher than the original ones that were clamped around the red light. Still, more often than not they mount the new signal too far to the right, leaving the end of the truss sticking out. Bonus suck points if they left some of the old mounting hardware in the ends of the truss.
There's just about everything you can imagine at Dundee and Pfingsten in Northbrook. There's an intact original signal, an original signal that somehow lost its backplate, a good replacement signal, and a nasty looking replacement mounted way too far to the side.
http://maps.google.com/maps?gl=us&om=0&ie=UTF8&ll=42.138197,-87.847409&spn=0,359.990237&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.138321,-87.848415&panoid=cXNjNGqZVUjcVJRNC3aNdw&cbp=12,222.79,,0,-4.4 (http://maps.google.com/maps?gl=us&om=0&ie=UTF8&ll=42.138197,-87.847409&spn=0,359.990237&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.138321,-87.848415&panoid=cXNjNGqZVUjcVJRNC3aNdw&cbp=12,222.79,,0,-4.4)
The trusses still appear to be all over Lake Cook, Dundee, Waukegan, and Willow Roads, among others.
Mid-70's signals....
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.567368,-83.243279&spn=0.010146,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.567359,-83.243266&panoid=rbyU6m5NYffGCcGRKQY86g&cbp=11,73.91,,0,-9.98 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.567368,-83.243279&spn=0.010146,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.567359,-83.243266&panoid=rbyU6m5NYffGCcGRKQY86g&cbp=11,73.91,,0,-9.98)
Quote from: PennDOTFan on June 22, 2009, 05:16:07 PM
One of my signals is from Seattle and had one of those signs attatched to the bottom. But the thing is, it wasn't a light up sign, it was a normal one.
Here are photos of them:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/My8InchEconoliteAndONEWAYSign# (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/My8InchEconoliteAndONEWAYSign#)
Here is also another old signal I want to share with you. Morton Township, PA:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289470130879783138 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289470130879783138)
I got a "photos not found" message
Early-70's signals that are widespread in Ann Arbor...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.284659,-83.743672&spn=0.005096,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.284652,-83.743666&panoid=15sbHI6AYGmGGq7aNFPc2A&cbp=11,18.3,,0,-10.86 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.284659,-83.743672&spn=0.005096,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.284652,-83.743666&panoid=15sbHI6AYGmGGq7aNFPc2A&cbp=11,18.3,,0,-10.86)
Here's some in Shreveport that are being replaced
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2650%2F4151255087_5fc9450128.jpg&hash=3274c830f281c90149c4ee1cf78e262c5f69c37f)
Quote from: US71 on December 04, 2009, 09:29:02 AM
Quote from: PennDOTFan on June 22, 2009, 05:16:07 PM
One of my signals is from Seattle and had one of those signs attatched to the bottom. But the thing is, it wasn't a light up sign, it was a normal one.
Here are photos of them:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/My8InchEconoliteAndONEWAYSign# (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/My8InchEconoliteAndONEWAYSign#)
Here is also another old signal I want to share with you. Morton Township, PA:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289470130879783138 (http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/PennsylvaniaTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289470130879783138)
I got a "photos not found" message
Let me try and attempt to do it again...
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/TrafficSignalCollection#5292748198570152226
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/LocalRoadRelatedShots#5338843694946852114
On a recent trip to Alabama on 11/28/09, I took some pictures of some old traffic signals located in downtown Demopolis:
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A one piece traffic signal at the intersection of N. Strawberry Street and E. Washington Street in Demopolis.
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/southeast/strawberry_st_at_washington_st_tus_al_02.jpg)
A closer look at the traffic signal...
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A pair of old one piece traffic signals at the intersection of S. Walnut Avenue and Jackson Street, just south of downtown.
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A closer look at one of the signals at this intersection. The visors are black (either painted or replacements for the original visors) while the rest of the signal is in its original color.
Quote from: Brandon on November 13, 2009, 03:27:17 PM
Here's an oddball one for Illinois. It's not a very common setup in the state (early 1970s). :colorful:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.514996,-88.140274&spn=0,359.982104&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.514999,-88.140166&panoid=69fVPawvMNa2GjjBzfYozg&cbp=12,278.08,,0,4.03 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.514996,-88.140274&spn=0,359.982104&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.514999,-88.140166&panoid=69fVPawvMNa2GjjBzfYozg&cbp=12,278.08,,0,4.03)
About this signal mounted within the right-turn ramp; What does that sign say?
Quote from: Hellfighter on November 08, 2009, 06:29:26 PM
Weird '80's protected left turn signal...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.985076,-85.682888&spn=0.005039,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.985079,-85.682897&panoid=N3OoEwec4VIcG_o6rjYgfg&cbp=11,299.41,,0,-6.15 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.985076,-85.682888&spn=0.005039,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.985079,-85.682897&panoid=N3OoEwec4VIcG_o6rjYgfg&cbp=11,299.41,,0,-6.15)
Looks like Baton Rouge
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Quote from: D-Dey65 on December 05, 2009, 09:39:08 AM
About this signal mounted within the right-turn ramp; What does that sign say?
That's merely one of the standard fold-up stop signs which are unfolded should there be a power failure. Sometimes there'll be a safety advisory on the inside. ("Please buckle up" or something to that effect are what I remember on the ones I've seen the last time I passed through Illinois.)
Talk about mixing old with new...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.060548,-83.733416&spn=0.010002,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=43.060544,-83.73341&panoid=1I2_ne_2QuDz7gEqm17vXA&cbp=11,358.14,,0,-12.32 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.060548,-83.733416&spn=0.010002,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=43.060544,-83.73341&panoid=1I2_ne_2QuDz7gEqm17vXA&cbp=11,358.14,,0,-12.32)
More '80's protected left signals...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.729235,-84.493918&spn=0.010498,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.729238,-84.493937&panoid=CT0Oh6MvqFOMDgpmiEovvQ&cbp=11,212.08,,0,-11.91 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.729235,-84.493918&spn=0.010498,0.055747&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.729238,-84.493937&panoid=CT0Oh6MvqFOMDgpmiEovvQ&cbp=11,212.08,,0,-11.91)
Heres some of my Traffic Light Photos
New Jersey
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2670%2F4163691037_cbb2b1601f.jpg&hash=67bdafd2cf37df3377defcdc0c3dff5b1964fd82)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2545%2F3905294768_2037cce0f1.jpg&hash=f6544dfc68b5a3894afaf590379ca143de39c75b)
New York
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2654%2F3926117338_3a83bbb074.jpg&hash=f33c832c13f4a3c75531acfefa03a2156f613f1a)
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~Corey
That 2nd NJ signal is similar to some I've seen in Oklahoma
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Quote from: Nexis4Jersey on December 09, 2009, 12:34:18 AM
Heres some of my Traffic Light Photos
New Jersey
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If you didn't say that was in New Jersey, I'd have sworn that photograph was taken in Wisconsin.
Quote from: Brandon on December 09, 2009, 11:05:16 AM
Quote from: Nexis4Jersey on December 09, 2009, 12:34:18 AM
Heres some of my Traffic Light Photos
New Jersey
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If you didn't say that was in New Jersey, I'd have sworn that photograph was taken in Wisconsin.
this
More early-70's signals...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.211006,-83.404706&spn=0.001323,0.006968&z=18&layer=c&cbll=42.211007,-83.404706&panoid=ndtLojbGhqn0URgycEopVw&cbp=11,325.2,,0,-4.49 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.211006,-83.404706&spn=0.001323,0.006968&z=18&layer=c&cbll=42.211007,-83.404706&panoid=ndtLojbGhqn0URgycEopVw&cbp=11,325.2,,0,-4.49)
Quote from: Brandon on December 09, 2009, 11:05:16 AM
Quote from: Nexis4Jersey on December 09, 2009, 12:34:18 AM
Heres some of my Traffic Light Photos
New Jersey
If you didn't say that was in New Jersey, I'd have sworn that photograph was taken in Wisconsin.
(Note: proper etiquette is to snip the photo from replies.)
For me, it was an instant Jersey photo. Show us some more from Wisconsin.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on December 09, 2009, 09:02:03 PM
Quote from: Brandon on December 09, 2009, 11:05:16 AM
Quote from: Nexis4Jersey on December 09, 2009, 12:34:18 AM
Heres some of my Traffic Light Photos
New Jersey
If you didn't say that was in New Jersey, I'd have sworn that photograph was taken in Wisconsin.
(Note: proper etiquette is to snip the photo from replies.)
For me, it was an instant Jersey photo. Show us some more from Wisconsin.
Yea, it looked very New Jersey to me aswell. Wisconsin normally had black signal fronts with yellow backs, and most of the overhead ones have backplates and are on that "trombone" mast arm. Plus, I don't think I have seen a WI signal with two overhead horizontal signals.
Quote from: PennDOTFan on December 10, 2009, 02:59:06 PM
Yea, it looked very New Jersey to me aswell.
I don't know much about the signals, but I'm pretty sure that Hess is not in Wisconsin!
All I can say is, wow!
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.400823,-83.984814&spn=0.005192,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=43.400819,-83.984807&panoid=LBOqAtxez5VMV2wNLgaWiA&cbp=11,200.68,,0,-20.15 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.400823,-83.984814&spn=0.005192,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=43.400819,-83.984807&panoid=LBOqAtxez5VMV2wNLgaWiA&cbp=11,200.68,,0,-20.15)
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Last I checked these classics were still hanging above the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue and Kennedy Street in Mobile. This photo was taken 07/17/07 though.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on December 09, 2009, 09:02:03 PM
[For me, it was an instant Jersey photo. Show us some more from Wisconsin.
Wisconsin has been known to use some different horizontally mounted signals. They now use backplates (as someone else noted), but they did not always do so, and some cities are notorious for not using them.
Here's a few from Milwaukee, a city with many older Wisconsin signals:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=43.022878,-87.933004&spn=0,359.964037&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=43.022978,-87.933006&panoid=rwDN9u21GyMzAOp0ViHM6w&cbp=12,354.88,,0,1.08
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.982251,-87.909572&spn=0,359.964037&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.982366,-87.909568&panoid=irDq78BNr32wR8mtvoNSBg&cbp=12,240.76,,0,-9.18
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=43.060266,-87.921631&spn=0,359.964037&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=43.06037,-87.921522&panoid=2TvQnwbqBOWvuWmxiKCfzA&cbp=12,279.6,,0,-0.64
A bit of bizarreness in Rhinelander:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=45.635437,-89.410043&spn=0,359.964037&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=45.635401,-89.411609&panoid=fgf4ljtjWsrJ1LEGmWOWyw&cbp=12,45.84,,0,0.17
And from Janesville, similar to the photo:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.67865,-89.002819&spn=0,359.928074&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.678891,-89.002836&panoid=PGjz13HTJgjchUc4ql_nAg&cbp=12,85.42,,0,0.97
There used to be some similar ones to the photo shown. I've never been to New Jersey, so I have no idea what their signals typically look like. Been to Wisconsin many times.
Quote from: AARoads on December 11, 2009, 01:41:23 AM
Last I checked these classics were still hanging above the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue and Kennedy Street in Mobile. This photo was taken 07/17/07 though.
Yay for Eagles :)
Quote from: Brandon on December 11, 2009, 11:07:07 AM
There used to be some similar ones to the photo shown. I've never been to New Jersey, so I have no idea what their signals typically look like. Been to Wisconsin many times.
Older New Jersey signals look like modern day Wisconsin signals. Here are some shots of some typical NJ installations...
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289505812148601410
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5289514687530306866
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5307980971619839394
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5341344103033381362
Standard flasher beacon
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5307981075660656226
Here is what the older standard NJ signal looks like (similar to Wisconsin):
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/NewJerseyTrafficSignalsAndRoadSigns#5307981303698825234
Quote from: jjakucyk on December 11, 2009, 02:09:32 PM
Quote from: AARoads on December 11, 2009, 01:41:23 AM
Last I checked these classics were still hanging above the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue and Kennedy Street in Mobile. This photo was taken 07/17/07 though.
Yay for Eagles :)
I agree :)
Older Eagles in Newport, DE:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iccdude/4179868064/sizes/m/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iccdude/4179867718/in/photostream
1950's signals in Fayetteville, AR
http://photos.ark-ives.com/deane/2071_2r.jpg
Attn Ian and anyone else interested in DE signals: looks like these two old Eagles are still hanging around in Middletown, Delaware.
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3439/img0076sd.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/8616/img0087sd.jpg
Quote from: US71 on January 08, 2010, 08:53:09 PM
1950's signals in Fayetteville, AR
http://photos.ark-ives.com/deane/2071_2r.jpg
Wow, is that Center Street facing the old jail?
Quote from: AARoads on January 11, 2010, 03:09:51 PM
Attn Ian and anyone else interested in DE signals: looks like these two old Eagles are still hanging around in Middletown, Delaware.
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3439/img0076sd.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/8616/img0087sd.jpg
I know exactly where that is! That is another location for me to get shots of older Eagles in Delaware before they go bye-bye.
Quote from: shoptb1 on January 11, 2010, 03:21:18 PM
Quote from: US71 on January 08, 2010, 08:53:09 PM
1950's signals in Fayetteville, AR
http://photos.ark-ives.com/deane/2071_2r.jpg
Wow, is that Center Street facing the old jail?
The old Courthouse, actually. The jail is a block south ;)
But yes, that is Center St at East Ave
Quote from: US71 on January 11, 2010, 03:35:53 PM
The old Courthouse, actually. The jail is a block south ;)
But yes, that is Center St at East Ave
Yep, you're right....I've clearly been away from there for too long ;-)
Older Econolite brand "buttonback" signals on US 9W in Fort Lee (just a block north from I-95)...
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I also found an old photo from Victoria, BC from 1965. Taken by my great grandfather (image was too large, so I had to put the link)...
http://picasaweb.google.com/Iansignal/MiscRoadRelatedShots#5425299482866666050
And now some old stuff from the Albany, NY area...
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And more!
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And lastly, the doors on this toll signal belong to signals as the same age as the above photos! This is at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza long the Atlantic City Expressway in New Jersey...
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There are LOTS of old traffic lights in Albany, NY. From what I have read here in this forum, many are 80+ years old.
Those last few pictures look like eastbound on Washington Avenue, yes? I see they have installed "old-fashioned" style streetlights along the boundary of Washington Park. It has been many years since I have been in that area.
Quote from: xcellntbuy on January 23, 2010, 04:56:28 PM
There are LOTS of old traffic lights in Albany, NY. From what I have read here in this forum, many are 80+ years old.
Those last few pictures look like eastbound on Washington Avenue, yes? I see they have installed "old-fashioned" style streetlights along the boundary of Washington Park. It has been many years since I have been in that area.
Yup, those last few photos are along Washington Ave. Those signals with the decorative top and bottoms (the Crouse Hinds type D) were probably installed sometime around the 1940's. Albany has a lot of stuff around. BUT, there was a recently replaced 4way on CR 156 (Fuller Rd) in Colonie...
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http://www.shorpy.com/node/4081?size=_original
I found this on-line this morning. Doesn't look like the sides match up
Quote from: US71 on February 16, 2010, 09:40:19 AM
http://www.shorpy.com/node/4081?size=_original
I found this on-line this morning. Doesn't look like the sides match up
Nice catch! I am not sure what is up with the sides not matching up. No old signals have that effect (that I know of). Might be a manufacturing error of some sort.
That's an awesome site. Fun name too. I found a few little gems there as well.
Looks like some Eagleluxes with finials:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/60?size=_original
Hard to see much detail, but a 2-head signal and a nice Bishop's crook street light:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/1891?size=_original
Awesome beefy street lamps, and cutout Ohio US and State route shields:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7731?size=_original
The second one looks like a Ruleta signal.
Here are more finds on the site...
Old Crouse Hinds "porthole" signal in Washington, D.C.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/6541
For the railgeeks
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7503
Old (well, new at the time) Econolite neon pedestrian signal; Los Angeles
http://www.shorpy.com/node/3773
Washington, D.C. porthole signal
http://www.shorpy.com/node/4287?size=_original
Old Eagleux with finial goodness
http://www.shorpy.com/node/1917
In Granby, Quebec it still have a old-school traffic light style at the intersection of Simmonds south street and St-Jacques street http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.397817,-72.734642&spn=0.008799,0.05476&z=15&layer=c&cbll=45.395322,-72.758007&panoid=vTcikBSAPv37R7EVHvq0Tw&cbp=11,79.24,,0,-5.09
New Haven, CT has a few, especially around The Green and Yale.
The almighty 3M signal...
Springfield, PA:
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Media, PA:
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Eddystone, PA:
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Some modern traffic lights try to get a old design style like this one on Grande-Allée Blvd at Boisbriand (a Montreal suburb) at the intersection of A-640 freeway ramp and a local street http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.622817,-73.850634&spn=0.004562,0.02738&z=16&layer=c&cbll=45.62281,-73.850638&panoid=nDLKMVd-gNi5ZvCfgblJUw&cbp=11,173.66,,0,0.42
and another one on St-Charles street not too far from the previous one http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.643733,-73.859711&spn=0.00456,0.02738&z=16&layer=c&cbll=45.643733,-73.85972&panoid=5xHDqsehA1xLCMF_UIrzHw&cbp=11,295.16,,0,2.81
Krumsville, PA...
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This photo is about 5 years old. I hope to go back this Summer and see if the signal is still there
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Get closeup pics! Those are old!
Quote from: Nexis4Jersey on December 09, 2009, 12:34:18 AM
Heres some of my Traffic Light Photos
New Jersey
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What does the black & white border under the "Don't Block The Box" sign say?
Quote from: D-Dey65 on February 28, 2010, 06:40:24 PM
Quote from: Nexis4Jersey on December 09, 2009, 12:34:18 AM
Heres some of my Traffic Light Photos
New Jersey
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What does the black & white border under the "Don't Block The Box" sign say?
Looks like a posted fine for those who don't understand "sign" language! :)
Quote from: US71 on February 27, 2010, 08:46:48 PM
This photo is about 5 years old. I hope to go back this Summer and see if the signal is still there
Where was this one located?
Quote from: AARoads on March 01, 2010, 12:04:00 PM
Quote from: US71 on February 27, 2010, 08:46:48 PM
This photo is about 5 years old. I hope to go back this Summer and see if the signal is still there
Where was this one located?
Arkadelphia, 12th & Pine (AR 8)
Google shows it's still there:
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=opera&q=arkadelphia,+AR&oe=utf-8&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Arkadelphia,+Clark,+Arkansas&gl=us&ei=bPqLS-mFOI_ENrfs5KYB&ved=0CA8Q8gEwAA&ll=34.120989,-93.058738&spn=0.005303,0.008218&z=17&layer=c&cbll=34.122563,-93.06126&panoid=t9sInBsuMKRzK3AQlly_0A&cbp=12,101.27,,0,5
Quote from: US71 on March 01, 2010, 12:37:15 PM
Arkadelphia, 12th & Pine (AR 8)
Not close enough for me to see it. Nice to know it is still around... Gems like this are becoming harder to find with signal standardization.
Quote from: thenetwork on March 01, 2010, 11:23:49 AM
Quote from: D-Dey65 on February 28, 2010, 06:40:24 PM
Quote from: Nexis4Jersey on December 09, 2009, 12:34:18 AM
Heres some of my Traffic Light Photos
New Jersey
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What does the black & white border under the "Don't Block The Box" sign say?
Looks like a posted fine for those who don't understand "sign" language! :)
Or, it could be times that the sign is in effect.
"Do not stop in the middle of the intersection" probably wouldn't have a time limit ;)
That section on NJ 21 is about to get overhauled as part of a massive private development and PED safety improvement project in Downtown. Also this section of NJ 21 will get cameras , it is one of the last sections of Un-camera road in Newark. Newark has one of the nations largest Camera Security system even beating out NYC in some depts. Most Busy intersections now have Red Light Cameras and all but a few regular intersections have cameras , there are cameras on the ramps , Bridges , Catenary poles , all NJT stations , Downtown is blanked with Cameras. This system is part of Mayor Bookers Crime reduction program , which is working crime is down 28% in 4 years , and Gun Violence is down 47%. Also in the West Ward at Intersections they have Gun Dectors which are hooked into the regular cameras. When a gun goes off the Cameras in that area go on a alert and it nofitys NPD. hmmmm, what else is there, oh yes , every Business in Downtown , University Heights , Ironbound , North of I-280 is hooked into the main system so if a crime occurs in the store or area ,they can have the cameras scan the area. Getting back to the NJ 21 Traffic Lights they will be replaced with these.
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Quote from: Nexis4Jersey on March 02, 2010, 05:13:14 AM
Newark has one of the nations largest Camera Security system even beating out NYC in some depts. Most Busy intersections now have Red Light Cameras and all but a few regular intersections have cameras , there are cameras on the ramps , Bridges , Catenary poles , all NJT stations , Downtown is blanked with Cameras. This system is part of Mayor Bookers Crime reduction program , which is working crime is down 28% in 4 years , and Gun Violence is down 47%.
And privacy down 100%!
Quote from: mightyace on March 02, 2010, 08:22:51 PM
Quote from: Nexis4Jersey on March 02, 2010, 05:13:14 AM
Newark has one of the nations largest Camera Security system even beating out NYC in some depts. Most Busy intersections now have Red Light Cameras and all but a few regular intersections have cameras , there are cameras on the ramps , Bridges , Catenary poles , all NJT stations , Downtown is blanked with Cameras. This system is part of Mayor Bookers Crime reduction program , which is working crime is down 28% in 4 years , and Gun Violence is down 47%.
And privacy down 100%!
The People don't really care , they just want crime to go down, also investments are coming back due to this system. There in Public areas , and the businesses wanted to join.
^^^
IMHO That's a big problem in this country.
As Ben Franklin said:
They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.
EDIT:
Source http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/benjaminfr110256.html
Quote from: mightyace on March 03, 2010, 12:06:24 AM
^^^
IMHO That's a big problem in this country.
As Ben Franklin said:
They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.
EDIT:
Source http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/benjaminfr110256.html
Newark went form the Murder Capital of the US to slightly Below the National Average for a city of its size. Alot of my friends in Newark like and want more Cameras.
^^^^
There should be a better way to fix the problem rather than the city of Newark playing Big Brother.
(As this is off-topic and I don't want to get into a long drawn out discussion, this is my final word on the subject in this topic.)
I thought "Public Eyes" were only in comics? :sombrero:
Back on topic. Old railroad signals on US 322 in Hummelstown, PA...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh3.ggpht.com%2F_ZkmN2RrOJxw%2FS4xyda8FZKI%2FAAAAAAAAVEs%2FJ821vjDf2cQ%2Fs640%2FIMG_2024.JPG&hash=470f0c934607a00f0a279757d3de4977420bb04d)
I'm back! Late 60's mounted signals...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.377071,-83.146696&spn=0,359.996516&z=19&layer=c&cbll=42.377163,-83.146699&panoid=LucGD0pr3kr7lVpJvmoLhw&cbp=12,189.98,,0,-2.14 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.377071,-83.146696&spn=0,359.996516&z=19&layer=c&cbll=42.377163,-83.146699&panoid=LucGD0pr3kr7lVpJvmoLhw&cbp=12,189.98,,0,-2.14)
Quote from: PennDOTFan on March 03, 2010, 02:54:00 PM
Back on topic. Old railroad signals on US 322 in Hummelstown, PA...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh3.ggpht.com%2F_ZkmN2RrOJxw%2FS4xyda8FZKI%2FAAAAAAAAVEs%2FJ821vjDf2cQ%2Fs640%2FIMG_2024.JPG&hash=470f0c934607a00f0a279757d3de4977420bb04d)
I've seen RR signals like that before, but can't remember where, off-hand.
However, there's still a wig-wag in Joplin, MO (kudos to Scott5114 for the tip)
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Yay wig-wags!!! :)
We have a few of those overhead crossing signals here too, though long out of service, near Xavier University in Norwood. The first picture is on Dana Avenue, at Idlewild Junction where the the Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern (part of the Pennsy system) crossed a junction of the Norfolk & Western's Cincinnati Connecting Belt Railroad and their Peavine line to Portsmouth, Ohio. The second picture is farther up the N&W connecting belt where it crosses Sherman Avenue. Maybe they're a N&W thing?
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there are some wigwags in Fresno, CA - I do not have a photo of them offhand, alas.
Montrose, PA:
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(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh5.ggpht.com%2F_ZkmN2RrOJxw%2FS47IizePhVI%2FAAAAAAAAVTw%2Fv-MnnAT8coE%2Fs640%2FIMG_7680.JPG&hash=d2b29f0b6b0d322d34b4476d77975f66f0409294)
More signals that are nothing at all like Wig-Wags!
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39318,-83.16895&spn=0.005277,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.393184,-83.168949&panoid=YoW0kgSvkgUN7-pVWa8WlA&cbp=11,21.28,,1,-3.9 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39318,-83.16895&spn=0.005277,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.393184,-83.168949&panoid=YoW0kgSvkgUN7-pVWa8WlA&cbp=11,21.28,,1,-3.9)
Quote from: Hellfighter on March 03, 2010, 08:14:04 PM
More Wig-Wags!
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39318,-83.16895&spn=0.005277,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.393184,-83.168949&panoid=YoW0kgSvkgUN7-pVWa8WlA&cbp=11,21.28,,1,-3.9 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39318,-83.16895&spn=0.005277,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.393184,-83.168949&panoid=YoW0kgSvkgUN7-pVWa8WlA&cbp=11,21.28,,1,-3.9)
Those aren't wig-wags and neither are the ones in Cincinnati (though the latter may have been at one time.)
Let's review US71's photo:
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The swinging stop sign is the distinguishing feature of the wig-wag.
Quote from: mightyace on March 03, 2010, 08:55:06 PM
Those aren't wig-wags and neither are the ones in Cincinnati (though the latter may have been at one time.)
I never said they were. I don't think they were ever used around here anyway. Wig-wags are fun stuff though...there's a lot of videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wig-wag&search_type=&aq=f
Quote from: mightyace on March 03, 2010, 08:55:06 PM
Quote from: Hellfighter on March 03, 2010, 08:14:04 PM
More Wig-Wags!
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39318,-83.16895&spn=0.005277,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.393184,-83.168949&panoid=YoW0kgSvkgUN7-pVWa8WlA&cbp=11,21.28,,1,-3.9 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39318,-83.16895&spn=0.005277,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.393184,-83.168949&panoid=YoW0kgSvkgUN7-pVWa8WlA&cbp=11,21.28,,1,-3.9)
Those aren't wig-wags and neither are the ones in Cincinnati (though the latter may have been at one time.)
Could those have been old wig-wags that were refurbished into modern signals?
Quote from: Hellfighter on March 04, 2010, 12:18:27 AM
Quote from: mightyace on March 03, 2010, 08:55:06 PM
Quote from: Hellfighter on March 03, 2010, 08:14:04 PM
More Wig-Wags!
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39318,-83.16895&spn=0.005277,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.393184,-83.168949&panoid=YoW0kgSvkgUN7-pVWa8WlA&cbp=11,21.28,,1,-3.9 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39318,-83.16895&spn=0.005277,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.393184,-83.168949&panoid=YoW0kgSvkgUN7-pVWa8WlA&cbp=11,21.28,,1,-3.9)
Those aren't wig-wags and neither are the ones in Cincinnati (though the latter may have been at one time.)
Could those have been old wig-wags that were refurbished into modern signals?
Judging by its supports, probably not.
Oh well, here's more 60's signals still on their masts...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.40491,-83.106229&spn=0,359.993032&z=18&layer=c&cbll=42.404648,-83.107683&panoid=BxFHA-7dukUtL6F3tWo6zQ&cbp=12,352,,0,8.12 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.40491,-83.106229&spn=0,359.993032&z=18&layer=c&cbll=42.404648,-83.107683&panoid=BxFHA-7dukUtL6F3tWo6zQ&cbp=12,352,,0,8.12)
Stumbled across this set of old signals in Cordele, Georgia yesterday:
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More Mast Signals...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&layer=c&cbll=42.396281,-83.102059&panoid=c40SuPb8xtwdYhv_mUbfuw&cbp=12,22.18,,0,-5.74&ll=42.397379,-83.099213&spn=0,359.986063&z=17 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&layer=c&cbll=42.396281,-83.102059&panoid=c40SuPb8xtwdYhv_mUbfuw&cbp=12,22.18,,0,-5.74&ll=42.397379,-83.099213&spn=0,359.986063&z=17)
Quote from: Hellfighter on March 16, 2010, 01:01:52 PM
More Mast Signals...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&layer=c&cbll=42.396281,-83.102059&panoid=c40SuPb8xtwdYhv_mUbfuw&cbp=12,22.18,,0,-5.74&ll=42.397379,-83.099213&spn=0,359.986063&z=17 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&layer=c&cbll=42.396281,-83.102059&panoid=c40SuPb8xtwdYhv_mUbfuw&cbp=12,22.18,,0,-5.74&ll=42.397379,-83.099213&spn=0,359.986063&z=17)
I love those mast type setups. There are a few left in Baltimore, rotting away :-(
Quote from: KillerTux on March 16, 2010, 02:10:27 PM
Quote from: Hellfighter on March 16, 2010, 01:01:52 PM
More Mast Signals...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&layer=c&cbll=42.396281,-83.102059&panoid=c40SuPb8xtwdYhv_mUbfuw&cbp=12,22.18,,0,-5.74&ll=42.397379,-83.099213&spn=0,359.986063&z=17 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&layer=c&cbll=42.396281,-83.102059&panoid=c40SuPb8xtwdYhv_mUbfuw&cbp=12,22.18,,0,-5.74&ll=42.397379,-83.099213&spn=0,359.986063&z=17)
I love those mast type setups. There are a few left in Baltimore, rotting away :-(
...and there's plenty more....
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&layer=c&cbll=42.414435,-83.11413&panoid=gmpt31bJEZJ17NpvK1WfUQ&cbp=11,219.97,,0,-4.96&ll=42.414427,-83.114126&spn=0.005275,0.036049&z=16 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&layer=c&cbll=42.414435,-83.11413&panoid=gmpt31bJEZJ17NpvK1WfUQ&cbp=11,219.97,,0,-4.96&ll=42.414427,-83.114126&spn=0.005275,0.036049&z=16)
(//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/southeast/prudential_dr_tl_jax.jpg) (//www.aaroads.com/forum_images/southeast/prudential_dr_tl_jax.jpg)
A Florida rare truss-arm style mast-arm assembly in Jacksonville.
Quote from: AARoads on March 16, 2010, 04:49:48 PM
A Florida rare truss-arm style mast-arm assembly in Jacksonville.
If you didn't say that was in Florida, I would have mistook it for a Boston or Maine install.
Mast Signals Everywhere!
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39711,-83.102925&spn=0,359.963951&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.397029,-83.098761&panoid=vktgRiBADUKZVD_anBaOKQ&cbp=12,335.71,,0,4.81 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39711,-83.102925&spn=0,359.963951&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.397029,-83.098761&panoid=vktgRiBADUKZVD_anBaOKQ&cbp=12,335.71,,0,4.81)
Quote from: Hellfighter on March 16, 2010, 08:17:20 PM
Mast Signals Everywhere!
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39711,-83.102925&spn=0,359.963951&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.397029,-83.098761&panoid=vktgRiBADUKZVD_anBaOKQ&cbp=12,335.71,,0,4.81 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.39711,-83.102925&spn=0,359.963951&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.397029,-83.098761&panoid=vktgRiBADUKZVD_anBaOKQ&cbp=12,335.71,,0,4.81)
Reminds me of a New York City install.
Decommissioned Mast signals
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.403527,-83.071918&spn=0.005276,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.403521,-83.071928&panoid=yoX3oKrzC2cwrzZAu_QrzA&cbp=11,256.11,,0,-6.09 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.403527,-83.071918&spn=0.005276,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.403521,-83.071928&panoid=yoX3oKrzC2cwrzZAu_QrzA&cbp=11,256.11,,0,-6.09)
^^^
Why are those decommissioned?
Declining traffic volumes?
In most cases, yes, like these...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.410514,-83.078763&spn=0.005276,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.410583,-83.072719&panoid=hE6_jSVrnZAzAYYQoqoFFg&cbp=11,168.97,,0,-8.44 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.410514,-83.078763&spn=0.005276,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.410583,-83.072719&panoid=hE6_jSVrnZAzAYYQoqoFFg&cbp=11,168.97,,0,-8.44)
Quote from: Hellfighter on March 16, 2010, 10:59:09 PM
Decommissioned Mast signals
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.403527,-83.071918&spn=0.005276,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.403521,-83.071928&panoid=yoX3oKrzC2cwrzZAu_QrzA&cbp=11,256.11,,0,-6.09 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.403527,-83.071918&spn=0.005276,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.403521,-83.071928&panoid=yoX3oKrzC2cwrzZAu_QrzA&cbp=11,256.11,,0,-6.09)
They are not totally dead. :P They still have some life (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&layer=c&cbll=42.403564,-83.071809&panoid=noGds3xDHcTZIR8p_JOenw&cbp=12,249.21,,1,0.42&ll=42.403559,-83.071811&spn=0,359.972126&z=16). lol.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 19, 2010, 12:27:27 AM
Quote from: Hellfighter on March 16, 2010, 10:59:09 PM
Decommissioned Mast signals
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.403527,-83.071918&spn=0.005276,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.403521,-83.071928&panoid=yoX3oKrzC2cwrzZAu_QrzA&cbp=11,256.11,,0,-6.09 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.403527,-83.071918&spn=0.005276,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.403521,-83.071928&panoid=yoX3oKrzC2cwrzZAu_QrzA&cbp=11,256.11,,0,-6.09)
They are not totally dead. :P They still have some life (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&layer=c&cbll=42.403564,-83.071809&panoid=noGds3xDHcTZIR8p_JOenw&cbp=12,249.21,,1,0.42&ll=42.403559,-83.071811&spn=0,359.972126&z=16). lol.
Not like these...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.36812,-83.066103&spn=0.005279,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.368121,-83.066112&panoid=YLlGpXIKLxDaYMV60nwJnw&cbp=11,58.47,,0,-7.33 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.36812,-83.066103&spn=0.005279,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.368121,-83.066112&panoid=YLlGpXIKLxDaYMV60nwJnw&cbp=11,58.47,,0,-7.33)
Older "decomissioned" Crouse Hinds signals on a Jersey style truss arm in Essington, PA (in the shadows of the Philadelphia International Airport)...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh5.ggpht.com%2F_ZkmN2RrOJxw%2FSanmVHEHDaI%2FAAAAAAAADtQ%2FNY-5PnilUxQ%2Fs640%2FIMG_2177%2520%25282%2529.JPG&hash=53a2f89238d0cbb6936ff4ad217d7017a3eb0508)
Almost a year later, and the signals are gone, but the truss arms and pedestals still remain...
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Classic 70's signal on the right...
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.547105,-83.214655&spn=0.010181,0.072098&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.547101,-83.214663&panoid=bpwkUYTWHdrhgHSnyfDl2g&cbp=11,329.38,,0,-5.5 (http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.547105,-83.214655&spn=0.010181,0.072098&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.547101,-83.214663&panoid=bpwkUYTWHdrhgHSnyfDl2g&cbp=11,329.38,,0,-5.5)
Canton, MS
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Arkadelphia, AR
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There's a survey marker nearby indicating these signals will be replaced soon. :-(
I assume that these are meant to warn about a stop sign...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.408993,-83.038208&spn=0.005102,0.036049&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.408992,-83.038207&panoid=Hq_ugaTelJ_kjQS0Ss4BQA&cbp=11,72.77,,0,-4.16 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.408993,-83.038208&spn=0.005102,0.036049&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.408992,-83.038207&panoid=Hq_ugaTelJ_kjQS0Ss4BQA&cbp=11,72.77,,0,-4.16)
Decommissioned signal on SR 3093/Old US 119 in New Stanton, PA (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=New+Stanton,+PA&sll=42.39703,-83.098762&sspn=0.007622,0.01929&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=New+Stanton,+Westmoreland,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.188578,-79.57449&spn=0,359.780273&z=13&layer=c&cbll=40.188623,-79.574336&panoid=-bOV5W6phZlHgQPMpmF5Gg&cbp=12,267.93,,0,-13)
Quote from: PAHighways on April 02, 2010, 01:12:48 AM
Decommissioned signal on SR 3093/Old US 119 in New Stanton, PA (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=New+Stanton,+PA&sll=42.39703,-83.098762&sspn=0.007622,0.01929&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=New+Stanton,+Westmoreland,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.188578,-79.57449&spn=0,359.780273&z=13&layer=c&cbll=40.188623,-79.574336&panoid=-bOV5W6phZlHgQPMpmF5Gg&cbp=12,267.93,,0,-13)
I'd never seen that light do anything but blink yellow (yellow for old 119 obviously)
(The same with the McCrady Rd / Rt. 130-Beulah Rd light next to where Rt-130 goes under the Parkway East in Churchill.)
Another pair of Decommissioned Mast Signals (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.384891,-83.075652&spn=0.005103,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.384898,-83.075651&panoid=lAxbxZx5s9lmK_UxN8Y-EA&cbp=11,346.67,,0,-13.43)
The oldest signal I can find in the whole state of Utah (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Salt+Lake+City,+Salt+Lake,+Utah&ll=40.569771,-111.900805&spn=0,359.990355&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.569773,-111.901015&panoid=KIEfoWLGa9zaSkOkZPlKbA&cbp=12,102.17,,0,-4.61) (though I haven't been actively searching for it by any stretch of the imagination). In Salt Lake City too! The lesser cross-street even has sensors for the light. This is an incredibly rare sight in a place where pretty much nothing from before the late-80s exists.
A pair of working mast signals (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.388124,-83.089085&spn=0.005278,0.036049&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.388125,-83.089077&panoid=5VkLg_0jR390YzKlflpa7Q&cbp=11,328.72,,0,-3.25)...
Old signals in Akron (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=41.054642,-81.505872&panoid=4yq9_hWLBxSobUd7Zi2JJA&cbp=11,183.52,,0,-4.7&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=41.054648,-81.505873&spn=0.005388,0.027874&z=16)
More Decommissioned Mast Signals (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.380652,-83.153875&spn=0.005278,0.036049&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.380652,-83.153875&panoid=-ySJaKXKcMQvLS2KlHEsiw&cbp=11,2.24,,0,1.89)...
Quote from: Hellfighter on April 13, 2010, 04:17:49 PM
More Decommissioned Mast Signals (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.380652,-83.153875&spn=0.005278,0.036049&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.380652,-83.153875&panoid=-ySJaKXKcMQvLS2KlHEsiw&cbp=11,2.24,,0,1.89)...
Why do they leave the signals in place? Is that in case they want to reactivate them, or do they just don't want to spend the money to take them down?
Quote from: mightyace on April 13, 2010, 08:37:42 PM
Quote from: Hellfighter on April 13, 2010, 04:17:49 PM
More Decommissioned Mast Signals (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.380652,-83.153875&spn=0.005278,0.036049&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.380652,-83.153875&panoid=-ySJaKXKcMQvLS2KlHEsiw&cbp=11,2.24,,0,1.89)...
Why do they leave the signals in place? Is that in case they want to reactivate them, or do they just don't want to spend the money to take them down?
My guess is that they don't want to spend the money to take them down, like these (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.381277,-83.149166&spn=0.005278,0.036049&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.381275,-83.145057&panoid=jQrPWijCgrlJIrOLI2pqFA&cbp=11,183.58,,0,-1.17)
You want to see some old traffic lights, eh.
Check this out from the archives of Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH: http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=any&CISOBOX1=traffic+lights&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP2=all&CISOBOX2=traffic+lights&CISOFIELD2=subjec&CISOROOT=all&t=s&CISOSTART=1,1 (http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=any&CISOBOX1=traffic+lights&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP2=all&CISOBOX2=traffic+lights&CISOFIELD2=subjec&CISOROOT=all&t=s&CISOSTART=1,1)
...and more working mast signals (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.414839,-83.109276&spn=0.005085,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.414303,-83.114217&panoid=aOvshUN8rlvDEINSUZ4mUA&cbp=11,8.68,,0,-7.4)
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I need to go back and see if these are still there (Perry, OK). These photos are about 10 years old.
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I need to go back and see if these are still there (Perry, OK). These photos are about 10 years old.
According to street view they still are (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=Perry,+OK&fb=1&gl=us&ei=YBLJS_6uBo-WMazlrJkK&ved=0CBUQpQY&view=map&geocode=Fc67KQIdXoAz-g&split=0&hq=&hnear=Perry,+Noble,+Oklahoma&ll=36.289566,-97.287852&spn=0.00288,0.018024&z=17&layer=c&cbll=36.289565,-97.285798&panoid=bHUi7sx_JEwOd1lc8jTktg&cbp=11,13.51,,0,-4.51)!
Saw this old set of signals one block off U.S. 84 in Jessup. We turned around and snapped a few photos. The signals are set to flash red.
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Close-ups of the two signals:
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Taken during the Baltimore meet:
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http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=tallahassee,+fl&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.784549,78.662109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Tallahassee,+Leon,+Florida&ll=30.441644,-84.274836&spn=0,0.038409&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=30.44171,-84.274779&panoid=_VSN8bKcqsQVPRjKEcYGsA&cbp=12,28.51,,0,-0.83
These are at Franklin Blvd and Park Ave in Tallahassee. (Thought I had a picture of them, but it must've gotten lost.)
More 70's signals (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.288453,-83.388848&spn=0.005762,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.288447,-83.388851&panoid=rm2fyIMFGD6xj7ZweE7_wA&cbp=11,169.73,,0,-9)
Some 80's signals (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14920+Cavour,+Livonia,+Wayne,+Michigan+48154&ll=42.544402,-83.218217&spn=0.005739,0.036049&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.543922,-83.218196&panoid=Ol7V7giCCUaX3rcvR1s58Q&cbp=11,182.05,,0,-3.25)...
Here's an older 8" light from downtown Toronto:
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I'm guessing this one is from the 70's to 80s' but I'm not sure on it's age or make/model.
Quote from: joseph1723 on May 06, 2010, 02:05:08 PM
*8" Toronto Signal*
I'm guessing this one is from the 70's to 80s' but I'm not sure on it's age or make/model.
It appears to be a GE (General Electric), and a nice one at that.
Do they have enough wires around it??
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 06, 2010, 07:32:35 PM
Do they have enough wires around it??
No. :-P
Actually, the wires are for Toronto's streetcar system.
Quote from: Brandon on May 07, 2010, 08:15:23 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 06, 2010, 07:32:35 PM
Do they have enough wires around it??
No. :-P
Actually, the wires are for Toronto's streetcar system.
That, or the old Electric Bus system depending on the location of that light.
If it was for trolleybuses there'd be two parallel wires instead of just one.
Quote from: PennDOTFan on May 06, 2010, 03:01:39 PM
It appears to be a GE (General Electric), and a nice one at that.
Thanks, I'm not that that good at identifying traffic signal makes.
Quote from: Brandon on May 07, 2010, 08:15:23 AM
Actually, the wires are for Toronto's streetcar system.
Yeah the wires suspended over the roadway are for the streetcar system. The other ones are for the power distribution and phone systems. Toronto still has a lot of overhead wiring in some parts of the city, even the power poles still have a old look to them with their wooden crossarms (not in the above pic)
Quote from: joseph1723 on May 07, 2010, 09:47:37 PM
Quote from: PennDOTFan on May 06, 2010, 03:01:39 PM
It appears to be a GE (General Electric), and a nice one at that.
Thanks, I'm not that that good at identifying traffic signal makes.
If you need help with other signal ID's, turn to me, I can help.
Quote from: joseph1723 on May 07, 2010, 09:47:37 PM
Quote from: PennDOTFan on May 06, 2010, 03:01:39 PM
It appears to be a GE (General Electric), and a nice one at that.
Thanks, I'm not that that good at identifying traffic signal makes.
Quote from: Brandon on May 07, 2010, 08:15:23 AM
Actually, the wires are for Toronto's streetcar system.
Yeah the wires suspended over the roadway are for the streetcar system. The other ones are for the power distribution and phone systems. Toronto still has a lot of overhead wiring in some parts of the city, even the power poles still have a old look to them with their wooden crossarms (not in the above pic)
I still can remember myself the Electric Bus lines. I traveled on the Mt. Pleasant line several times in my life before it was decomissioned.
Well, what do we have here? (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.271769,-82.620063&spn=0.011343,0.072098&z=15&layer=c&cbll=43.271756,-82.620065&panoid=EhYbuu27dFg5AdalyWi3KA&cbp=11,273.36,,0,-11.87)
Quote from: Hellfighter on June 04, 2010, 11:42:27 PM
Well, what do we have here? (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.271769,-82.620063&spn=0.011343,0.072098&z=15&layer=c&cbll=43.271756,-82.620065&panoid=EhYbuu27dFg5AdalyWi3KA&cbp=11,273.36,,0,-11.87)
Nice
There are a few old ones in the town where I work. I should get it tomorrow. All the other ones have been replaced.
Classic Indeed! (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=43.088707,-84.38708&panoid=ndfiTepuK9BOwqMAnhxbeg&cbp=11,277.71,,0,-7.38&ll=43.088698,-84.387059&spn=0.011377,0.072098&z=15)
How about some abandoned signals?
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Quote from: PennDOTFan on June 19, 2010, 10:49:52 AM
How about some abandoned signals?
Those are great shots Ian! There was a set along U.S. 13 in Marcus Hook that I guess I never photographed in the early 2000s.
Quote from: AARoads on June 19, 2010, 11:02:26 AM
Quote from: PennDOTFan on June 19, 2010, 10:49:52 AM
How about some abandoned signals?
Those are great shots Ian! There was a set along U.S. 13 in Marcus Hook that I guess I never photographed in the early 2000s.
Thanks! Is that set up in Marcus Hook still there?
Quote from: AARoads on August 14, 2009, 12:53:41 AM
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Where in Albany are these signals located? I was curious, and have not seen these before. And I have done my share of traveling around that city, too!
Quote from: US71 on August 14, 2009, 09:29:29 AM
Used to be some really old post mounted 4 Ways in downtown Chicago, but I don't know if they are still there.
If I am not mistaken, the last one was taken down around 2000.
Quote from: Catfan on September 20, 2010, 12:03:47 PM
Quote from: AARoads on August 14, 2009, 12:53:41 AM
Where in Albany are these signals located? I was curious, and have not seen these before. And I have done my share of traveling around that city, too!
Both are in the Rensselaer area.
First photo is on Washington Avenue east at Quay Street east of I-90 Exit 7.
The second photo was taken along Washington Avenue east at Lindbergh Av/Iowa Av
I am also happy to report that this set of old signals (Mobile Infirmary Boulevard south at Old Shell Road) in Mobile, Alabama is still functioning:
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Quote from: PennDOTFan on June 19, 2010, 10:49:52 AMHow about some abandoned signals?
PA 148/Walnut Street at 12th Street in McKeesport (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=McKeesport,+PA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.38984,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=McKeesport,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.343686,-79.863074&spn=0.001901,0.004823&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.343585,-79.863328&panoid=-UmMWSkw0QdF26_4gy7wHA&cbp=12,76.26,,0,7.1)
The Philadelphia Naval Base has some ancient 1940s-50s traffic signals...
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Although I took this photo for the old signs, there are 2 old Eagle flatbacks (one's a pedestrian signal) underneath the state named I-93 shield. All of the signals and poles at this intersection were repainted recently, but luckily the old signs remain!
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Quote from: PennDOTFan on September 20, 2010, 04:15:27 PM
The Philadelphia Naval Base has some ancient 1940s-50s traffic signals...
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... and what appear to be some reused interstate shield blanks?
Quote from: agentsteel53 on September 20, 2010, 04:26:21 PM
... and what appear to be some reused interstate shield blanks?
Those specific ones in the background are cast iron. However all the buildings throughout the base have interstate shield blanks with numbers on them that identify the number of the building it's attached to.
Here's an oldie but goodie in the shadows of Kent State University in Kent, OH.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kent,+oh&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.450489,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Kent,+Portage,+Ohio&ll=41.150052,-81.351268&spn=0.001,0.002411&z=19&layer=c&cbll=41.150016,-81.351163&panoid=y5PhDZ7xj-mJFRkpkcMYzQ&cbp=12,281.98,,0,-7.61
That 4th segment is an old overhead WALK signal that I don't think has been in use since the 80's.
Quote from: thenetwork on September 21, 2010, 01:39:25 PM
Here's an oldie but goodie in the shadows of Kent State University in Kent, OH.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kent,+oh&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.450489,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Kent,+Portage,+Ohio&ll=41.150052,-81.351268&spn=0.001,0.002411&z=19&layer=c&cbll=41.150016,-81.351163&panoid=y5PhDZ7xj-mJFRkpkcMYzQ&cbp=12,281.98,,0,-7.61
That 4th segment is an old overhead WALK signal that I don't think has been in use since the 80's.
THAT is a neat one!
Here is a set of old 3M PV signals set to be replaced within the next week. A shame because I used to pass by this so many times, and its being replaced by boring McCain signals. Bryn Mawr Road at County Line Road in Bryn Mawr, PA:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh3.ggpht.com%2F_ZkmN2RrOJxw%2FTJkxBT0wLzI%2FAAAAAAAAie0%2FZ5k24acfod4%2Fs640%2FIMG_2447.JPG&hash=f635ecc1e9bbc5fe64b3bef1975dbba5f9ce8108)
PennDOT is on a traffic light replacement binge. They've just replaced every light on McKnight Road here (US-19 Truck) which included a few old ones.
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=40.530808,-80.01007&spn=0.001492,0.003484&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.530725,-80.010021&panoid=Pvzya5R3GvdIudhzCf-S9Q&cbp=12,215.5,,0,-10.42
The funky thing is that they retro-fitted the old lights with LED's. But the new ones DON'T have LED's......... Well, except for the red green turn lights for the left turn's.....
Not a traffic signal per se, but nifty anyways ;)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.static.flickr.com%2F4092%2F4969415742_f2bf7970cb_z_d.jpg&hash=cfc4269ba90d8e2a9035af28682145dae1257450)
Quote from: US71 on September 22, 2010, 12:42:52 PM
Not a traffic signal per se, but nifty anyways ;)
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Now that's a beauty! :clap: My brother's a train fanatic; he would love this!
This picture got me thinking: Are there any railroad crossings out there that still have one of those old "wig-wags" (I think they were called) that used to be popular? These were on a taller pole and when the train approached the crossing, the "wig-wag" would swing back and forth. I think they pretty much disappeared by the 1960s or so.
There's still and handful of wig-wag RR signals out there. They were a staple of the Southern Pacific and the Pacific Electric. There's some still hanging on in California, as well as a few random places in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Colorado and a few other places. I sure do miss the real bells on the crossings, the new "speaker bells" just sound like crap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erDZK8MbtRo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjipKB4ST5g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKm9JyxUaqM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYevqSVV92c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UyMAV0BzHo
Quote from: jjakucyk on September 30, 2010, 12:54:40 AM
There's still and handful of wig-wag RR signals out there. They were a staple of the Southern Pacific and the Pacific Electric. There's some still hanging on in California, as well as a few random places in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Colorado and a few other places. I sure do miss the real bells on the crossings, the new "speaker bells" just sound like crap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erDZK8MbtRo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjipKB4ST5g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKm9JyxUaqM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYevqSVV92c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UyMAV0BzHo
Thank you for those! :clap: I'm glad to see they haven't entirely vanished from the scene.
Quote from: hm insulators on September 29, 2010, 11:49:52 AM
This picture got me thinking: Are there any railroad crossings out there that still have one of those old "wig-wags" (I think they were called) that used to be popular? These were on a taller pole and when the train approached the crossing, the "wig-wag" would swing back and forth. I think they pretty much disappeared by the 1960s or so.
There's one in Joplin, MO
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3504%2F3767767906_95f75ab608_z_d.jpg&hash=3d7cfde7a6c7e99583b73548af433bcbed5a504d)
there are three or four in the same area of Fresno, but I do not have any photos offhand.
There are still a number of wigwags clustered here and there in Wisconsin. All of the following still stand:
Plymouth (Elizabeth St.) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-turnbull/4119133498/)
Plymouth (Milwaukee St.) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-turnbull/4118337011/)
Sheboygan (Martin Ave.) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-turnbull/4017026355/)
Sheboygan (Saemann Ave.) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-turnbull/4017030863/)
Sadly, this is a fraction of the number of signals that existed in northeast Wisconsin just a decade ago.
Here are a few old ones around Washington, D.C...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh3.ggpht.com%2F_ZkmN2RrOJxw%2FTKTx45eXYiI%2FAAAAAAAAjCI%2F8I9j8dmYYKw%2Fs640%2FIMG_1402.JPG&hash=4c25fd97f70b3ed62956193ec143d900dc11bdd3)
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Also, for the DC guys on here, were the signals around the district originally yellow? I recall seeing a few older signals fading to yellow (for example, the pedestrian signal in the 2nd photo) and was wondering. Plus looking closely at the older signals, I saw paint that doesn't look original.
Quote from: Andrew T. on October 01, 2010, 06:44:04 PM
There are still a number of wigwags clustered here and there in Wisconsin. All of the following still stand:
Plymouth (Elizabeth St.) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-turnbull/4119133498/)
Plymouth (Milwaukee St.) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-turnbull/4118337011/)
Sheboygan (Martin Ave.) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-turnbull/4017026355/)
Sheboygan (Saemann Ave.) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-turnbull/4017030863/)
Sadly, this is a fraction of the number of signals that existed in northeast Wisconsin just a decade ago.
Speaking of wigwag signal, here the only remaining wigwag in Canada in Tilbury, Ontario near Windsor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xBdep4yRzo
McDonough St and Joyce Rd, Joliet, IL:
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Yes, it is a permanent wire span installation in Illinois; it is maintained by Will County (which typically uses the standard monotube poles). The signal on the right used to host a 3M directional signal at the bottom for right turning traffic.
55th St and Cass Ave, Westmont, IL:
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Classic Illinois truss with no backplate on the signals; maintained by DuPage County.
*Gasp* a permanent span wire in Illinois (that's not holding just a flashing beacon)!?!?! Yay for the truss though.
Does DC still have the flashing "WALK" signals?
See this?
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg715.imageshack.us%2Fimg715%2F3717%2Fbrittleroadfloridarockm.jpg&hash=45dceb6434a65788218b43674d8807089a987be7) (http://img715.imageshack.us/i/brittleroadfloridarockm.jpg/)
It's on Brittle Road in Northern Hernando County Florida, for a recently abandoned mining road owned by Florida Rock Industries.
Quote from: OracleUsr on October 06, 2010, 11:31:20 PM
Does DC still have the flashing "WALK" signals?
Most of the pedestrian signals in DC are now LED hand/man countdown signals, so unfortunately, I don't think there are any left.
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 02, 2010, 08:57:02 PM
Here are a few old ones around Washington, D.C...
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Patchogue, New York used to have signals like this at the intersection of West/East Main Street and North/South Ocean Avenue, except that it was elongated, and hung from a wire over the street along with the other normal signals. They were taken down in 1986, and replaced by No Left Turn signs.
^ That would be neat if you could find a photo of the Patchogue signal.
Ancient Eagle flatback on the far left while the rest are Eagle Mark IV replacements of the Eagle flatbacks (same 12-8-8 inch variety, even a 12-8-8-8-8 doghouse signal!). This is along US 13 northbound at DE 299 in Odessa, DE:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh6.ggpht.com%2F_ZkmN2RrOJxw%2FTOdAnP7C7wI%2FAAAAAAAAj0U%2FnpfnQ0Ih3Z0%2Fs640%2FIMG_2879.JPG&hash=3369966d43c15f8c25092cc17e18168e0bf3df67)
3M signals along DE 7 at DE 71 in Bear, DE:
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Quote from: PennDOTFan on November 20, 2010, 11:05:50 AM
^ That would be neat if you could find a photo of the Patchogue signal.
You have no idea how sorry I am that I can't. It was originally green like every other signal in New York State, but once NY 27A was decommissioned it was painted yellow like every non-State route signal.
Quote from: D-Dey65 on November 21, 2010, 06:22:43 AM
Quote from: PennDOTFan on November 20, 2010, 11:05:50 AM
^ That would be neat if you could find a photo of the Patchogue signal.
You have no idea how sorry I am that I can't. It was originally green like every other signal in New York State, but once NY 27A was decommissioned it was painted yellow like every non-State route signal.
Wait, so they completely repainted the signal just because the route it was on was decomissioned? That seems a little silly.
Quote from: PennDOTFan on November 21, 2010, 12:43:50 PM
Quote from: D-Dey65 on November 21, 2010, 06:22:43 AM
Quote from: PennDOTFan on November 20, 2010, 11:05:50 AM
^ That would be neat if you could find a photo of the Patchogue signal.
You have no idea how sorry I am that I can't. It was originally green like every other signal in New York State, but once NY 27A was decommissioned it was painted yellow like every non-State route signal.
Wait, so they completely repainted the signal just because the route it was on was decomissioned? That seems a little silly.
I'd assume it was later repainted as part of a needed paint job vs. capricious repainting for the sake of yellowness.
Found this 1954 photo (http://www.vintageseattle.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tim_seattle_03.jpg) worth sharing on the Vintage Seattle blog.
A few really old ones in my area...
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Hey gang,
I used to have a boatload of pictures from NJ; many of my own, as well as many from various internet sources. Long story; I lost most of the files and I am trying to recollect and restore what I can. Here is a sample of what I currently have (all pics taken by me except where noted)...ENJOY!
Newark solid cast GE Novalux, taken in 2003, signal replaced by 2005:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi722.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww222%2Fpb4fjk%2Fth_DSCN3617.jpg&hash=5dcc941365f04cf43384de0ebaa6157b8297b20c) (http://s722.photobucket.com/albums/ww222/pb4fjk/?action=view¤t=DSCN3617.jpg)
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(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi722.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww222%2Fpb4fjk%2Fth_DSCN3616.jpg&hash=16c0feb4f32d081d5c5ef0873a5b96767513ea20) (http://s722.photobucket.com/albums/ww222/pb4fjk/?action=view¤t=DSCN3616.jpg)
Old Marbelite with even older GO lens, Glen Rock. Signal now replaced:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi722.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww222%2Fpb4fjk%2Fth_glenrock_go.jpg&hash=ed92e0c5f531a8a26011d508b32c38a91078a655) (http://s722.photobucket.com/albums/ww222/pb4fjk/?action=view¤t=glenrock_go.jpg)
Stamped aluminum GE in Ridgewood,shortly before being repainted yellow and fitted with LEDs:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi722.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww222%2Fpb4fjk%2Fth_ridgege1.jpg&hash=b3961fdb192789583368b08778d8f587f14d2de3) (http://s722.photobucket.com/albums/ww222/pb4fjk/?action=view¤t=ridgege1.jpg)
Stamped aluminum GE in Chatham (with old Marbelite on side):
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi722.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww222%2Fpb4fjk%2Fth_watch-wash3.jpg&hash=86fea84f3cc263ebf3a6d1eef92d7a627b7fda71) (http://s722.photobucket.com/albums/ww222/pb4fjk/?action=view¤t=watch-wash3.jpg)
Crouse-Hinds art deco crosswalk in Bloomfield (with newer ped signal):
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Crouse-Hinds assembly in Bloomfield (pic by Cris McNally):
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Crouse-Hinds crosswalk caution beacon in Nutley:
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4-way American Gas Accumulator signal in Union City (since retrofitted with LEDs):
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Solid-cast Horni signal in Union:
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1950's GE with finial in front of much older gas lamp, South Orange:
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Fiber-Optic pedestrian signal in East Orange (Chris McNally):
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QuoteDoes DC still have the flashing "WALK" signals?
There's still a few isolated WALK/DON'T WALK (text, not symbol) signals scattered around DC. Whether any of those particular installations flashes the WALK, I couldn't say.
These used to hang behind what is now the Amway Center (in Orlando) on Division Avenue.
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Sorry for bringing back an old topic, but I got to uploading a few photos of some abandoned Crouse Hinds signals at the Philadelphia Naval Base. Here is the Flickr album:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iccdude/sets/72157626035479232/
I never got photos and they seem to be long gone, but Blue Island IL used to have School Crosswalk signals that were post mounted.
I can still see them in my mind's eye, but have no way to transfer that image into a real photograph
Here's an old one near my house:
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_AXtC_YsMww4/TW1j3wQfh6I/AAAAAAAAA8A/PUNunnCxk8Q/s800/SAM_0484.JPG)
And the closeups...
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_AXtC_YsMww4/TQO22vrGaWI/AAAAAAAAACo/XvaL-9yzjVU/s800/SAM_0098.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_AXtC_YsMww4/TQO231d8zxI/AAAAAAAAACs/ZWtrHjEP_uE/s800/SAM_0099.JPG)
These particular ones are Type R's which were manufactured by Crouse Hinds sometime in the 70's or 80's. The vehicle lights are 8 inch, the pedestrian lights are 9 inch. All are yellow.
Now for a more modern example, here is a set that recently has been knocked down by some crazy driver :pan:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_AXtC_YsMww4/TSoIsooGgpI/AAAAAAAAAwo/nCm6NpfuRbU/s800/SAM_0400.JPG)
Despite that, this is a typical Metro Detroit span wire set. Not sure about other parts of MI though. The signals here are manufactured by Eagle Durasig. These are 12-inch vehicle lights and are yellow, also at that intersection are 12-inch pedestrian lights which are black and also manufactured by Eagle Durasig. Around here, the newer pedestrian lights (black) have symbols, the older ones (yellow) are worded. I think these were installed in the late 80's or early 90's.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.static.flickr.com%2F4072%2F4462811418_8bc2bd42ca_z_d.jpg&hash=9aea3b6acc9b219cd296f6e05b1f113b63471f66)
Canton, MS March 2010. Probably gone, now
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Clarksville, AR
Here's some I photographed this weekend:
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_AXtC_YsMww4/TXJ2xwA3EyI/AAAAAAAABBQ/Z9ce1Uj4Tgk/s800/SAM_0549.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_AXtC_YsMww4/TXJ22ZRt7rI/AAAAAAAABBY/0QsUGjfYet8/s800/SAM_0551.JPG)
Reduced size. You gotta take better photos to post them up so large.
I am really saddened by Illinois going away from the classic truss arm. It's one of the things i like about traveling is seeing state unique signals. Thank god Wisconsin still uses the "trumbone" but recently when i was up in Beloit, WI i saw a new signal on WI 81 just west of I-39/90 that uses the newer Illinois sytle. blah!
Another new photo:
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_AXtC_YsMww4/TYI7iqe0wOI/AAAAAAAABOI/uiY9zwx8QMY/s800/SAM_0598.JPG)
As of tonight, this installation's (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pittsburgh,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pittsburgh,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.612446,-80.054401&spn=0.004178,0.011705&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.612538,-80.05443&panoid=2gP8GD9Im5sCUXqEHACblA&cbp=12,187.78,,0,-3.22) and this installation's (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pittsburgh,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pittsburgh,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&layer=c&cbll=40.61922,-80.055283&panoid=CxOSVvqNnQ8pQm3HKHyVog&cbp=12,196.07,,0,-6.03&ll=40.619132,-80.055313&spn=0.004178,0.011705&z=17) days are numbered.
Quote from: PAHighways on March 17, 2011, 10:05:25 PM
As of tonight, this installation's (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pittsburgh,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pittsburgh,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.612446,-80.054401&spn=0.004178,0.011705&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.612538,-80.05443&panoid=2gP8GD9Im5sCUXqEHACblA&cbp=12,187.78,,0,-3.22) and this installation's (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pittsburgh,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pittsburgh,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&layer=c&cbll=40.61922,-80.055283&panoid=CxOSVvqNnQ8pQm3HKHyVog&cbp=12,196.07,,0,-6.03&ll=40.619132,-80.055313&spn=0.004178,0.011705&z=17) days are numbered.
I think they might already be gone. They already had new lights up for each intersection along US-19 there, but just covered over when I was last there.
While those are related to the project in Wexford... a couple of months ago a bunch of signals were also replaced on US 19 in West View & Ross as well.
Quote from: Mr_Northside on March 18, 2011, 02:38:57 PM
While those are related to the project in Wexford... a couple of months ago a bunch of signals were also replaced on US 19 in West View & Ross as well.
Yep. I witnessed them replacing the lights @ McKnight Rd and McIntyre Rd one night. They had the intersection blocked off to do it prohibiting the left turn onto McIntyre....
The main thing that irked me about the new lights being installed was they went back to the old incandescent lights from LED's that they had retro-fitted for the old lights along the entire length of McKnight. Talk about a step back in the wrong direction. :ded:
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 18, 2011, 08:29:10 PM
The main thing that irked me about the new lights being installed was they went back to the old incandescent lights from LED's that they had retro-fitted for the old lights along the entire length of McKnight. Talk about a step back in the wrong direction. :ded:
Being a signal fan and loving the incandescent lens signals, I don't see a problem with this :biggrin:
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 18, 2011, 12:07:33 AM
Quote from: PAHighways on March 17, 2011, 10:05:25 PM
As of tonight, this installation's (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pittsburgh,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pittsburgh,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.612446,-80.054401&spn=0.004178,0.011705&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.612538,-80.05443&panoid=2gP8GD9Im5sCUXqEHACblA&cbp=12,187.78,,0,-3.22) and this installation's (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pittsburgh,+PA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pittsburgh,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania&layer=c&cbll=40.61922,-80.055283&panoid=CxOSVvqNnQ8pQm3HKHyVog&cbp=12,196.07,,0,-6.03&ll=40.619132,-80.055313&spn=0.004178,0.011705&z=17) days are numbered.
I think they might already be gone. They already had new lights up for each intersection along US-19 there, but just covered over when I was last there.
I was up there today, and unfortunately while the first set is gone the second remains as the construction zone is just to the south of them.
According to today's Tribune-Review (http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_728388.html), the old school signals at US 30 and Agnew Road (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=jeannette,+pa&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.410182,95.888672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Jeannette,+Westmoreland,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.310548,-79.601054&spn=0.004164,0.011705&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.310497,-79.600952&panoid=PpS9hLZueHIrieiPXMa_bQ&cbp=12,308.99,,0,-3.6), Pennsylvania Boulevard (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=jeannette,+pa&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.410182,95.888672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Jeannette,+Westmoreland,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.310807,-79.60983&spn=0.004197,0.011705&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.310807,-79.60983&panoid=UeO-nplfd4pdJ0Nd7XDAIw&cbp=12,249.03,,0,-12.2), Beaver Road/Lewis Avenue (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=jeannette,+pa&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.410182,95.888672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Jeannette,+Westmoreland,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.31081,-79.61866&spn=0.004197,0.011705&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.310826,-79.618472&panoid=fgAEqKvkP_LSKc-Ok4fEdQ&cbp=12,84.03,,0,-6.57), and Lowry Avenue (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=jeannette,+pa&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.410182,95.888672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Jeannette,+Westmoreland,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.310748,-79.61932&spn=0.002098,0.005853&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.310735,-79.619488&panoid=HiVux1ELw01fBJoAhprwsQ&cbp=12,59.82,,0,-0.76) in Jeannette won't be around in a few years.
Quote from: PennDOTFan on October 02, 2010, 08:57:02 PM
Also, for the DC guys on here, were the signals around the district originally yellow? I recall seeing a few older signals fading to yellow (for example, the pedestrian signal in the 2nd photo) and was wondering. Plus looking closely at the older signals, I saw paint that doesn't look original.
Recalling this old question, I believe that yes, some signals must have once been yellow, as this one shows.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Washington+D.C.,+DC&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=30.185946,86.220703&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Washington+D.C.,+District+of+Columbia&ll=38.896118,-77.011435&spn=0,0.014613&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.896122,-77.011547&panoid=AuxFf1J93bhKwZWKQHcmdQ&cbp=12,335.4,,0,-3.89
It's located diagonally across from my firehouse near the Capitol.
I was curious about something.
In High Point, NC, where my aunt used to live, there was a standard practice of 8" signals (or "eagle-type" ones) with elongated lens hoods over the yellow lens. The non-elongated hoods were not usually cut diagonally (though I do remember seeing a 4-lamp left turn signal that had all four lenses cut diagonally on the outskirts of High Point).
Just perchance, does anyone have pics of these, or know if there are any left? I've never seen this type except in High Point.
Here's two old traffic lights that I photographed back on Sunday.
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Quote from: PennDOTFan on March 18, 2011, 09:02:03 PM
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 18, 2011, 08:29:10 PM
The main thing that irked me about the new lights being installed was they went back to the old incandescent lights from LED's that they had retro-fitted for the old lights along the entire length of McKnight. Talk about a step back in the wrong direction. :ded:
Being a signal fan and loving the incandescent lens signals, I don't see a problem with this :biggrin:
I'm more of a incandescent look LED kinda guy. Best of both worlds. :happy:
4-Way Flasher in Biloxi, MS
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Old 4-Way in Winnfield, LA retrofitted with LED's
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(there are actually 3 old signals near the old town square)
Quote from: jjakucyk on March 03, 2010, 07:14:38 PM
Yay wig-wags!!! :)
We have a few of those overhead crossing signals here too, though long out of service, near Xavier University in Norwood. The first picture is on Dana Avenue, at Idlewild Junction where the the Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern (part of the Pennsy system) crossed a junction of the Norfolk & Western's Cincinnati Connecting Belt Railroad and their Peavine line to Portsmouth, Ohio. The second picture is farther up the N&W connecting belt where it crosses Sherman Avenue. Maybe they're a N&W thing?
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I visited this area back in March 2011 and the signal at Dana Avenue is still in place (though the neighborhood looks VERY different; a lot of the buildings in the photo are gone), but the ones on Sherman Ave are gone.
How about NYC? Those double guy mast arms went out with the 8 track! Even post 9/11 the signals are being erected with the same design. Move on with the times, get the mono tube mast arms and digital controllers.
It does have some use. Only along the Queens and Nassau Border it helps let you know where you are at. There is a difference between making a right on red in the five boroughs then in the rest of the Empire State. A expensive ticket in the former.
At the risk of going off-topic, there's a 4Way signal in the Thor movie ;)
Downtown Quincy, IL, from Saturday (7/30):
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Quote from: Brandon on August 01, 2011, 09:39:29 PM
Downtown Quincy, IL, from Saturday (7/30):
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Those signals have an Ontario feel to them. :nod:
The larger red light? :p
Hey now, Ontario isn't the only area of the world with 12-8-8" signals :biggrin:
Quote from: PennDOTFan on August 02, 2011, 10:15:27 PM
Hey now, Ontario isn't the only area of the world with 12-8-8" signals :biggrin:
They used to be standard in Illinois until the late 1970s/early 1980s.
Quote from: PennDOTFan on August 02, 2011, 10:15:27 PM
Hey now, Ontario isn't the only area of the world with 12-8-8" signals :biggrin:
To be honest, I only recall seeing traffic lights like this in Ontario. ;)
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on August 04, 2011, 01:30:41 AM
Quote from: PennDOTFan on August 02, 2011, 10:15:27 PM
Hey now, Ontario isn't the only area of the world with 12-8-8" signals :biggrin:
To be honest, I only recall seeing traffic lights like this in Ontario. ;)
I understand, Ontario does love their 12-8-8" signals a lot!
Some older intersections in Fort Collins have 12-8-8 signals. Of special interest are the older doghouse signals. The left turn arrows are 12", while the circular lights are 8'. The dimensions work out and the signal looks rectangular.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on August 04, 2011, 01:30:41 AM
To be honest, I only recall seeing traffic lights like this in Ontario. ;)
There are a ton to be found only three hours to your west :)
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Baxter Springs, KS
Main road (US 66) flashed yellow, side road flashed red. Looks like it's been out of service a while.
I was out taking pictures of other things and stumbled across this. Admittedly, it isn't a traffic signal, but I think I can squeeze it in here.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbishopdan.com%2Fimages%2Fpermit.jpg&hash=0fefea4d4325c2d570a02d6ee8124af59a0e8f14)
edit: this is the light it was hanging with:
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Quote from: US71 on April 09, 2011, 05:12:07 PM
4-Way Flasher in Biloxi, MS
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Looks like it had a big old four-way sign casing underneath. Anyway, I took these in Mount Vernon, New York back in April 2011.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg801.imageshack.us%2Fimg801%2F2642%2Foddtrafficsignalso8thav.jpg&hash=9c37291b27cbd50d0e6d1f92e1889bdfbd635862) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/oddtrafficsignalso8thav.jpg/)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg51.imageshack.us%2Fimg51%2F2642%2Foddtrafficsignalso8thav.jpg&hash=1c58628ec0ef653bd440654eb3408b98db0c51e1) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/51/oddtrafficsignalso8thav.jpg/)
That's at the intersection of South Eighth Avenue and West First Street.
BTW, who removed those images from DC?!
Quote from: 6a on August 05, 2011, 02:05:45 PM
I was out taking pictures of other things and stumbled across this. Admittedly, it isn't a traffic signal, but I think I can squeeze it in here.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbishopdan.com%2Fimages%2Fpermit.jpg&hash=0fefea4d4325c2d570a02d6ee8124af59a0e8f14)
There several of those signs are still hanging in Granville* (though they contain black text on a yellow background).
* - as of last year. Very seldom do I have a reason to travel through Granville.
Jackson, Miss.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finlinethumb29.webshots.com%2F48732%2F2030491570046960331S600x600Q85.jpg&hash=25a5112f7fcbf93c69759da5ba7d0f2f7ee84f5e) (http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2030491570046960331KoVzRy)
Columbia, Miss.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finlinethumb34.webshots.com%2F46689%2F2442113580046960331S600x600Q85.jpg&hash=1051aa4e2b33c2abd8a4ebc03aeda73ff4a819c6) (http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2442113580046960331WgyCMw)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finlinethumb07.webshots.com%2F14406%2F2666311210046960331S600x600Q85.jpg&hash=c8a4ae4ca2ac67a6d2c586c2b1d6c05bc71cea65) (http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2666311210046960331SLsWqZ)
I am happy to report that this set of signals is still in operation on Holcombe Avenue in Mobile:
(https://www.aaroads.com/southeast/alabama999/holcombe_av_eb_at_glenwood&gosson_st.jpg) (https://www.aaroads.com/southeast/alabama999/holcombe_av_eb_at_glenwood&gosson_st.jpg)
Pic from 11-13-03, drove by on Monday.
There are very few intersections in Mobile left with 30" signals.
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Sedalia, MO
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Muskogee, OK
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Humboldt, TN
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Non-working signal in Jasper, TX
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Sallisaw, OK
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Pleasant Hill, MO Red on 3 sides (SB, EB, WB) and Yellow (NB)
One more for now:
3-4 signal in Pineville, LA
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A decommissioned one-piece four-way flasher in Mount Vernon, Alabama.
(https://www.aaroads.com/queue/cache/forum-images/military_rd_eb_at_old_us-043_595.jpg)
Quote from: US71 on September 09, 2011, 10:23:37 AM
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Sedalia, MO
I once took some pictures of signals like that in Central Park. The red one said "Wait." I don't think it's there now.
Quote from: D-Dey65 on September 26, 2011, 08:57:51 PM
I once took some pictures of signals like that in Central Park. The red one said "Wait." I don't think it's there now.
Fayetteville, AR had similar signals on the downtown Square until around 1970. The Red (more orange) was WAIT. On the main signal it was R/Y/G and WALK
Some of the signals were mounted to the side of the pole, some were top mounted. Somewhere there are photos online.
Quote from: US71 on September 26, 2011, 09:04:49 PM
On the main signal it was R/Y/G and WALK
Kind of like this one in Green Island, NY:
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Sadly, this piece of history has been replaced by modern boring signals.
More like what I posted, but with just a WALK. The WALK was slightly larger than the R/Y/G
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These were just R(Wait)/G(Walk). It was in one of the walkways near Central Park South.
Given the photo of the four-light signal in Green Island, NY, I believe you will find many similar traffic signals in places like Cohoes, Troy and possibly Waterford. Troy's more residential sections (Lansingburgh, comes to mind) may be a great place to find these oldies.
Quote from: xcellntbuy on September 28, 2011, 04:47:18 PM
Given the photo of the four-light signal in Green Island, NY, I believe you will find many similar traffic signals in places like Cohoes, Troy and possibly Waterford. Troy's more residential sections (Lansingburgh, comes to mind) may be a great place to find these oldies.
I'd love to see one of those in person
Quote from: xcellntbuy on September 28, 2011, 04:47:18 PM
Given the photo of the four-light signal in Green Island, NY, I believe you will find many similar traffic signals in places like Cohoes, Troy and possibly Waterford. Troy's more residential sections (Lansingburgh, comes to mind) may be a great place to find these oldies.
Oh yeah, the Albany-Troy (and to a degree, Schenectady) area has a ton of old 4-way signals, though that was the only one with the WALK section on the bottom. I think the oldest one in the area has to be this Marbelite 4-way in Cohoes:
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One of the reasons why I love Albany is the amount of old signals!
Quote from: US71 on September 28, 2011, 06:28:00 PM
I'd love to see one of those in person
They are a sight to behold!
The adaptability of the old Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY traffic signals is truly amazing. The most recent photo indicates that the nice dark green oldie has been retrofitted with LEDs. :clap:
Quote from: 6a on August 04, 2011, 04:44:04 AM
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on August 04, 2011, 01:30:41 AM
To be honest, I only recall seeing traffic lights like this in Ontario. ;)
There are a ton to be found only three hours to your west :)
Or an hour to the east in Johnstown and Somerset.
Canton, MS
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And a close-up:
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These sort of looks like 2 slightly different designs
The signal that's more faded has visors that were cast as part of the door; the other one has screw-on visors.
Quote from: xcellntbuy on September 28, 2011, 09:07:52 PM
The adaptability of the old Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY traffic signals is truly amazing. The most recent photo indicates that the nice dark green oldie has been retrofitted with LEDs. :clap:
So
that's why it has the LEDs. I thought it was a new signal being made to look old.
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Clarksville, AR
The traffic signals on Portion Road(Suffolk CR 16) and Hawkins Avenue in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York used to have R/Y/G signals, but the red ones used to have the word "STOP" painted over the lens too... at least the westbound signal did.
Quote from: D-Dey65 on October 10, 2011, 09:49:40 PM
Quote from: xcellntbuy on September 28, 2011, 09:07:52 PM
The adaptability of the old Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY traffic signals is truly amazing. The most recent photo indicates that the nice dark green oldie has been retrofitted with LEDs. :clap:
So that's why it has the LEDs. I thought it was a new signal being made to look old.
Winnfield, LA has 3 signals that have been retro-fitted with LED's
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Clarksville, AR
Man that is a beautiful signal!
I always tell people about wanting to own a real incandescent signal assembly and they look at me like I have three heads
Here is one apparently from Pittsburgh..
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Quote from: relaxok on November 02, 2011, 01:54:37 AM
Man that is a beautiful signal!
I always tell people about wanting to own a real incandescent signal assembly and they look at me like I have three heads
I own some signals and I get that reaction or a "that's really COOL" reaction.
There's a company out of upstate NY called Twin Green Traffic Signals that sells real retired/decommissioned signals (incandescent and LED, pedestrian signals, controllers, cabinets, parts, lenses and all kinds of stuff) that you may want to check out. They can ship for reasonably cheap and it can be as cheap as $75-100 for some signals. I don't know about his availability of older, particularly fixed 4-way signals, which would obviously be much more expensive (roughly $400 up to $1000 maybe?). I bought my first signal from him - a 8" McCain aluminum signal with LEDs installed and I'm quite happy with it.
Here's the link: http://www.twingreenonline.com/index.htm. (I hope that's kosher with the mods...)
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Don't remember if I already posted this. It's near St Louis. Reminds me of 1960's signals around Chicago.
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Don't remember if I already posted this. It's near St Louis. Reminds me of 1960's signals around Chicago.
I don't know if you posted it either, because all I see is a red X.
Quote from: D-Dey65 on November 02, 2011, 09:22:34 AM
I don't know if you posted it either, because all I see is a red X.
*sigh*
Hazards of a new computer.
Here's a link to the page (I hope)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_71/3863111651/
Quote from: nyratk1 on November 02, 2011, 03:08:10 AM
Here's the link: http://www.twingreenonline.com/index.htm. (I hope that's kosher with the mods...)
It's all good. It's on subject. ;)
If anyone cares, I have photos from a traffic signal enthusiast meet that I attended up in Pottstown last Saturday. Photos of old signals, signs, and even 3 new traffic signal acquisition are included:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iccdude/sets/72157627890429937/with/6296823324/
Finding old signals in Mobile is getting to be very difficult with so many signal replacements the past few years. Two old sets remain along Old Shell Road however:
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Old Shell Road west at Kenneth Street
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Old Shell Road west at Upham Street
These sets are both replaced now:
https://www.aaroads.com/southeast/alabama999/old_shell_rd_eb_at_lafayette_st.jpg
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Outside the VA Hospital in Fayetteville, AR. Dates back to early 1970's, but hasn't worked in at least a decade.
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Natchez, MS
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Fayetteville, AR circa 1973 (next to right margin, about halfway down)
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wheres was that taken at?
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Leland, MS
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Vermillion, SD
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Leland, MS
If this is an old signal converted to a four-way stop flasher, why is it showing yellow?
Quote from: The High Plains Traveler on February 15, 2012, 10:52:07 PM
If this is an old signal converted to a four-way stop flasher, why is it showing yellow?
It looks to be flashing red. It seems that when they took the signals out of service, they moved the red lenses to the center sections.
Quote from: PennDOTFan on February 16, 2012, 06:25:02 AM
Quote from: The High Plains Traveler on February 15, 2012, 10:52:07 PM
If this is an old signal converted to a four-way stop flasher, why is it showing yellow?
It looks to be flashing red. It seems that when they took the signals out of service, they moved the red lenses to the center sections.
I won't argue with the logic, just my color perception. Looking above in the thread, there are photos with unambiguous red signal aspects showing, while the red in the stop sign vs. the color of the light in the same photo makes the light appear yellow. To me.
Upon first glance I too thought they were flashing yellow. I really had to stare at it to see the redness.
Quote from: signalman on February 17, 2012, 03:10:21 AM
Upon first glance I too thought they were flashing yellow. I really had to stare at it to see the redness.
This was the first one I had ever seen like that. So far, it's the
only one as well.
I found a pedestrian signal from the 1950's on somebody's tumblr page:
http://monkeypants.tumblr.com/post/18855969885/1950s
Quote from: D-Dey65 on July 07, 2012, 08:37:54 AM
I found a pedestrian signal from the 1950's on somebody's tumblr page:
http://monkeypants.tumblr.com/post/18855969885/1950s
Fayetteville, Arkansas has something like that until the early-mid 1970's
Quote from: US71 on July 07, 2012, 09:33:43 AM
Fayetteville, Arkansas has something like that until the early-mid 1970's
And I saw that in Central Park during the 1990's.
Quote from: D-Dey65 on July 07, 2012, 02:06:31 PM
Quote from: US71 on July 07, 2012, 09:33:43 AM
Fayetteville, Arkansas has something like that until the early-mid 1970's
And I saw that in Central Park during the 1990's.
I know which one you speak of. It was still standing as of March, 2001.
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Leland, MS
And I thought this was similar to Germany where "stop" or "priority" signs are mounted at traffic signals to indicate what to do when the light is out, and that was really a yellow light.
Not a bad idea, since so many people around where I live don't comprehend a 4-way stop when the lights are dark.
If you want Stop signs in traffic signals, I recommend this:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NB_4-Way_Stop;_SC_527_%26_US_301.JPG
SC used to use those a lot. I remember SC 38 between just south of Hamlet, NC, and Marion, SC, had a couple of these on the way. They used to have these STOP AHEAD signs that would put a great emphasis on STOP.
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Leland, MS
And I thought this was similar to Germany where "stop" or "priority" signs are mounted at traffic signals to indicate what to do when the light is out, and that was really a yellow light.
Not a bad idea, since so many people around where I live don't comprehend a 4-way stop when the lights are dark.
Red in traffic signals is slightly orange, and green is shifted slightly to blue. This is to aid red-green color blind drivers to distinguish the between the two. Since the red stop sign is a true red, the red signal close to it, will look more orange than if the sign were not there.
Not sure if this signal in downtown Seattle is old, but the "ONE WAY" sign sure seems old:
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Not a signal freak but I did come across this today:
It's an example of the G-YG-Y-RY-R phase that signals inside the Pittsburgh City Limits used in some neighborhoods until the mid-1980s.
This is from 1950.
http://pgdigs.tumblr.com/image/31395721775
I'm not sure what the limitations to the definition of "old" are here, but I love Virginia's 1980's-era signals with the large backplates, a quickly-disappearing phenomenon. Once prevalent all over Virginia, they are all but gone with the exception of continued prevalence in the Richmond suburbs.
These are all screen captures from Google Earth.
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This signal at US-60/Midlothian Tpk and Turner Rd in Chesterfield County has been replaced with new mast arms.
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Very dated sign for the shopping center and old Marbelite signals on US-250/W. Broad St. in Henricho County. Likely looks the same as the scene would've in the 1980s.
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Close up
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US-250 at Parham Rd - one of the few times I have ever seen the signals with huge backpates on mast arms. It never seemed to be a prevalent practice in Virgina. The only two other times I've seen this are at US-50/Arlington Blvd at Manchester St. and SR-784/Dale Blvd at Cloverdale St in Dale City (Replaced in the late 1990s).
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The pedistal signals in the median here used to be LFE Automatic signals with huge backplates. They were replaced with these Eagles in the late-2000's. On a side note, does anyone know the brand of signal indicated with the arrow? I've only seen it in Virginia, they were installed extensively in the 1990s.
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US 50/Arlington Blvd at Manchester St in Arlington. When I drove by this signal a few days ago, it was still standing but new mast arms were in the process of being installed.
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Unless I am mistaken, this will soon be the only remaining signal with large backplates in the Northern Virginia region. US-50 Emergency signal just west of SR-608/West Ox Road in Chantilly. Most were replaced by the early-to-mid 2000's.
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Another cool older VDOT-operated signal somewhere in Chesterfield County on US-1.
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Not an old signal, but in 2012, these McCains replaced what I believe were the final VDOT-operated Marbelites still in operation in Northern Virginia. As ubiquitous as McCains have become around here, at least the new signals retain the old practice of showing lane function with green arrows, particularly straight-ahead green arrows.
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I'd love to see some other old pics of signals in VA if people have them.
-Dan
Quote from: dfnva on January 29, 2013, 10:03:46 PM
On a side note, does anyone know the brand of signal indicated with the arrow? I've only seen it in Virginia, they were installed extensively in the 1990s.
If my eyes are correct, it looks to be a Winko-Matic. Upstate New York (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6540293869_c4d7390717_b.jpg) has a lot of them. As far as Virginia signals go, I think the Econolites (http://goo.gl/maps/zIO8o) look the best. I do have photos of other Virginia signals, but they aren't very great.
Thanks... They do look like the signals in the NY picture, so they must be Winko-Matic. I'd wondered that for quite some time. I wonder if they're still manufactured? I've not seen one installed in VA since the mid-1990's. They're rare here in Northern Virginia (most have been replaced) but somewhat common to find in the rest of the state, esp. in the Richmond suburbs (a treasure trove of old signals).
VDOT installed numerous Econolites in the late 1990s, esp. around Northern Virginia. I like the design of the button back, but most have not aged well with peeling paint on the signal housing and backplates appearing not many years after their installations.
-Dan
There are some old 12-8-8s still around central Virginia as well.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/8500844534/in/photostream
Old mast arm in Union, NJ.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/8500921274/in/photostream
Even older mast arm at another Union, NJ intersection with mix and match signal poles as the newer one is a trombone arm with horizontal heads attached as seen accomp'nling along with more present day arms seen in the distance.
Here are several great photographs of vintage signals that were once in use in the city of New York.
Close-up of a two-section (red and green) traffic signal from Ruleta. Equipped with vintage "ONE WAY" arrow signs, too. Photograph taken by George Marks. 1950s.
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A Ruleta suspended from a classic "wheelie" set-up. The Empire State building is in the background. 1948. Photograph from Fred Stein.
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Close-up of another Ruleta. Post-Barnes conversion. Photographer unknown. 1960s
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Brand new pair of neon pedestrian signals from Winkomatic, not to mention traffic signals from Marbelite. Manhattan, New York. 1955. Traffic commissioner (then) T.T. Wiley activated the signalized intersection in this photograph as people around him watched.
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Another classic neon pedestrian signal from Winkomatic. At the corner of Delancey Street and Orchard Street. Manhattan, New York. Early 1980s. Photograph taken by Erik Falkensteen.
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Three-way traffic signal cluster that only showed red and green signal indications. Suspended from a modern guy wire set-up. The well known overlap (red and green both lit) is shown in the photograph. This one was once in service on Rockaway Beach Blvd. in the Rockaways of Queens, New York. I remember I once saw it in person many years ago. Photograph taken by Jeff Saltzman. Late 1990s.
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Classic pair of Marbelite model LPS-20 pedestrian signals from Queens, New York. Photograph from the collection of Joe Testagrose. Circa 1971 These were common to see throughout the five boroughs from the 1960s until the early 1980s.
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Pair of neon Winkomatic pedestrian signals and traffic signals from Marbelite. Manhattan, New York. Pre-Barnes conversion. 1950s. Photographer unknown.
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Classic "Mercury signal" on 5th Avenue in the city of New York. Year unknown. Photographer unknown. Such a classic set-up that I am quite fond of.
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Those were some great vintage photos. Thanks for sharing those :D
There were several installations with an unusual mast arm type that was prevalent throughout parts of downtown Detroit from the late 1970's/early 1980's until the mid 2000's, though this one at Griswold, Grand River and Shelby Streets (next to Capitol Park) held on until at least the winter of 2011-12, as you can see newer mast arms (though without signal heads yet):
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Closeup:
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Was this mast arm type installed elsewhere? I know of a similar (maybe even identical) type that was installed in the downtowns of Cincinnati and San Francisco.
Quote from: MDOTFanFB on March 21, 2013, 04:04:40 PM
Was this mast arm type installed elsewhere? I know of a similar (maybe even identical) type that was installed in the downtowns of Cincinnati and San Francisco.
Yes. A similar set-up is currently in use within the city of New York. Queens to be exact.
Here's an example from Queens. At Parsons Blvd. and Jamaica Avenue. It was first introduced and installed in the 1980s.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=parsons+blvd+and+jamaica+avenue&hl=en&ll=40.703323,-73.800277&spn=0.008459,0.019741&hnear=Jamaica+Ave+%26+Parsons+Blvd,+Queens,+New+York+11432&gl=us&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.703323,-73.800277&panoid=1Meu0yTJxpMtNob8cKe5yw&cbp=12,357.79,,0,-2.51
It's funny, but the day or two after reading all about the old NY two-phase signal, I finally saw one of the modern ones facing a driveway exit, coming north off the Greenpoint Ave. bridge:
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=40.734129,-73.937876&spn=0.001037,0.002237&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=35.278005,73.300781&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.734253,-73.937972&panoid=l8N0JJWwtCLbMu-qAibo6Q&cbp=12,167.01,,0,-7.45
Here are some more photographs of vintage traffic signals from New York City.
Classic four-way, two-section (red and green) Ruleta at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Avenue J. Brooklyn, New York. Circa 1972. Photograph from the collection of Joe Testagrose.
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A Ruleta suspended from a classic "wheelie" set-up and a three-way Marbelite traffic signal cluster (bottom right hand corner) from Harlem, New York. 1985. Photograph taken by Matt Weber.
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A Ruleta and its overlap (red and green both lit). Photograph from Life. Circa 1957.
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Marbelite traffic signals that were originally painted dark olive green. Pre-Barnes conversion. 1959. Brooklyn, New York. Photograph from Brooklyn Historical Society.
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An interesting set-up of Marbelite traffic signals at Rockaway Pkwy. and Glenwood Rd. Brooklyn, New York. 1971. Photograph from the collection of Joe Testagrose.
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Quote from: M3019C LPS20 on March 21, 2013, 11:43:41 PM
A Ruleta suspended from a classic "wheelie" set-up and a three-way Marbelite traffic signal cluster (bottom right hand corner) from Harlem, New York. 1985. Photograph taken by Matt Weber.
a two-section as late as 1985? wow. when did the last of those go away from New York City?
I remember in Dedham, MA (I believe on Washington St., MA-1A) there was a two-section well into the 90s, its post enclosed in a concrete cylinder in the middle of the junction.
something similar was around in Hershey, PA in 2006.
Any pics with the green on top, yellow in middle, red on bottom? Anadarko, Oklahoma, had these back in the 60's and 70's. I am sure other towns used them. I wish I had a picture of them to post.
Quote from: leroys73 on March 22, 2013, 11:10:12 AM
Any pics with the green on top, yellow in middle, red on bottom? Anadarko, Oklahoma, had these back in the 60's and 70's. I am sure other towns used them. I wish I had a picture of them to post.
The Irish part of Syracuse NY have them
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Quote from: agentsteel53 on March 22, 2013, 09:59:51 AM
Quote from: M3019C LPS20 on March 21, 2013, 11:43:41 PM
A Ruleta suspended from a classic "wheelie" set-up and a three-way Marbelite traffic signal cluster (bottom right hand corner) from Harlem, New York. 1985. Photograph taken by Matt Weber.
a two-section as late as 1985? wow. when did the last of those go away from New York City?
2007. The remaining survivors in the early to mid 2000s were mainly in Ozone Park and the Rockaways of Queens, New York.
Quote from: M3019C LPS20 on March 22, 2013, 01:47:01 PM
2007. The remaining survivors in the early to mid 2000s were mainly in Ozone Park and the Rockaways of Queens, New York.
dang... never noticed it.
do you have any photos of old signs as well as signals?
Quote from: agentsteel53 on March 22, 2013, 01:50:20 PM
do you have any photos of old signs as well as signals?
I have some pictures of my vintage street signs that saw service in different areas of New York City. I'll also own a couple of signals that saw service. I'll post them later.
Quote from: M3019C LPS20 on March 22, 2013, 03:04:07 PM
I have some pictures of my vintage street signs that saw service in different areas of New York City. I'll also own a couple of signals that saw service. I'll post them later.
awesome!
I remember once someone posting a photo here of a cutout NY-9x shield (where x is one of the suffix letters. 9N?) that survives into the 2000s. anyone got that one?
Here are some pictures of my vintage street signs from New York City.
Beige porcelain street sign from Manhattan, New York. Late 1940s to early 1950s.
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My set of porcelain "humpback" street signs. 1920s to 1930s. Wythe Avenue/N. 15th Street is from Brooklyn, while Nagle Avenue/Sickles Street is from Manhattan. Finally, Banyer Place/Croes Avenue is from the Bronx.
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Vintage porcelain street signs from Queens, New York. The top one is from the 1950s, while the bottom one dates back to late 1930s or so.
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My set of "color coded" street signs. One from each borough of the city of New York. 1960s to 1970s. From top to bottom, "225 ST" is from Queens, while "E 57 ST" is from Manhattan. Next, "MILL LA" is from Staten Island, while "MORRIS AV" is from the Bronx. Last, but not least, "FOSTER AV" is from Brooklyn.
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1950s "ONE WAY" arrow sign. This kind is my favorite that was used in the city.
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Vintage pedestrian push button signs. The one on the right dates back to 1969, while the green sign is perhaps slightly older than it. Note that each one uses the old "DEPT OF TRAFFIC" label. Street signs today in the city now use "DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION."
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This pedestrian push button that I have was once equipped with the pedestrian push button sign that you just saw (on the right). Dates back to 1969, too.
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1950s "NO PARKING" sign. Uses the old label from D.O.T. as well.
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I also mentioned that I have some vintage signal equipment that is from the city. Here, a handful of pictures of what I own.
Vintage four-way, two-section (red and green) traffic signal from the Ruleta company. 1930s.
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Electro-mechanical signal controller from G.T.E. Made for New York City.
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1969 Marbelite M-3019C electro-mechanical signal controller.
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Marbelite LPS-20 pedestrian signal. From New York City. Has decal inside of the housing
that generally states it was the city's property when it was in useful service. It was manufactured by Marbelite in 1975.
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Quote from: Big John on March 22, 2013, 11:55:05 AM
Quote from: leroys73 on March 22, 2013, 11:10:12 AM
Any pics with the green on top, yellow in middle, red on bottom? Anadarko, Oklahoma, had these back in the 60's and 70's. I am sure other towns used them. I wish I had a picture of them to post.
The Irish part of Syracuse NY have them
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Thanks Big John. It is hard to believe they are still used.
Suspended three-way, two-section Ruleta traffic signal cluster at Amboy Rd. and Giffords La. Staten Island, New York. 1930s The single-faced traffic signal to bottom left faces Brown Avenue. From N.Y.P.L. digital gallery.
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Four-way Ruleta with angled signal sections and louvers at the corner of Post Avenue and and Jewett Avenue. Staten Island, New York. 1955. From NYC.gov/records. I really like this one.
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Quote from: MDOTFanFB on March 21, 2013, 04:04:40 PM
There were several installations with an unusual mast arm type that was prevalent throughout parts of downtown Detroit from the late 1970's/early 1980's until the mid 2000's, though this one at Griswold, Grand River and Shelby Streets (next to Capitol Park) held on until at least the winter of 2011-12, as you can see newer mast arms (though without signal heads yet):
Was this mast arm type installed elsewhere? I know of a similar (maybe even identical) type that was installed in the downtowns of Cincinnati and San Francisco.
They look like a similar style from the downtowns of Tampa, Miami and Jacksonville.
Tampa: http://goo.gl/maps/SNJBi
Miami: http://goo.gl/maps/WyqSw
Jax: http://goo.gl/maps/QBNF9
In early days it was common for the main street to have red on the top and the side street with red on the bottom. A four way signal could be used with just three bulbs, and often a simple E/M controller was included in the housing so you could just hang it and wire it to the mains.
A pair of dark olive green neon pedestrian signals from the Winko-Matic company. Manhattan, New York. Late 1950s.
This particular kind was first introduced in the city around 1955, and it eventually became widespread throughout the rest of the city in later years. It remained in useful service until the early 1980s. Personally one of my favorite kinds of pedestrian signals that was in use in the city. I'd love to own from the city someday.
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A yard with retired Marbelite LPS-20 pedestrian signals. Circa 1983. Brooklyn, New York. In the early 1980s, New York City removed all of its pedestrian signals from service (mainly Marbelite LPS-20 pedestrian signals) and replaced them with new (then) Winko-Matic 16" VI 2L AG pedestrian signals. By 1985, the entire conversion was finished.
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Here's a couple of old pics of traffic lights in Havana, Cuba before 1959 (notice Canada Dry was there and all the cars are U.S. made):
http://www.therealcuba.com/CARLOSIIIEDIFMASONICOENCONSTR.jpg
http://www.therealcuba.com/PaseodelPrado.jpg :coffee:
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 23, 2011, 07:04:53 PM
Here's two old traffic lights that I photographed back on Sunday.
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Sadly, these lights are now gone. :( Was at that intersection the other day and they've been replaced with all new lights.
Here's a few from Rockford, Illinois, the regional capital of old and odd traffic signals.
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Quote from: Brandon on July 14, 2013, 05:33:41 PM
Here's a few from Rockford, Illinois, the regional capital of old and odd traffic signals.
I love those older-style post signals.
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Lyons, IL
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Except the 3/5 combos like this in Matteson, IL :(
Quote from: Tom on June 22, 2013, 09:28:16 PM
Here's a couple of old pics of traffic lights in Havana, Cuba before 1959 (notice Canada Dry was there and all the cars are U.S. made):
http://www.therealcuba.com/CARLOSIIIEDIFMASONICOENCONSTR.jpg
http://www.therealcuba.com/PaseodelPrado.jpg :coffee:
These vintage beauties are still in Fayette, Ohio, as of 2014 (not my photo):
http://web.archive.org/web/20090830044708/http://geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2153/fayette.jpg :coffee:
Quote from: Ian on November 29, 2010, 03:16:20 PM
A few really old ones in my area...
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How old are the signals in those pictures? They look 1970s-ish to me.
Quote from: US71 on July 14, 2013, 11:45:25 PM
Quote from: Brandon on July 14, 2013, 05:33:41 PM
Here's a few from Rockford, Illinois, the regional capital of old and odd traffic signals.
I love those older-style post signals.
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Lyons, IL
These look like Frankensignals.
Washington St. in Hoboken has some old ones - and most intersections on this street only have a single overhead signal off to one side.
This looks to be the oldest:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.737311,-74.029972&spn=0.000008,0.006539&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.737221,-74.031022&panoid=CVkcRAU6dDD-jeNqZuAFbA&cbp=12,12.87,,0,2.31 (https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.737311,-74.029972&spn=0.000008,0.006539&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.737221,-74.031022&panoid=CVkcRAU6dDD-jeNqZuAFbA&cbp=12,12.87,,0,2.31)
NYC blows it out of the water, but these are old for NJ. Not sure why they've stuck with only one signal per intersection on this very busy street. Apparently style over safety.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Iselin,+Woodbridge+Township,+NJ/@40.5732234,-74.3320921,3a,75y,270h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1se3d-bleIUoUaLuVtEHO8qQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c3b683d3f8e567:0xedc14288e37cf1d7
Here is still one left on CR 604 in Iselin, NJ. Also to note that there is a wire above providing a conduit to the far right signal.
Years ago the signal on the left was the only one there, and I guess the Township of Woodbridge who owns the signal did not want to spend extra money to run a conduit under the pavement to the added signal assembly so they did it cheaply.
Boy, do I have a lot to contribute to this thread when I get home! Here's a few that I've taken pictures of here in the North Alabama region for now:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/14261582498_cf3bdf7263.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nJfkBq)Crouse-hinds Art Deco 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/nJfkBq) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/9372294685_3f62466c36.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/fhcsFF)12-8-8 Eagle Flat-back Traffic Lights (https://flic.kr/p/fhcsFF) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5331/9372295071_f872e4fdc9.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/fhcsNk)Eagle 4-ways (https://flic.kr/p/fhcsNk) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5497/9372297987_ff6ec1afaa.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/fhctEB)8 inch Eagle Flat-back Traffic Light (https://flic.kr/p/fhctEB) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3803/9372297541_fd1cd71766.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/fhctwV)TSI 3-way (https://flic.kr/p/fhctwV) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3826/9372297663_913a71619a.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/fhctz2)TSI 3-way and 12-8-8 Eagle Flat-back Traffic Lights (https://flic.kr/p/fhctz2) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3784/9372369197_21fbeb1049.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/fhcQQn)Eagle 4-ways (https://flic.kr/p/fhcQQn) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3784/9440117252_d83f2e84fc.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/foc4Yh)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Art Deco Signal (https://flic.kr/p/foc4Yh) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5534/9440117164_b7960e74b8.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/foc4WL)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Art Deco Signal (https://flic.kr/p/foc4WL) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7312/9437334223_b5ca2a5a96.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/fnWNF2)Abandoned Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/fnWNF2) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3852/14558148177_9a589f48e6.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/obsjfM)Crouse-hinds DT 3-way (https://flic.kr/p/obsjfM) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3870/15089580035_eb7cb0380a.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oZq3r2)GE Traffic Lights (https://flic.kr/p/oZq3r2) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3894/14902933750_c1289be724.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oGVqZC)Durasig Pedestrain Signal (https://flic.kr/p/oGVqZC) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2925/14447064814_817b0afdbd.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/o1CZ3o)Crouse-hinds Art Deco 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/o1CZ3o) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
And here are some old Crouse-hinds pedestrian signals in Carlisle, PA:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5347/9257701652_2ccda8803e.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/f759aJ)Crouse-hinds Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/f759aJ) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3755/9254921143_6373a33430.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/f6PTBV)Crouse-hinds Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/f6PTBV) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7445/9257700890_55539c0de6.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/f758WA)Crouse-hinds Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/f758WA) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7398/9254920813_fda38b8c22.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/f6PTwe)Crouse-hinds Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/f6PTwe) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3705/9254921395_cc58d9127c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/f6PTGg)Crouse-hinds Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/f6PTGg) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/people/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Old, and no longer active:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=39.891242,-75.162531&spn=0.000001,0.000817&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=39.891242,-75.162659&panoid=XQoekYDZ1zV5h43gbRvJog&cbp=12,227.92,,0,6.47 (https://www.google.com/maps?ll=39.891242,-75.162531&spn=0.000001,0.000817&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=39.891242,-75.162659&panoid=XQoekYDZ1zV5h43gbRvJog&cbp=12,227.92,,0,6.47)
(I think I posted these before - I think a deactivated signals thread or something like that...).
I have a couple of shots from Mayville, North Dakota, taken in 2003 and 2013. What I actually remember most about this is its EXTREMELY loud controller making very loud solenoid-y noises as it stepped through phases. There wasn't nearly enough traffic to warrant a signal here, though I'm guessing at some point in the semi-distant past, the multi-state Hwy 200 was routed through this intersection (it's now a few blocks south).
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/81/226883259_e76aec4630_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/m3Quk)
Mayville, North Dakota (https://flic.kr/p/m3Quk) by afiler (https://www.flickr.com/people/99909734@N00/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7536/15807773361_907a659494_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/q5SYhz)
Mayville, North Dakota (https://flic.kr/p/q5SYhz) by afiler (https://www.flickr.com/people/99909734@N00/), on Flickr
Ashville, Ohio traffic light used from 1932 to 1982.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm1.staticflickr.com%2F2%2F1562469_7d10c33c3b_o.jpg&hash=3ed1bab6d5b7d2ae8d6646cdfc59f0db91c02dae)
The signal from the left is from the 70s:
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2925/13985451547_07a79f096e.jpg
More signals from the 1970s: http://rs29.pbsrc.com/albums/c266/Macsignals/Delaware%20Lehigh%20and%20Skuykill%20River%20Valley%20Signals/Levittown/100_5249.jpg~320x480
Notice how the backplate faded over the course of 40 years:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/Macsignals/100_7072.jpg
Another 40-year-old traffic signal, this one is Crouse-Hids:
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/328/8/4/12_inch_crouse_hinds_type_m_traffic_light_by_2001_acsiren-d6vi5vz.jpg
Quote from: traffic light guy on January 25, 2015, 01:10:30 PM
Another 40-year-old traffic signal, this one is Crouse-Hids:
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/328/8/4/12_inch_crouse_hinds_type_m_traffic_light_by_2001_acsiren-d6vi5vz.jpg
Lol, I took that picture. That's actually from the 1960s, I believe.
Also, here are a few more old Alabama signals:
Crouse-hinds Type-M 4-way with double reds in Leighton:
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8741/16924786586_4e381d6401.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rMzXph)Crouse-hinds Type-M 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/rMzXph) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8754/16743371387_61bd059d3d.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rvy9Z2)Crouse-hinds Type-M 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/rvy9Z2) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Crouse-hinds Art-deco cluster in a permanent flash mode in Birmingham:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/462/19586108394_ef372336b1.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vQKVE3)Crouse-hinds Art-Deco Cluster (https://flic.kr/p/vQKVE3) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/447/20182502016_367c75a380.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wKsAGG)Crouse-hinds Art-Deco Cluster (https://flic.kr/p/wKsAGG) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/409/20020729728_3d595efff2.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wvatrj)Crouse-hinds Art-Deco Cluster (https://flic.kr/p/wvatrj) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
One of Birmingham's dozen-or-so remaining 4-ways:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/328/20020745620_814fed2aff.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wvayaj)Crouse-hinds DT 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/wvayaj) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/491/19586110404_d177c85e0b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vQKWfG)Crouse-hinds DT 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/vQKWfG) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/456/20200575262_e7087284e4.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wM4efo)Crouse-hinds DT 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/wM4efo) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Another one:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/342/20214456461_35051568f4.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wNhnDp)Crouse-hinds Art-deco 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/wNhnDp) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/314/20182462746_5476b209a0.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wKsp2C)Crouse-hinds Art-deco 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/wKsp2C) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Some old Eagle signals in Opelika, AL:
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3827/19777728696_5b0b68ce82.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/w8G2Gm)Eagle 4-way and Eagle Flat-back Cluster (https://flic.kr/p/w8G2Gm) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/475/19615899368_61a327c9c3.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vToBtw)Eagle 4-way and Eagle Flat-back Cluster (https://flic.kr/p/vToBtw) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Some abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M beacons in Birmingham:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/292/19396663448_6dca929785.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vy1YgS)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M Beacons (https://flic.kr/p/vy1YgS) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/449/19588937121_5d46d6312e.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vR1qxc)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M Beacons (https://flic.kr/p/vR1qxc) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/536/19584637535_1e39eca2fc.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vQCoqp)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/vQCoqp) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/19588937531_1c8f6931ea.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vR1qEg)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/vR1qEg) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3679/19584637635_f7cb4c9551.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vQCos8)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/vQCos8) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Some abandoned neon pedestrian signals made by Krossgard in Albertville (as far as anyone's aware, these are the only two remaining ones in the wild):
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5487/18662420179_d926614a7a.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ur8Mka)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signals (https://flic.kr/p/ur8Mka) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3931/18843460772_12f8cc3d68.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/uH8EoG)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/uH8EoG) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5608/18662419639_d81a581949.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ur8MaR)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/ur8MaR) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3857/18848585965_7477050c0f.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/uHzVW6)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/uHzVW6) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5567/18843460562_1c142b5248.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/uH8Ek5)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/uH8Ek5) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5338/18822341436_7fd11e89f9.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/uFgqmd)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/uFgqmd) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3854/18227956713_673ce9c36f.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/tLK3tK)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/tLK3tK) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5460/18848585035_990fc3af6f.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/uHzVE4)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/uHzVE4) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3816/18226003184_97a59a1199.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/tLz2Ld)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/tLz2Ld) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Quote from: freebrickproductions on August 31, 2015, 08:11:53 PM
[/url]Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/uHzVE4) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3816/18226003184_97a59a1199.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/tLz2Ld)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/tLz2Ld) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
I kinda chuckled when I saw that this ped signal was manufactured in Cleveland, OH, yet I don't even think any municipality in the Metro Cleveland area ever used this particular model!!
Quote from: freebrickproductions on August 31, 2015, 08:11:53 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on January 25, 2015, 01:10:30 PM
Another 40-year-old traffic signal, this one is Crouse-Hids:
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/328/8/4/12_inch_crouse_hinds_type_m_traffic_light_by_2001_acsiren-d6vi5vz.jpg
Lol, I took that picture. That's actually from the 1960s, I believe.
Also, here are a few more old Alabama signals:
Crouse-hinds Type-M 4-way with double reds in Leighton:
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8741/16924786586_4e381d6401.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rMzXph)Crouse-hinds Type-M 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/rMzXph) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8754/16743371387_61bd059d3d.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rvy9Z2)Crouse-hinds Type-M 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/rvy9Z2) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Crouse-hinds Art-deco cluster in a permanent flash mode in Birmingham:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/462/19586108394_ef372336b1.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vQKVE3)Crouse-hinds Art-Deco Cluster (https://flic.kr/p/vQKVE3) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/447/20182502016_367c75a380.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wKsAGG)Crouse-hinds Art-Deco Cluster (https://flic.kr/p/wKsAGG) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/409/20020729728_3d595efff2.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wvatrj)Crouse-hinds Art-Deco Cluster (https://flic.kr/p/wvatrj) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
One of Birmingham's dozen-or-so remaining 4-ways:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/328/20020745620_814fed2aff.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wvayaj)Crouse-hinds DT 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/wvayaj) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/491/19586110404_d177c85e0b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vQKWfG)Crouse-hinds DT 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/vQKWfG) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/456/20200575262_e7087284e4.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wM4efo)Crouse-hinds DT 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/wM4efo) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Another one:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/342/20214456461_35051568f4.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wNhnDp)Crouse-hinds Art-deco 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/wNhnDp) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/314/20182462746_5476b209a0.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wKsp2C)Crouse-hinds Art-deco 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/wKsp2C) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Some old Eagle signals in Opelika, AL:
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3827/19777728696_5b0b68ce82.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/w8G2Gm)Eagle 4-way and Eagle Flat-back Cluster (https://flic.kr/p/w8G2Gm) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/475/19615899368_61a327c9c3.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vToBtw)Eagle 4-way and Eagle Flat-back Cluster (https://flic.kr/p/vToBtw) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Some abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M beacons in Birmingham:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/292/19396663448_6dca929785.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vy1YgS)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M Beacons (https://flic.kr/p/vy1YgS) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/449/19588937121_5d46d6312e.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vR1qxc)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M Beacons (https://flic.kr/p/vR1qxc) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/536/19584637535_1e39eca2fc.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vQCoqp)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/vQCoqp) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/19588937531_1c8f6931ea.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vR1qEg)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/vR1qEg) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3679/19584637635_f7cb4c9551.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vQCos8)Abandoned Crouse-hinds Type-M Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/vQCos8) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Some abandoned neon pedestrian signals made by Krossgard in Albertville (as far as anyone's aware, these are the only two remaining ones in the wild):
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5487/18662420179_d926614a7a.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ur8Mka)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signals (https://flic.kr/p/ur8Mka) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3931/18843460772_12f8cc3d68.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/uH8EoG)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/uH8EoG) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5608/18662419639_d81a581949.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ur8MaR)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/ur8MaR) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3857/18848585965_7477050c0f.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/uHzVW6)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/uHzVW6) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5567/18843460562_1c142b5248.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/uH8Ek5)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/uH8Ek5) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5338/18822341436_7fd11e89f9.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/uFgqmd)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/uFgqmd) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3854/18227956713_673ce9c36f.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/tLK3tK)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/tLK3tK) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5460/18848585035_990fc3af6f.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/uHzVE4)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/uHzVE4) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3816/18226003184_97a59a1199.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/tLz2Ld)Abandoned Krossgard Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/tLz2Ld) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
I'm not sure if that signal was from the 1960s, since I recall Philly's earliest mast-arm installations being in the early-1970s, Maybe that signal was originally post-mounted and then put on a mast sometime in the '70s, but the Eagle Flatback mast-arm installations I know are legit 1970s.
Oh and the signals in your picturers are pretty damn ancient, I believe that CH Art Decos and 4-Ways date all the way back to the 1940s! Same with the Eagle 4-Ways, but for that 12" Eagle Flatback cluster is very old, but not to old, probably installed around 1970.
North Philly has a few pretty old ones left, I saw a set of post-mounted Crouse-Hinds Type Ms (1960s probably?), but as of this past summer they got replaced by Econolites. The oldest ones I saw are '70s-vintage 12" Eagle flatback mast-arm installations, if not that then post-mounted Eagle Marks.
The double reds were popular in parts of Arkansas in the mid-60's to mid 70's. The
Crouse-hinds DT 4-way looks similar to one that used to be in Humboldt, TN
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 11, 2015, 12:16:56 AM
Same with the Eagle 4-Ways, but for that 12" Eagle Flatback cluster is very old, but not to old, probably installed around 1970.
The Flat-back Cluster is actually 8 inch.
Here are a few more old signals:
Some Econolite E-8 pedestrian signals in Tuscaloosa, AL:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/772/22604696074_303b0caa6b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AruYBd)Econolite E-8 Pedestrian Signals (https://flic.kr/p/AruYBd) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/591/22838998787_ec077d2392.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ANcQDa)Econolite E-8 Pedestrian Signals (https://flic.kr/p/ANcQDa) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/598/22838998607_8b427a7230.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ANcQA4)Econolite E-8 Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/ANcQA4) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5688/22865170609_95c245b9be.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AQvYBt)Econolite E-8 Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/AQvYBt) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
A restored Crouse-hinds Art-deco 4-way in Sheffield, AL:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5819/21629815154_84502c9e85.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/yXmstu)Restored Crouse-hinds Art-deco 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/yXmstu) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5829/22239754522_4f7d0dcf95.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/zTfycu)Restored Crouse-hinds Art-deco 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/zTfycu) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5798/22064530110_01fb4abc55.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/zBLu5W)Restored Crouse-hinds Art-deco 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/zBLu5W) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Some 8 inch Eagle Flat-backs with square visors in downtown Nashville, TN:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/515/19580357264_f8d1c8d98f.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vQfs3C)Eagle Flat-back Traffic Lights (https://flic.kr/p/vQfs3C) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3693/20194825562_7111610c17.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wLxL4C)Eagle Flat-back Traffic Light (https://flic.kr/p/wLxL4C) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/431/20176755006_d8e084aeba.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wJX9jj)Eagle Flat-back Traffic Light (https://flic.kr/p/wJX9jj) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/511/20016415669_721d868233.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wuMn1Z)Eagle Flat-back Traffic Lights (https://flic.kr/p/wuMn1Z) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Some neon ICC pedestrian signals in Florence, AL (since upgraded to countdownless LEDs):
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8711/16311245993_072c3e832d.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qRnpac)Neon ICC Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/qRnpac) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7586/16905362696_882c18875b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rKSpmC)Neon ICC Pedestrian Signals (https://flic.kr/p/rKSpmC) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8721/16743615568_ee763c8cc5.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rvzpz3)Neon ICC Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/rvzpz3) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8751/16930310141_52e41dae37.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rN5gmZ)Neon ICC Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/rN5gmZ) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
A restored Crouse-hinds Type-M 4-way double beacon in Florence, AL. This signal used to be a three-section, three-color signal, but the intersection it was at was turned into a 4-way stop. At least Florence decided to keep it!
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8735/16311246993_89038b30b1.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qRnpsr)Crouse-hinds Type-M 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/qRnpsr) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8740/16723961777_5c69a3545d.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rtQFbz)Crouse-hinds Type-M 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/rtQFbz) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
TSI 4-way in Florence, AL:
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8724/16931283515_641a1e700c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rNafHi)TSI 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/rNafHi) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7607/16745085189_9636b3fcfc.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rvGWrk)TSI 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/rvGWrk) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Eagle 4-way in Florence, AL:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7610/16743849080_817d4070c7.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rvAAZ7)Eagle 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/rvAAZ7) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7613/16311247213_3235ebaefe.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qRnpwe)Eagle 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/qRnpwe) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Eagle 4-way in Albertville, AL. This is the last 4-way in Albertville.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3928/15450314676_5dc52c394f.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pxhUgN)Eagle 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/pxhUgN) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3936/15470267081_80c7f646b0.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pz4aqM)Eagle 4-way (https://flic.kr/p/pz4aqM) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Crouse-hinds DT double beacon in Fort Payne, AL:
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3956/15473684626_ca5eab006f.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pzmFkY)Crouse-hinds DT 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/pzmFkY) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5598/15473684526_b4fdc694f7.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pzmFjf)Crouse-hinds DT 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/pzmFjf) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Eagle 3-way beacon in Fort Payne, AL:
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3935/15310260700_bd5fe2a4ca.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pjV675)Eagle 3-way Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/pjV675) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3951/15496823195_4fb3099117.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pBpgCP)Eagle 3-way Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/pBpgCP) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Crouse-hinds DT and Eagle 4-ways at two intersections one block apart in Fort Payne, AL:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5598/15310243047_ab292fc1e4.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pjUZRH)Crouse-hinds DT and Eagle 4-ways (https://flic.kr/p/pjUZRH) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3947/15496467582_bacc988921.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pBnrVy)Crouse-hinds DT and Eagle 4-ways (https://flic.kr/p/pBnrVy) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3934/15310167028_7c9e6fd241.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pjUBg3)Crouse-hinds DT and Eagle 4-ways (https://flic.kr/p/pjUBg3) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2947/15310167268_d43f49fe28.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pjUBkb)Crouse-hinds DT and Eagle 4-ways (https://flic.kr/p/pjUBkb) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
Darley C810 3-way double beacon in Fort Payne, AL. This is the last Darley signal in service in Alabama. It could also be a Darley E-326 signal, but I'm not sure.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2946/15310103370_b4aa2e3c70.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pjUhku)Darley c810 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/pjUhku) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3942/15496825685_962cfa042b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pBphnK)Darley c810 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/pBphnK) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5615/15493674261_de6826ac0a.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pB88yR)Darley c810 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/pB88yR) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5615/15496464522_e18a9fed55.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pBnr1N)Darley c810 4-way Double Beacon (https://flic.kr/p/pBnr1N) by freebrickproductions (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96431468@N06/), on Flickr
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2940/14629715314_d10a1b7f0c_z_d.jpg)
Perry, OK
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2812/10601140396_0ee2b5021e_z_d.jpg)
Medford, OK (no longer exists)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3244/2296469971_104ec7bdc9_z_d.jpg)
Clarksville, AR
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3517/3977212106_9eb7ebf47f_z_d.jpg)
Clarinda, IA
Meyersdale, PA - since been replaced
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3470/3377786980_a5211b7083_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/69u3oy)
Meyersdale, PA (https://flic.kr/p/69u3oy) by Jon Dawson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmd41280/), on Flickr
Springdale, PA
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6786864160_68f014918a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/bkJsgj)
Springdale, PA (https://flic.kr/p/bkJsgj) by Jon Dawson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmd41280/), on Flickr
Toronto, OH
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4007/5127416243_3efa4f2db6_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/8P6mdk)
Toronto, OH (https://flic.kr/p/8P6mdk) by Jon Dawson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmd41280/), on Flickr
Ravenna, OH
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8167/7390861754_1ca291c710_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/cg76GW)
Ravenna, OH (https://flic.kr/p/cg76GW) by Jon Dawson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmd41280/), on Flickr
At the corner of Arch and Monroe Streets in New Britain, CT, during a morning power outage in the summer of 2013. I'm almost positive that these same signals were there in 1978.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FPLX7qOs.jpg&hash=ea9005fe10adbf50105066813b9356950c684b3c)
Quote from: jmd41280 on March 05, 2016, 10:01:20 PM
Ravenna, OH
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8167/7390861754_1ca291c710_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/cg76GW)
Ravenna, OH (https://flic.kr/p/cg76GW) by Jon Dawson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmd41280/), on Flickr
The city bought, reburbished and used those old signals fo a few years until another streets cape project wiped them out with new signals that have the new ODOT yellow-bordered backplates.
Quote from: Ian on October 05, 2009, 09:43:32 PM
(this is one of my favorites since it shows the older 50's generation arrows)
Those aren't 50s-generation arrows, that configuration was installed in the early-70s, plus the broad arrows got phased out with LEDs.
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 28, 2016, 01:04:02 AM
Quote from: Ian on October 05, 2009, 09:43:32 PM
(this is one of my favorites since it shows the older 50's generation arrows)
Those aren't 50s-generation arrows, that configuration was installed in the early-70s, plus the broad arrows got phased out with LEDs.
Wow, I made that post almost 7 years ago...
Some old 70s-era Illinois trusses with the original signal attached:
https://goo.gl/maps/3vHxANJfaYx
(Posting this because signals mentioned in old posts from ~6 years ago have been replaced. This signal is still intact)
Cape Cod has a few old signal arrays.
Here's one in Chatham near my vacation home:
https://goo.gl/maps/ovUScXGTaTu (https://goo.gl/maps/ovUScXGTaTu)
Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 28, 2016, 08:31:05 PM
Some old 70s-era Illinois trusses with the original signal attached:
https://goo.gl/maps/3vHxANJfaYx
(Posting this because signals mentioned in old posts from ~6 years ago have been replaced. This signal is still intact)
Wow, and those are still hung by the red. The only thing they're missing to be completely retro is the 12-8-8 three lamp side signals.
Quote from: Brandon on March 30, 2016, 12:29:46 PM
Wow, and those are still hung by the red. The only thing they're missing to be completely retro is the 12-8-8 three lamp side signals.
These aren't current, but before DuPage County redid 55th St in Westmont, 55th and Cass had some really old and interesting signals. The post-mounted 5-section heads were 12-8-8-12-12. Idk if I've ever seen that before, anywhere else.
https://goo.gl/maps/F8z6B9pTy832
Thank goodness for the GSV wayback-machine. :clap:
(https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/11032321_10207747734763790_111710138868058224_n.jpg?oh=9c7c7daced38edcb694562d6c5b2b962&oe=57797965)
Just south of Jonesboro, AR at an auto body shop. Fully operational.
Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 30, 2016, 02:48:28 PM
Quote from: Brandon on March 30, 2016, 12:29:46 PM
Wow, and those are still hung by the red. The only thing they're missing to be completely retro is the 12-8-8 three lamp side signals.
These aren't current, but before DuPage County redid 55th St in Westmont, 55th and Cass had some really old and interesting signals. The post-mounted 5-section heads were 12-8-8-12-12. Idk if I've ever seen that before, anywhere else.
https://goo.gl/maps/F8z6B9pTy832
Thank goodness for the GSV wayback-machine. :clap:
Nice find. There were a few more locations like that, but University Pkwy and IL-53 in Romeoville used to have a 12-8-8-8 setup with, I kid you not, an 8 inch arrow, green only, no yellow.
I found this one last week on Central at 35th: https://goo.gl/maps/mFda6DbTQu92
Very classic Illinois, with the 12-8-8 side signals.
A signal on Lalor and Beatty Streets in Trenton: Street faces a one-way street going the opposite way. you have a 4 headed signal with green left and right arrows overhead, but standard RYG signals on posts. Argument could be made 3 headed post signals are for pedestrians, but then that would conflict with the green arrows for motorists.
https://goo.gl/maps/nxKmAVUJwxA2
https://goo.gl/maps/xgGY6TRtkGH2
I'm not much a traffic light guy. But even I knew this relic on Alabama Street at Fort Boulevard in Central El Paso has been around a while.
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I'm interested to hear what y'all think of it.
^^ That truss just screams Wisconsin.
Nice find with that Econolite Bullseye signal!
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8872/28374122842_95f6687965_z_d.jpg)
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Alton, IL
Here is an old dummy directional signal in Latrobe, PA. It stands at the point where PA 981 splits into dual one-way streets entering downtown Latrobe.
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8006/29277295595_6aa4a5aee6_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LB8MYx)
Dummy Light Directional Signal - Latrobe, PA (https://flic.kr/p/LB8MYx) by Jon Dawson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmd41280/), on Flickr
PA has quite a few older setups surviving:
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These will all be replaced by 2017 due to a PA signal replacement program.
This is the intersection of Westwood Ave. and Tomlynn St. in Henrico County right outside of Richmond, Va. (oddly enough you will be back in the city driving either direction on Westwood). These are the only signals I have ever seen like this in my life. The green is the only small bulb on the assembly... GSV image
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This is from the intersection of Richmond-Henrico Tpk. and Azalea Ave in Henrico County also right outside of the city. The box signal is newer than the much older other signals but STILL has a bigger red... GSV image
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Here's a set of 1970s-era 12" Eagle flatbacks. I took these pictures on Sunday. This is in Upper Dublin, PA. You've gotta love the diagnal mast-arms from the first two pictures. Unfortunately, these will be replaced within a decade.
What can the rest of you tell me about these two in the Baychester section of the Bronx on Baychester Avenue beneath the IRT Dyre Avenue Line?
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NB_Baychester_Avenue_under_Dyre_Avenue_Line_Bridge.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SB_Baychester_Avenue_under_Dyre_Ave_Line_Bridge.jpg
Saw these Eagle Flatbacks on Monday in Wichita, Kansas:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/gallery/10_06_11_16_6_43_11.jpeg) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;pic=109)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/gallery/10_06_11_16_6_44_02.jpeg) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;pic=110)
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Here's an old Eagle flatback, it's malfunctioning because the arrow stays simotanuesly lit with all the other indications.
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Here's a close-up of another one of the Eagle signals that I found the other day.
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Then we have a Safetran grouped up with slightly older Eagles, on an angled mast-arm.
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Ancient Eagles on an angled mast-arm.
A remaining Eagle Flatback signal in Ybor City, Tampa. Photographed on 11-07-15.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/gallery/10_18_11_16_2_17_46.jpeg) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;pic=115)
Here are some old and mismatched signals I saw in Zanesville, Ohio. I posted a bunch more from Zanesville over in the Traffic Control section, but I'm not sure if they're all "old."
(https://s20.postimg.org/7fmy89tlp/DSC04330c.jpg)
Here are some from the city of Hudson, New York. These green arrows look like an afterthought...
(https://s20.postimg.org/rm4ovracd/20161112_151021.jpg)
Some of these signal arrangements look really heavy; it almost seems silly how long of a hanger (?) the signals on the ends have to account for the "droop" in the cable.
(https://s20.postimg.org/ljx259lwd/20161112_150854.jpg)
Here's an odd intersection with only one signal for each direction of traffic:
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Tired old signals in Terryville, CT:
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There's a whole bunch of old, damaged, or mis-matched signals along the Post Road in SW CT; these are in Southport/Fairfield:
(https://s20.postimg.org/tzmmmrorf/20161105_145353.jpg)
Quote from: Porksoda on November 27, 2016, 10:10:36 AM
Here are some from the city of Hudson, New York. These green arrows look like an afterthought...
(https://s20.postimg.org/rm4ovracd/20161112_151021.jpg)
Because of the necessary wiring, conduit, junction pieces and computer equipment involved, the single heads for the left arrows are hardly an afterthought, but rather a complex design!
The above signals are located in the Town of Greenport, US 9 and Livingston Parkway, north of Hudson. The arrows were indeed an afterthought, installed long after the original traffic lights were first hung in the mid-1970s.
The oldest signal I have ever photographed is this 1920s porthole style signal at the entrance of an underground parking garage at the US Capitol Building in DC. Picture taken in 2010. The security guard moved me on...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi722.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww222%2Fpb4fjk%2FTraffic%2520Lights%2Fth_CIMG0465.jpg&hash=38ba989771b10aabb816111ffa043c27216085ca) (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/pb4fjk/media/Traffic%20Lights/CIMG0465.jpg.html)
Back in 2003, I stumbled on this 1930s Horni Signal head on Vauxhall Road in Union NJ. It may still be there, although retro-fitted with LEDs:
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Another 1930s find was this GE Novalux head in Newark, NJ, which I photographed an 2005, and has since been replaced.
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Quote from: Alex on November 18, 2016, 02:19:10 PM
A remaining Eagle Flatback signal in Ybor City, Tampa. Photographed on 11-07-15.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/gallery/10_18_11_16_2_17_46.jpeg) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;pic=115)
Diggin' that Kentron/T-Con/Econolite next to it. Florida seems to have liked those signals, as with parts of Ohio.
Quote from: MDOTFanFB on March 21, 2013, 04:04:40 PM
There were several installations with an unusual mast arm type that was prevalent throughout parts of downtown Detroit from the late 1970's/early 1980's until the mid 2000's, though this one at Griswold, Grand River and Shelby Streets (next to Capitol Park) held on until at least the winter of 2011-12, as you can see newer mast arms (though without signal heads yet):
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Closeup:
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Was this mast arm type installed elsewhere? I know of a similar (maybe even identical) type that was installed in the downtowns of Cincinnati and San Francisco.
They have them in downtown Jacksonville... With any upgrades they get replaced
Quote from: Takumi on January 29, 2013, 11:37:18 PM
There are some old 12-8-8s still around central Virginia as well.
LGMS428
Quote from: spitball on November 28, 2016, 01:26:29 PM
The oldest signal I have ever photographed is this 1920s porthole style signal at the entrance of an underground parking garage at the US Capitol Building in DC. Picture taken in 2010. The security guard moved me on...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi722.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww222%2Fpb4fjk%2FTraffic%2520Lights%2Fth_CIMG0465.jpg&hash=38ba989771b10aabb816111ffa043c27216085ca) (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/pb4fjk/media/Traffic%20Lights/CIMG0465.jpg.html)
Then you're really lucky you got that shot.
Okay, I'll show you people old. Here's some Semaphore traffic signals:
http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-6637
Question; What's that tiny red light under the green one?
Quote from: D-Dey65 on January 05, 2017, 10:51:54 PM
Okay, I'll show you people old. Here's some Semaphore traffic signals:
http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-6637
Question; What's that tiny red light under the green one?
It lights up whenever it's time to have sex
Quote from: traffic light guy on January 05, 2017, 10:53:12 PM
Quote from: D-Dey65 on January 05, 2017, 10:51:54 PM
Okay, I'll show you people old. Here's some Semaphore traffic signals:
http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-6637
Question; What's that tiny red light under the green one?
It lights up whenever it's time to have sex
Wow, I didn't know red-light districts had literal red lights!
Quote from: paulthemapguy on January 06, 2017, 09:36:43 AM
Quote from: traffic light guy on January 05, 2017, 10:53:12 PM
Quote from: D-Dey65 on January 05, 2017, 10:51:54 PM
Okay, I'll show you people old. Here's some Semaphore traffic signals:
http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-6637
Question; What's that tiny red light under the green one?
It lights up whenever it's time to have sex
Wow, I didn't know red-light districts had literal red lights!
You don't have to put on the red light;)
Quote from: US71 on January 14, 2017, 10:00:04 PM
Quote from: paulthemapguy on January 06, 2017, 09:36:43 AM
Quote from: traffic light guy on January 05, 2017, 10:53:12 PM
Quote from: D-Dey65 on January 05, 2017, 10:51:54 PM
Okay, I'll show you people old. Here's some Semaphore traffic signals:
http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-6637
Question; What's that tiny red light under the green one?
It lights up whenever it's time to have sex
Wow, I didn't know red-light districts had literal red lights!
You don't have to put on the red light;)
Roxanne
Gee, and here I thought they were called "red light" districts because of the car's brake lights being activated by the guys who were stopping to pick up the ladies of the night.
Quote from: D-Dey65 on January 05, 2017, 10:51:54 PM
Okay, I'll show you people old. Here's some Semaphore traffic signals:
http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-6637
Question; What's that tiny red light under the green one?
The small light beneath the green indication is actually an amber signal, not a red light. In its cycle, several seconds before the traffic signal changed from green to red, the amber light on the bottom would flash several times as an indicator of this transition.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/gallery/10_10_04_17_9_42_25.jpeg) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;pic=187)
Saw this old fire signal on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado last August.
Quote from: slorydn1 on January 27, 2017, 03:41:54 AM
Gee, and here I thought they were called "red light" districts because of the car's brake lights being activated by the guys who were stopping to pick up the ladies of the night.
Nope, the term is much older than that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-light_district
Quote from: Alex on April 10, 2017, 09:45:06 PM
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Saw this old fire signal on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado last August.
Nice
Quote from: Alex on April 10, 2017, 09:45:06 PM
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Saw this old fire signal on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado last August.
Eagle flatback?
Philly has a few sets of older mast-arm installs that are still standing, but are soon getting replaced by modern equipment:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170414/ee7e51469d00d2fbac583ed8e3030da2.jpg)
The Eagle signal in the middle is the oldest
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Old HSS signal on the left, with two older Eagle signals
There are also sets of old Eagle flatback and Crouse-Hinds mast-arm installs on the northern tip of Broad Street, hopefully I'll get a few pictures of those before they get replaced.
Quote from: traffic light guy on April 14, 2017, 11:09:47 AM
Philly has a few sets of 1970s-era mast-arm installs that are still standing, but are soon getting replaced by modern equipment:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170414/ee7e51469d00d2fbac583ed8e3030da2.jpg)
I could tell that was City Line Ave even though I don't think I have driven down that particular road in over 20 years.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4463/37065341974_fcb19d3d69_z_d.jpg)
Smackover, Arkansas
(revised photo link)
Quote from: Porksoda on November 27, 2016, 10:10:36 AM
Here's an odd intersection with only one signal for each direction of traffic:
(https://s20.postimg.org/prrue0nbx/20161112_150613.jpg)
That's an MUTCD violation. But those signals are old Eagle flatbacks, so they could have been installed before the MUTCD regulation.
The intersection in the above photo is in Hudson, NY, Green Street and Fairview Avenue. It has had the same signal set-up since the 1960s when I was a child.
Quote from: traffic light guy on April 14, 2017, 11:09:47 AM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170414/a452a07b3b6ed331111e635288aef392.jpg)
Old HSS signal on the left, with two older Eagle signals .
What's with the "wait for green" sign? Shouldn't that be obvious?
^^ My guess is that there is a protected left for oncoming traffic so the green is delayed for that, thus he sign.
Quote from: Big John on July 01, 2017, 06:51:45 PM
^^ My guess is that there is a protected left for oncoming traffic so the green is delayed for that, thus he sign.
But why would you ever drive through a red light, even if oncoming traffic was going? I think more people notice that a light is red before noticing that oncoming traffic has a protected left.
Quote from: Big John on July 01, 2017, 06:51:45 PM
^^ My guess is that there is a protected left for oncoming traffic so the green is delayed for that, thus he sign.
The opposite side of the intersection actually did have a left turn signal, but the whole set up recently got replaced by modern equipment.
Quote from: roadguy2 on July 01, 2017, 07:18:03 PM
Quote from: Big John on July 01, 2017, 06:51:45 PM
^^ My guess is that there is a protected left for oncoming traffic so the green is delayed for that, thus he sign.
But why would you ever drive through a red light, even if oncoming traffic was going? I think more people notice that a light is red before noticing that oncoming traffic has a protected left.
The only thing I can figure is that it is an intersection with a longer-than average green cyle for the cross-street and/or opposing traffic in the protected green mode. Pretty much says "Your light is not stuck on red, you'll get the green soon".
Anyone who lives outside of PA is lucky, there are barely any old signals left
In UT, they are replacing lots of traffic signals these days to the newest UDOT design (which seems to include more straight mast arms than in the past, and less curved ones).
The oldest signal I know of in my area is at 6200 South and Holladay Blvd in Holladay, which has 8" signal heads and even an 8" arrow.
Quote from: roadguy2 on July 06, 2017, 11:00:10 PM
In UT, they are replacing lots of traffic signals these days to the newest UDOT design (which seems to include more straight mast arms than in the past, and less curved ones).
The oldest signal I know of in my area is at 6200 South and Holladay Blvd in Holladay, which has 8" signal heads and even an 8" arrow.
8-inch arrows are now deemed illegal, how are those guys still up!?!?!?!
Quote from: traffic light guy on July 08, 2017, 08:01:16 PM
Quote from: roadguy2 on July 06, 2017, 11:00:10 PM
In UT, they are replacing lots of traffic signals these days to the newest UDOT design (which seems to include more straight mast arms than in the past, and less curved ones).
The oldest signal I know of in my area is at 6200 South and Holladay Blvd in Holladay, which has 8" signal heads and even an 8" arrow.
8-inch arrows are now deemed illegal, how are those guys still up!?!?!?!
They're not illegal. They're just not permitted to be installed anymore.
Here's two up-pointing green arrows in Seattle: https://goo.gl/BpxTdC (two of what I'm sure is only a handful left in this state).
For what it's worth, British Columbia has many,
many 8-inch arrows. They continue to be installed to this day.
I found a nice 4-Way in Newport, TN last week.
(https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/21741273_10212339716160455_7914965339403149331_o.jpg?oh=65e35352b7ee8bc4e4650251d75aca65&oe=5A535B48)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/2014-08-30_11_12_19_Old_green_traffic_signal_at_the_intersection_of_North_Broad_Street_%28U.S._Route_206_northbound%29_and_Perry_Street_in_Trenton%2C_New_Jersey.JPG/800px-2014-08-30_11_12_19_Old_green_traffic_signal_at_the_intersection_of_North_Broad_Street_%28U.S._Route_206_northbound%29_and_Perry_Street_in_Trenton%2C_New_Jersey.JPG)
An old green traffic signal in Trenton, NJ (credit to Wikimedia).
Quote from: ColossalBlocks on September 14, 2017, 03:35:15 PM
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/2014-08-30_11_12_19_Old_green_traffic_signal_at_the_intersection_of_North_Broad_Street_%28U.S._Route_206_northbound%29_and_Perry_Street_in_Trenton%2C_New_Jersey.JPG/800px-2014-08-30_11_12_19_Old_green_traffic_signal_at_the_intersection_of_North_Broad_Street_%28U.S._Route_206_northbound%29_and_Perry_Street_in_Trenton%2C_New_Jersey.JPG)
An old green traffic signal in Trenton, NJ (credit to Wikimedia).
About half of Trenton's traffic lights are around the same age as these!
Can I put old railroad crossing signals here?
If so.
(https://image.prntscr.com/image/-PZVaQ_YQRiKQQ3HEUr7tA.png)
Ye ol' Iron Mountain Railway.
Quote from: M3019C LPS20 on January 28, 2017, 01:20:15 PM
Quote from: D-Dey65 on January 05, 2017, 10:51:54 PM
Okay, I'll show you people old. Here's some Semaphore traffic signals:
http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-6637
Question; What's that tiny red light under the green one?
The small light beneath the green indication is actually an amber signal, not a red light. In its cycle, several seconds before the traffic signal changed from green to red, the amber light on the bottom would flash several times as an indicator of this transition.
When my parents and I were in London back in mid-80's they had a similar thing where the light would change from red to a flashing yellow, then green, IIRC for a pedestrian signal to work.
Throughout England and Scotland, to boot, right before you got a green light, you would have a red and yellow light at the same time.
Pretty cool, indeed.
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Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2812/10601140396_0ee2b5021e_z_d.jpg)
US 81 Medford, OK
No longer exists
Quote from: US71 on September 21, 2017, 08:40:50 PM
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2812/10601140396_0ee2b5021e_z_d.jpg)
US 81 Medford, OK
No longer exists
The town, or the signal??? :)
Here are some more unique signals from Darien, Connecticut. It's funny how such an extremely wealthy town has some of the oldest and most mis-matched traffic signals I've ever seen!
(https://s20.postimg.org/pngs2904d/IMG952875c.jpg)
(https://s20.postimg.org/yihmcr9h9/IMG952876.jpg)
(https://s20.postimg.org/voegzbf0t/IMG952879.jpg)
(https://s20.postimg.org/papdw2pkd/IMG952881.jpg)
(https://s20.postimg.org/5g3c9ypsd/IMG952872.jpg)
I don't have a picture, but after a recent trip to the area, there are several 8" signals on University Dr in Fort Worth. The one that I remember that sticks out was at the crosswalk signal on the TCU campus.
The other day, I found some mast-arm supported 1970's-era 12" Eagle flatbacks along the Huntingdon Pike:(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171101/868e449d299fcb997a745762fb8e36ee.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171102/f24a1bb3d4de43f5093ef1bdac14bc2d.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171102/2ceb008dadaef535986e5116a5d2a557.jpg)
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I have a question, When were Blackplates made ? Early 1940's, or 1950's?
Quote from: Treliazz on November 06, 2017, 01:00:51 AM
I have a question, When did Blackplates was made ? Early 1940's, or 1950's?
That's a great question. I want to know the same thing. And whenever it was I'm guessing if it didn't start in California then it was definitely one of the first states to use them
I really want to know what decide were backplates made?
I think those are Backplates in the early 1940's?
Quote from: Treliazz on November 07, 2017, 11:24:44 PM
I really want to know what decide were backplates made?
I hate to say it, but I'm not sure any of us have any idea what decide backplates were made. I would also like to know, though.
Quote from: Treliazz on November 07, 2017, 11:26:54 PM
I think those are Backplates in the early 1940's?
Looks like a backplate to me. Any idea what state that is?
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3528238,-119.0189962,3a,15y,306.95h,93.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su6X2mCmrbJ7YUW_3xNmwKw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Is that Green or Yellow on the signal?
Quote from: Treliazz on November 28, 2017, 11:51:07 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3528238,-119.0189962,3a,15y,306.95h,93.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su6X2mCmrbJ7YUW_3xNmwKw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Is that Green or Yellow on the signal?
They look to me like they were originally yellow, but painted green. But that's a far fetch. I don't think any city in California has ever used yellow signals. Perhaps that's why they might have been painted.
Quote from: jakeroot on November 29, 2017, 12:41:57 AM
Quote from: Treliazz on November 28, 2017, 11:51:07 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3528238,-119.0189962,3a,15y,306.95h,93.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su6X2mCmrbJ7YUW_3xNmwKw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Is that Green or Yellow on the signal?
They look to me like they were originally yellow, but painted green. But that's a far fetch. I don't think any city in California has ever used yellow signals. Perhaps that's why they might have been painted.
Moreso the crosswalk signal looks like it was originally yellow, then painted. As for the traffic signals, they all look like they have been olive green since the start, but the crosswalk light makes them look like they have a tinge more yellow to them.
Quote from: jakeroot on November 29, 2017, 12:41:57 AM
Quote from: Treliazz on November 28, 2017, 11:51:07 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3528238,-119.0189962,3a,15y,306.95h,93.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su6X2mCmrbJ7YUW_3xNmwKw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Is that Green or Yellow on the signal?
They look to me like they were originally yellow, but painted green. But that's a far fetch. I don't think any city in California has ever used yellow signals. Perhaps that's why they might have been painted.
I don't think they've been repainted from yellow; It looks to me that it's just patina from years of baking in the southern California sun. Some municipalities have repainted their older signal heads in years past, but they've typically kept the forest green (sometimes switching dull black) color doing so. I remember seeing a lot of older signals out there two summers ago that had similar tints to them. Here's an example in Inglewood, along La Cienaga Boulevard at Hill Street...
(https://i.imgur.com/IKYCc4Gl.jpg)
Quote from: Ian on November 29, 2017, 02:14:34 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on November 29, 2017, 12:41:57 AM
Quote from: Treliazz on November 28, 2017, 11:51:07 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3528238,-119.0189962,3a,15y,306.95h,93.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su6X2mCmrbJ7YUW_3xNmwKw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Is that Green or Yellow on the signal?
They look to me like they were originally yellow, but painted green. But that's a far fetch. I don't think any city in California has ever used yellow signals. Perhaps that's why they might have been painted.
I don't think they've been repainted from yellow; It looks to me that it's just patina from years of baking in the southern California sun. Some municipalities have repainted their older signal heads in years past, but they've typically kept the forest green (sometimes switching dull black) color doing so. I remember seeing a lot of older signals out there two summers ago that had similar tints to them. Here's an example in Inglewood, along La Cienaga Boulevard at Hill Street...
https://i.imgur.com/IKYCc4Gl.jpg
Yes, of course! That makes perfect sense. Although I wonder if any other cities in the sun belt have signals with the same issue? California almost certainly has the oldest signals, when averaging the age of installation, but I bet a few signals in Las Vegas or Phoenix have these same issues.
Quote from: plain on November 09, 2017, 06:45:39 PM
Quote from: Treliazz on November 07, 2017, 11:26:54 PM
I think those are Backplates in the early 1940's?
Looks like a backplate to me. Any idea what state that is?
I'm almost positive that this is from CA. It looks to be in the Los Angeles area. It is hard to read the street sign, though.
Quote from: mrsman on December 25, 2017, 03:41:02 PM
Quote from: plain on November 09, 2017, 06:45:39 PM
Quote from: Treliazz on November 07, 2017, 11:26:54 PM
I think those are Backplates in the early 1940's?
Looks like a backplate to me. Any idea what state that is?
I'm almost positive that this is from CA. It looks to be in the Los Angeles area. It is hard to read the street sign, though.
It might also be Las Vegas. The signal pole looks to be yellow, which as far as I know, was a long-time staple of Las Vegas traffic lights. Of course, it's possible that areas of LA used yellow signal poles as well. Or, that the signal pole is in fact not yellow at all (rather just an illusion due to the color of the film).
Quote from: jakeroot on December 26, 2017, 03:12:08 PM
Quote from: mrsman on December 25, 2017, 03:41:02 PM
Quote from: plain on November 09, 2017, 06:45:39 PM
Quote from: Treliazz on November 07, 2017, 11:26:54 PM
I think those are Backplates in the early 1940's?
Looks like a backplate to me. Any idea what state that is?
I'm almost positive that this is from CA. It looks to be in the Los Angeles area. It is hard to read the street sign, though.
It might also be Las Vegas. The signal pole looks to be yellow, which as far as I know, was a long-time staple of Las Vegas traffic lights. Of course, it's possible that areas of LA used yellow signal poles as well. Or, that the signal pole is in fact not yellow at all (rather just an illusion due to the color of the film).
It also looks like the post is rather squarish and not truly round.
It also looks more silver in the actual video.
Was bored at home today, so I went around to do some old signal scouting in the SE Pennsylvania area. I came across these 8" Eagles that have 12" adapter units installed in the red sections. There used to be a ton of these types of signals decades ago around Philly, but these are the only ones left I'm aware of. Haverford and Remington Roads in Lower Merion Township...
(https://i.imgur.com/MUTkbYIl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CME7wisl.jpg)
Quote from: Ian on December 28, 2017, 05:08:25 PM
Was bored at home today, so I went around to do some old signal scouting in the SE Pennsylvania area. I came across these 8" Eagles that have 12" adapter units installed in the red sections. There used to be a ton of these types of signals decades ago around Philly, but these are the only ones left I'm aware of. Haverford and Remington Roads in Lower Merion Township...
https://i.imgur.com/MUTkbYIl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CME7wisl.jpg
Cool! I've never heard of something like this before. In my area, in the off chance that a single signal head needs replacing, they remove the old signal head, and attach the new one in-line. This seems like a rather complex way of solving whatever issue they had with the 8-inch red.
Was this ever done outside of Philly, that you know of?
Quote from: jakeroot on December 28, 2017, 07:02:13 PM
Was this ever done outside of Philly, that you know of?
Appleton WI used to have those. All gone now.
Quote from: jakeroot on December 28, 2017, 07:02:13 PM
Quote from: Ian on December 28, 2017, 05:08:25 PM
Was bored at home today, so I went around to do some old signal scouting in the SE Pennsylvania area. I came across these 8" Eagles that have 12" adapter units installed in the red sections. There used to be a ton of these types of signals decades ago around Philly, but these are the only ones left I'm aware of. Haverford and Remington Roads in Lower Merion Township...
https://i.imgur.com/MUTkbYIl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CME7wisl.jpg
Cool! I've never heard of something like this before. In my area, in the off chance that a single signal head needs replacing, they remove the old signal head, and attach the new one in-line. This seems like a rather complex way of solving whatever issue they had with the 8-inch red.
Was this ever done outside of Philly, that you know of?
Both the 8" signal heads and the 12" adapter units were made by a company called Eagle, who did business (still does, though under the Siemens name) all over the country. I'm unsure of when exactly the adapter units were in production (60's, may be 70's era?), but they were mostly used in 8 to 12" signal retrofit jobs. Here's a random one I found online in San Gabriel, CA that's unfortunately been replaced...
https://goo.gl/maps/oSr6XcK19PA2
Quote from: Ian on December 28, 2017, 05:08:25 PM
Was bored at home today, so I went around to do some old signal scouting in the SE Pennsylvania area. I came across these 8" Eagles that have 12" adapter units installed in the red sections. There used to be a ton of these types of signals decades ago around Philly, but these are the only ones left I'm aware of. Haverford and Remington Roads in Lower Merion Township...
(https://i.imgur.com/MUTkbYIl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CME7wisl.jpg)
Ian, if you wanna see more old traffic signals within the Philadelphia area, look at the northernmost tip of Broad Street (Econolite Bullseye and Crouse-Hinds signals lie there) There's a lot of undocumented classics in the ghetto neighborhoods of Philly.
Quote from: Ian on December 28, 2017, 07:25:52 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on December 28, 2017, 07:02:13 PM
Quote from: Ian on December 28, 2017, 05:08:25 PM
Was bored at home today, so I went around to do some old signal scouting in the SE Pennsylvania area. I came across these 8" Eagles that have 12" adapter units installed in the red sections. There used to be a ton of these types of signals decades ago around Philly, but these are the only ones left I'm aware of. Haverford and Remington Roads in Lower Merion Township...
https://i.imgur.com/MUTkbYIl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CME7wisl.jpg
Cool! I've never heard of something like this before. In my area, in the off chance that a single signal head needs replacing, they remove the old signal head, and attach the new one in-line. This seems like a rather complex way of solving whatever issue they had with the 8-inch red.
Was this ever done outside of Philly, that you know of?
Both the 8" signal heads and the 12" adapter units were made by a company called Eagle, who did business (still does, though under the Siemens name) all over the country. I'm unsure of when exactly the adapter units were in production (60's, may be 70's era?), but they were mostly used in 8 to 12" signal retrofit jobs. Here's a random one I found online in San Gabriel, CA that's unfortunately been replaced...
https://goo.gl/maps/oSr6XcK19PA2
Thanks for the information. Any idea why the retrofit occurred at all? As far as I know, 8-inch reds are still allowed,
especially if they preceded any newer standards.
Here's a slightly newer shot of that San Gabriel retrofit: https://goo.gl/kAi3vz
Quote from: traffic light guy on December 28, 2017, 08:11:27 PM
Ian, if you wanna see more old traffic signals within the Philadelphia area, look at the northernmost tip of Broad Street (Econolite Bullseye and Crouse-Hinds signals lie there) There's a lot of undocumented classics in the ghetto neighborhoods of Philly.
Yes, I've been to Philadelphia (and Highway Divides) before...
Quote from: jakeroot on December 28, 2017, 08:35:26 PM
Thanks for the information. Any idea why the retrofit occurred at all? As far as I know, 8-inch reds are still allowed, especially if they preceded any newer standards.
Increase in accidents and local DPW wanting to make the red more noticeable, perhaps? That'd be my guess. It was a cheaper solution at the time than to buy new heads and equipment.
Here's a favorite of mine, located in the Huntingdon Valley:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4718/39670910081_6cbe53bec9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23rzMsi)Old Eagle flatback traffic signal setup (https://flic.kr/p/23rzMsi) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Here's a close up shot:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4654/27892183179_5ed2905ca2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JuJJiZ)12-inch Eagle flatback traffic lights mounted on the side of the pole (https://flic.kr/p/JuJJiZ) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
And we have a few sets of cool older TCT signals in NE Philly, these signals appear to be suffering from a servere case of albinism
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180114/f741842c9385447d4c605002dc371cf9.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180114/14130cfeebd7dad28a0838b98df5a17d.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180114/ad34c2b7c686be94be82df73bd427c50.jpg)
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Love the placement of those signals. Too bad Pennsylvania doesn't adhere to those standards anymore.
Quote from: jakeroot on January 13, 2018, 10:34:47 PM
Love the placement of those signals. Too bad Pennsylvania doesn't adhere to those standards anymore.
Which pictures are you referring to? The Eagles, or the TCT signals? Or both?
Quote from: traffic light guy on January 13, 2018, 10:47:58 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on January 13, 2018, 10:34:47 PM
Love the placement of those signals. Too bad Pennsylvania doesn't adhere to those standards anymore.
Which pictures are you referring to? The Eagles, or the TCT signals? Or both?
Both. They both leave no mast untouched. I believe PennDOT standard only requires signals overhead on the mast arm now.
I'm just thankful that I got pictures of those Eagles, knowing PennDOT, they're not gonna be around for much longer. The TCTs might stick around for a while though.
I wasn't sure what thread to ask this on so I'm asking here.
I was browsing through the Richmond Times-Dispatch's archives looking for old I-95 photos and came across this pic of the intersection of US 1/301 & US 33 (at the time)/250 from what looks like the 1940s. Have anyone ever seen a visor this long on this type of signal? (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180114/ea72fa5ab3e327509ee72c8842018c7e.jpg)
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Quote from: plain on January 14, 2018, 12:32:57 AM
I wasn't sure what thread to ask this on so I'm asking here.
I was browsing through the Richmond Times-Dispatch's archives looking for old I-95 photos and came across this pic of the intersection of US 1/301 & US 33 (at the time)/250 from what looks like the 1940s. Have anyone ever seen a visor this long on this type of signal? (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180114/ea72fa5ab3e327509ee72c8842018c7e.jpg)
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It might be a Crouse Hinds Type T porthole 4-way, long visors are not abnormal for this model of 4-way signal
I finally got photos of the old traffic signal installs that are found on the northernmost tip of Broad Street in philly. My phone camera kinda sucks, so bare with me. I got shots of old Eagle signals, a few Crouse-Hinds heads, and Econolite bullseyes. For some reason, these last few intersections of Broad Street were left unaffected by the 2009 upgrades. It's only a matter of time before these get replaced. I'm pissed off that I couldn't get better quality.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4672/40082528261_231b48b005_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/244Xrct)Old traffic signal setups found along the northernmost tip of Broad Street (https://flic.kr/p/244Xrct) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4613/40049663842_96f016cb3d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2423ZKy)Old traffic signal setups found along the northernmost tip of Broad Street (https://flic.kr/p/2423ZKy) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4629/40082548641_5f24b2f997_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/244XxfR)Old traffic signal setups found along the northernmost tip of Broad Street (https://flic.kr/p/244XxfR) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4758/40049691502_083875eb63_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24248Ys)Old traffic signal setups found along the Northernmost tip of Broad Street (https://flic.kr/p/24248Ys) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4750/39183770735_d5601e121c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/22Gx4U4)Older mast-arm signal installs along the northernmost tip of Broad Street (https://flic.kr/p/22Gx4U4) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Feast your eyes men, here's a boatload of old traffic signals that I found on Spring Garden Street, during the super bowl parade:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4656/39446767264_ea25c6319c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/236LZAY)A Crouse-Hinds Type M paired up with a Marbelite flattop (https://flic.kr/p/236LZAY) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4648/28380238929_32c3d3c2bd_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KeS9hi)Marbelite traffic signals (https://flic.kr/p/KeS9hi) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4664/26285106518_ed23bd0d2a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/G3J3pG)Old Eagle flatback traffic signals (https://flic.kr/p/G3J3pG) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4649/39446762834_6710bc4da9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/236LYhA)Old Eagle flatback traffic lights (https://flic.kr/p/236LYhA) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4656/26284510318_86bc139353_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/G3EZbo)Old Econolite Bullseye traffic signals (https://flic.kr/p/G3EZbo) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4714/28380242009_9a7a157193_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KeSacp)Highway Signals & Signs Corporation and a Crouse-Hinds Type M (https://flic.kr/p/KeSacp) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4721/39446848744_ab45b539a8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/236MpPN)Eagle flatback, Crouse-Hinds Type M, and a Highways Signs & Signals Corporation Signal (https://flic.kr/p/236MpPN) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Nice collection of oldies there!
Quote from: busman_49 on February 12, 2018, 01:36:56 PM
Nice collection of oldies there!
Which signals were your favorites?
Quote from: traffic light guy on February 12, 2018, 02:57:23 PM
Quote from: busman_49 on February 12, 2018, 01:36:56 PM
Nice collection of oldies there!
Which signals were your favorites?
Marbelites, followed by that Crouse-Hinds M and the Econolites
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4714/39258724485_5f0df2a726_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/22Pae36)More old Eagle brand, "flatback" model traffic lights (https://flic.kr/p/22Pae36) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4654/40158445501_77223045f1_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24bEwKp)Crouse-Hinds Type R traffic signals, and McCain pedestrians (https://flic.kr/p/24bEwKp) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4703/28380245189_00792ab850_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KeSb9e)Eagle flatback traffic light (https://flic.kr/p/KeSb9e) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4604/40125667772_011d266ba6_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/248Lx59)Eagle flatback mounted overhead, with a pair Econolite Bullseyes mounted on the side (https://flic.kr/p/248Lx59) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2868/12215827336_8186956d94_z_d.jpg)
Cameron, MO
Quote from: US71 on February 20, 2018, 09:29:29 PM
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2868/12215827336_8186956d94_z_d.jpg)
Cameron, MO
Not sure if that counts, since it's decommissioned, but okay
Quote from: Ian on December 28, 2017, 05:08:25 PM
Was bored at home today, so I went around to do some old signal scouting in the SE Pennsylvania area. I came across these 8" Eagles that have 12" adapter units installed in the red sections. There used to be a ton of these types of signals decades ago around Philly, but these are the only ones left I'm aware of. Haverford and Remington Roads in Lower Merion Township...
(https://i.imgur.com/MUTkbYIl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CME7wisl.jpg)
Those are VERY rare, and what a coincidence, I finally got shots of a couple of old Flatback doghouses, which are almost as rare as your fish-head eagleluxes, and just like with your photos, I happened to find these in Lower Merion.
Here's a set I found on Thursday in East Peoria, IL:
https://goo.gl/maps/DQSvAuZWN9r - four lamp signals with 12" reds, 8" yellows and greens, and a mixture of 8" and 12" arrows.
They have friends at that intersection.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4661/38671743300_ac6a11610c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/21VhMYQ)Eagle flatback doghouse traffic signal mounted on the side of the pole (https://flic.kr/p/21VhMYQ) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4699/39586494855_d78c113018_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23j88Kn)Old Eagle flatbacks on stainless steel monotubes (https://flic.kr/p/23j88Kn) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4678/39771929264_f63d0287bd_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23AvwWm)Eagle flatbacks on stainless steel montotubes (Zoomed out, really old doghouse mounted on the side) (https://flic.kr/p/23AvwWm) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4630/25611402627_b6d41e9162_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/F2c8Hn)Eagle flatback doghouse traffic light (side-view) (https://flic.kr/p/F2c8Hn) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Has anyone ever seen doghouses older than these!?!?! These are the oldest doghouses I've ever seen, at least within the Philadelphia area. Just like Ian's fish-head eagleluxes, these Eagle flatback doghouses are VERY rare. I'm only aware of the existence of only five of these flatback doghouses, the other three are in Bristol. The ones here are in Lower Merion. Another thing I've gotta mention is that these were shot only a few blocks away from Ian's eagleluxes.
Definitely not the oldest doghouses out there, and certainly not particularly rare. Your pictures are all very hazy, you need to clean off your camera lens. And the signals have some brand new LED modules in them, so I really doubt they're in any imminent danger.
Quote from: Signal on February 25, 2018, 09:12:24 PM
Definitely not the oldest doghouses out there, and certainly not particularly rare. Your pictures are all very hazy, you need to clean off your camera lens. And the signals have some brand new LED modules in them, so I really doubt they're in any imminent danger.
In my area, flatback doghouses are not too common, in other states, maybe. And if those aren't the oldest doghouses, what are? I plan on getting a new camera too.
Quote from: Signal on February 25, 2018, 09:12:24 PM
Definitely not the oldest doghouses out there, and certainly not particularly rare. Your pictures are all very hazy, you need to clean off your camera lens. And the signals have some brand new LED modules in them, so I really doubt they're in any imminent danger.
If so, where's you're proof, I'm gonna start a new topic based on old doghouses
Quote from: traffic light guy on February 27, 2018, 09:04:34 AM
What do you guys think of my Lower Merion, PA; 12-inch Eagle flatback doghouse pictures?
flat-who?
Quote from: jakeroot on February 27, 2018, 03:42:24 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on February 27, 2018, 09:04:34 AM
What do you guys think of my Lower Merion, PA; 12-inch Eagle flatback doghouse pictures?
flat-who?
"Flatback" is the model of the traffic lights in my most recent pictures. Eagle is the company that made them. And doghouse is the term for a 5-light traffic light.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4759/38671760950_c472b60a80_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/21VhTe9)Eagle flatback doghouse traffic signal (Rear-view) (https://flic.kr/p/21VhTe9) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
You see the Eagle logo on the back, that's the company that made the light. That particular model is the "flat-back"
Now, I'm gonna say it again, for those of you who do know about traffic lights. What did you guys think of my Eagle flatback doghouse pictures?
Quote from: traffic light guy on February 27, 2018, 03:51:22 PM
Now, I'm gonna say it again, for those of you who do know about traffic lights. What did you guys think of my Eagle flatback doghouse pictures?
No one is obliged to comment anything on your photos. Just like no one is obliged to go out and scout signals for you, and how no one is obliged to reply to the
numerous threads you've gone off about these doghouses...
Quote from: Ian on February 27, 2018, 04:59:00 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on February 27, 2018, 03:51:22 PM
Now, I'm gonna say it again, for those of you who do know about traffic lights. What did you guys think of my Eagle flatback doghouse pictures?
No one is obliged to comment anything on your photos. Just like no one is obliged to go out and scout signals for you, and how no one is obliged to reply to the numerous threads you've gone off about these doghouses...
I apologize Ian
Its pictures of a Eagle 12in Doghouse, that's nice.... I'm glad you find it extremely interesting. But to me and most of the other few signal collectors here, its nothing too special.
Quote from: Signal man619 on February 27, 2018, 05:17:15 PM
Its pictures of a Eagle 12in Doghouse, that's nice.... I'm glad you find it extremely interesting. But to me and most of the other few signal collectors here, its nothing too special.
Thank you for being polite
I'm not trying to ruin you enthusiasm about the hobby, its a great hobby! Most of the people here don't have much interest in traffic signals, so hounding information down peoples throats about one type of signal does not put you in a great spotlight in this online community.
Quote from: Signal man619 on February 27, 2018, 05:30:14 PM
I'm not trying to ruin you enthusiasm about the hobby, its a great hobby! Most of the people here don't have much interest in traffic signals, so hounding information down peoples throats about one type of signal does not put you in a great spotlight in this online community.
I apologize, I'll try to keep it cool. It's just that there aren't many sites out there dedicated to this type of interest
I think those traffic signals are very cool and interesting, but I didn't reply because I am not as knowledgeable about them (though I hope to change that in the future by learning much more).
But as others have said, you cannot force people to reply to your posts - but do keep in mind, just because someone doesn't reply to your post does not mean that they don't find it interesting or appreciate the content that you have shared - they just may not have the time, or enough to say to make their own post on it. As I said, I highly enjoyed the pictures and very much appreciated you showing them to us - and not replying (at least right away) does not mean that that is not the case. :nod:
I've noticed that all the signal configurations in Lower Merion have stainless steel poles. I wonder if the poles were always like that, or if they reinstalled the old signals onto new masts. I'm not really sure, since some of the stainless steel poles have arches and angles, and PennDOT stopped using angled mast-arms and double arches in 1977.
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 01, 2018, 05:33:31 PM
I've noticed that all the signal configurations in Lower Merion have stainless steel poles. I wonder if the poles were always like that, or if they reinstalled the old signals onto new masts. I'm not really sure, since some of the stainless steel poles have arches and angles, and PennDOT stopped using angled mast-arms and double arches in 1977.
There Eagles from the 70's, not that old so my guess is that they are original. No need to replace all the poles in a town and keep the same signals up. Does this Lower Merion have any thing good? Like four-ways or something interesting?
Quote from: Signal man619 on March 01, 2018, 05:40:57 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 01, 2018, 05:33:31 PM
I've noticed that all the signal configurations in Lower Merion have stainless steel poles. I wonder if the poles were always like that, or if they reinstalled the old signals onto new masts. I'm not really sure, since some of the stainless steel poles have arches and angles, and PennDOT stopped using angled mast-arms and double arches in 1977.
There Eagles from the 70's, not that old so my guess is that they are original. No need to replace all the poles in a town and keep the same signals up. Does this Lower Merion have any thing good? Like four-ways or something interesting?
They do have a few eagleluxes. There are also a few art decos in chester, which is a half-hour or so away from Lower Merion.
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 01, 2018, 05:54:42 PM
Quote from: Signal man619 on March 01, 2018, 05:40:57 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 01, 2018, 05:33:31 PM
I've noticed that all the signal configurations in Lower Merion have stainless steel poles. I wonder if the poles were always like that, or if they reinstalled the old signals onto new masts. I'm not really sure, since some of the stainless steel poles have arches and angles, and PennDOT stopped using angled mast-arms and double arches in 1977.
There Eagles from the 70's, not that old so my guess is that they are original. No need to replace all the poles in a town and keep the same signals up. Does this Lower Merion have any thing good? Like four-ways or something interesting?
They do have a few eagleluxes. There are also a few art decos in chester, which is a half-hour or so away from Lower Merion.
Definitely those Eagleluxes and CHs are a better interest.
Quote from: Signal man619 on March 01, 2018, 06:05:04 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 01, 2018, 05:54:42 PM
Quote from: Signal man619 on March 01, 2018, 05:40:57 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 01, 2018, 05:33:31 PM
I've noticed that all the signal configurations in Lower Merion have stainless steel poles. I wonder if the poles were always like that, or if they reinstalled the old signals onto new masts. I'm not really sure, since some of the stainless steel poles have arches and angles, and PennDOT stopped using angled mast-arms and double arches in 1977.
There Eagles from the 70's, not that old so my guess is that they are original. No need to replace all the poles in a town and keep the same signals up. Does this Lower Merion have any thing good? Like four-ways or something interesting?
They do have a few eagleluxes. There are also a few art decos in chester, which is a half-hour or so away from Lower Merion.
Definitely those Eagleluxes and CHs are a better interest.
The eagleluxes and art decos were way to far out of my reach, that's why I had to settle with the doghouses. The art decos are VERY rare to find nowadays, ten of them of gotten replaced with in the past decade. There are a few CH art decos left, but you need to hitchhike to find them, since there are so few left, I can proably count them all on one hand. However Philly has a few Crouse-Hinds Type Ms, which I have pictures of:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4714/28380242009_9a7a157193_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KeSacp)Highway Signal & Sign Corporation and a Crouse-Hinds Type M (https://flic.kr/p/KeSacp) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4656/39446767264_ea25c6319c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/236LZAY)A Crouse-Hinds Type M paired up with a Marbelite flattop (https://flic.kr/p/236LZAY) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Not as old as the art decos, but still pretty decent. These signals are at least 40 years old
The last generation of type Ms are pretty cool, But CH Art Decos are pretty common, I have 12 single face and 6 four-way Decos in my personal collection, and I know many more still in use and in collections. I know Pittsburgh and its metro area has intersections of them.
Quote from: Signal man619 on March 01, 2018, 06:50:28 PM
The last generation of type Ms are pretty cool, But CH Art Decos are pretty common, I have 12 single face and 6 four-way Decos in my personal collection, and I know many more still in use and in collections. I know Pittsburgh and its metro area has intersections of them.
What I meant to say was, in the Philadlephia metropolitan area, art decos are very rare. The western side of PA is where are the old signals still thrive.
Quote from: Signal man619 on March 01, 2018, 06:50:28 PM
The last generation of type Ms are pretty cool, But CH Art Decos are pretty common, I have 12 single face and 6 four-way Decos in my personal collection, and I know many more still in use and in collections. I know Pittsburgh and its metro area has intersections of them.
Do you happen to have a Flickr, if so, join the bandwagon, and take as many signal photos as you want. You don't have to if you don't want to. But it's fun, and it's a good way to connect with other traffic signal enthusiasts.
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 02, 2018, 12:03:16 AM
Quote from: Signal man619 on March 01, 2018, 06:50:28 PM
The last generation of type Ms are pretty cool, But CH Art Decos are pretty common, I have 12 single face and 6 four-way Decos in my personal collection, and I know many more still in use and in collections. I know Pittsburgh and its metro area has intersections of them.
Do you happen to have a Flickr, if so, join the bandwagon, and take as many signal photos as you want. You don't have to if you don't want to. But it's fun, and it's a good way to connect with other traffic signal enthusiasts.
Yeah its a good photo sharing website, but I'm way to busy to take and upload traffic light photos.
Quote from: Signal man619 on March 01, 2018, 05:40:57 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 01, 2018, 05:33:31 PM
I've noticed that all the signal configurations in Lower Merion have stainless steel poles. I wonder if the poles were always like that, or if they reinstalled the old signals onto new masts. I'm not really sure, since some of the stainless steel poles have arches and angles, and PennDOT stopped using angled mast-arms and double arches in 1977.
There Eagles from the 70's, not that old so my guess is that they are original. No need to replace all the poles in a town and keep the same signals up. Does this Lower Merion have any thing good? Like four-ways or something interesting?
Those eagles are pretty old in my eyes, the '70s were a very long time ago....the signals in my doghouse photos were installed a few years closer to the 1920s, than to today
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 03, 2018, 12:07:00 AM
Quote from: Signal man619 on March 01, 2018, 05:40:57 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 01, 2018, 05:33:31 PM
I've noticed that all the signal configurations in Lower Merion have stainless steel poles. I wonder if the poles were always like that, or if they reinstalled the old signals onto new masts. I'm not really sure, since some of the stainless steel poles have arches and angles, and PennDOT stopped using angled mast-arms and double arches in 1977.
There Eagles from the 70's, not that old so my guess is that they are original. No need to replace all the poles in a town and keep the same signals up. Does this Lower Merion have any thing good? Like four-ways or something interesting?
Those eagles are pretty old in my eyes, the '70s were a very long time ago....the signals in my doghouse photos were installed a few years closer to the 1920s, than to today
Not quite sure what you want me to do with this information.....
Quote from: Signal man619 on March 03, 2018, 10:00:31 AM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 03, 2018, 12:07:00 AM
Quote from: Signal man619 on March 01, 2018, 05:40:57 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 01, 2018, 05:33:31 PM
I've noticed that all the signal configurations in Lower Merion have stainless steel poles. I wonder if the poles were always like that, or if they reinstalled the old signals onto new masts. I'm not really sure, since some of the stainless steel poles have arches and angles, and PennDOT stopped using angled mast-arms and double arches in 1977.
There Eagles from the 70's, not that old so my guess is that they are original. No need to replace all the poles in a town and keep the same signals up. Does this Lower Merion have any thing good? Like four-ways or something interesting?
Those eagles are pretty old in my eyes, the '70s were a very long time ago....the signals in my doghouse photos were installed a few years closer to the 1920s, than to today
Not quite sure what you want me to do with this information.....
Nothing, I'm just voicing my option on what I think is old, versus what you think is old
Quote from: Ian on December 28, 2017, 05:08:25 PM
Was bored at home today, so I went around to do some old signal scouting in the SE Pennsylvania area. I came across these 8" Eagles that have 12" adapter units installed in the red sections. There used to be a ton of these types of signals decades ago around Philly, but these are the only ones left I'm aware of. Haverford and Remington Roads in Lower Merion Township...
(https://i.imgur.com/MUTkbYIl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CME7wisl.jpg)
There's another one in Elkin's Park, not sure if it's still up. If it is, I'll show you some pictures
Philadelphia has a few more really old ones:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/788/40882356731_8493003977_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25hCLkv)Crouse-Hinds Type M with a McCain (https://flic.kr/p/25hCLkv) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/787/39072805760_499ff341e8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/22wJkSQ)Crouse-Hinds Type M traffic light (https://flic.kr/p/22wJkSQ) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/803/27012266128_11ed453140_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/H9YVCm)Crouse-Hinds Type M (https://flic.kr/p/H9YVCm) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/810/40174562544_442f9fb23f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24d68Ms)Old Econolite Bullseye traffic light (https://flic.kr/p/24d68Ms) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/812/39072644300_8294059247_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/22wHvT3)Econolite Bullseye (https://flic.kr/p/22wHvT3) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/802/39988568975_4776600d6d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23VDSnM)Eagle flatback (https://flic.kr/p/23VDSnM) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4795/39072363850_44770c7ec3_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/22wG5vG)Crouse-Hinds Type M traffic signal (https://flic.kr/p/22wG5vG) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4788/40882232571_f119a9e229_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25hC8qP)Crouse-Hinds Type R and an aluminum McCain (https://flic.kr/p/25hC8qP) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/817/40174442004_098dc48c77_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24d5vXb)Eagle flatback, Marbelite, and a Highway Signals & Signs Co. (https://flic.kr/p/24d5vXb) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4780/27011968548_5ef580aa0b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/H9XpaE)Crouse-Hinds Type M with a pair of Marbelites (https://flic.kr/p/H9XpaE) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
More super old traffic lights:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/786/40881889281_943fceae5a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25hAno2)Highway Signal & Sign Co. (https://flic.kr/p/25hAno2) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4780/40174205494_4011934bb2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24d4iDq)Eagle flatbacks mounted on a pedestal (https://flic.kr/p/24d4iDq) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/811/40840500862_cf677707c4_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25dWf3A)Elderly mast-arm supported traffic signals (https://flic.kr/p/25dWf3A) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4782/26010230657_8720da713b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FCreoH)Econolite Bullseye (Side View) (https://flic.kr/p/FCreoH) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Walla Walla, WA has quite a few ancient setups in the city (most along East Alder St). Many are 8-8-8, with 12-8-8's posted overhead. I believe these are all Eagle Flatbacks, but I could be wrong. I wasn't aware of any "flatbacks" in Washington until I saw these.
These (https://goo.gl/pFKP7M) have some extra mounting stuff going on...
(https://i.imgur.com/3IZ25xn.png)
Here's a shot of one of the overhead 8-8-8 signals. The post-mounted signals (https://goo.gl/HECX49) at this intersections are also of the same type.
(https://i.imgur.com/WFnDztc.png)
A nearby 12-8-8 of the same type. Looks to have been a retrofit...
(https://i.imgur.com/pbVqgz8.png)
Quote from: jakeroot on March 20, 2018, 03:45:26 AM
Walla Walla, WA has quite a few ancient setups in the city (most along East Alder St). Many are 8-8-8, with 12-8-8's posted overhead. I believe these are all Eagle Flatbacks, but I could be wrong. I wasn't aware of any "flatbacks" in Washington until I saw these.
These (https://goo.gl/pFKP7M) have some extra mounting stuff going on...
(https://i.imgur.com/3IZ25xn.png)
Here's a shot of one of the overhead 8-8-8 signals. The post-mounted signals (https://goo.gl/HECX49) at this intersections are also of the same type.
(https://i.imgur.com/WFnDztc.png)
A nearby 12-8-8 of the same type. Looks to have been a retrofit...
(https://i.imgur.com/pbVqgz8.png)
The first one is an eaglelux
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 20, 2018, 06:34:21 AM
Quote from: jakeroot on March 20, 2018, 03:45:26 AM
Walla Walla, WA has quite a few ancient setups in the city (most along East Alder St). Many are 8-8-8, with 12-8-8's posted overhead. I believe these are all Eagle Flatbacks, but I could be wrong. I wasn't aware of any "flatbacks" in Washington until I saw these.
These (https://goo.gl/pFKP7M) have some extra mounting stuff going on...
https://i.imgur.com/3IZ25xn.png
Here's a shot of one of the overhead 8-8-8 signals. The post-mounted signals (https://goo.gl/HECX49) at this intersections are also of the same type.
https://i.imgur.com/WFnDztc.png
A nearby 12-8-8 of the same type. Looks to have been a retrofit...
https://i.imgur.com/pbVqgz8.png
The first one is an eaglelux
Are eaglelux's pretty common? I can't recall seeing one before.
Quote from: jakeroot on March 20, 2018, 06:06:31 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 20, 2018, 06:34:21 AM
Quote from: jakeroot on March 20, 2018, 03:45:26 AM
Walla Walla, WA has quite a few ancient setups in the city (most along East Alder St). Many are 8-8-8, with 12-8-8's posted overhead. I believe these are all Eagle Flatbacks, but I could be wrong. I wasn't aware of any "flatbacks" in Washington until I saw these.
These (https://goo.gl/pFKP7M) have some extra mounting stuff going on...
https://i.imgur.com/3IZ25xn.png
Here's a shot of one of the overhead 8-8-8 signals. The post-mounted signals (https://goo.gl/HECX49) at this intersections are also of the same type.
https://i.imgur.com/WFnDztc.png
A nearby 12-8-8 of the same type. Looks to have been a retrofit...
https://i.imgur.com/pbVqgz8.png
The first one is an eaglelux
Are eaglelux's pretty common? I can't recall seeing one before.
Eaglelux's were once very common back in the 1950s/60s/70s. Now they're far and few between, eagleuxes were commonly paired up with the flatbacks. Nowadays flatbacks are the most common old signal you see
(Allgany Avenue/U.S. 13/Henry Avenue in Philadelphia, PA)
Here's the signal in May 1976:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/783/26077344537_6c1a30a85f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FJnd1z)Screenshot_2018-03-22-00-48-13.png (https://flic.kr/p/FJnd1z) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Link to original image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dpirmann/39991742872/in/faves-144426590@N04/
Here's the signal in July 2017:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4785/26077455537_d0163c69f9.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FJnM1n)Screenshot 2018-03-22 at 12.50.16 AM (https://flic.kr/p/FJnM1n) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
The SAME signal is in both photos, this is a Crouse-Hinds Type R, excuse me, WAS a crouse-hinds type r, since it just got replaced by yours truly. What do you guys think?
PA has always kept their signals until time replacement is needed. NJ was the same.
In Florida most old signals were in small towns and big cities as most signals now were added since the 1980's so many are indeed new. Even so with all the road widenings we have had in the last 20 years more new signals have been added.
That is what I miss about living up north.
Virtually all old signals in Washington are either in downtown areas (particularly those that stopped growing, like Walla Walla above, or Pullman), or in the suburbs, where a lot of signals were put in maybe thirty years ago, but haven't yet reached the end of their life cycle (only being replaced when the signal operation changed).
There was nothing wrong with the old traffic lights, Philly had no good reason to replace a perfectly good setup. Those McCains will blank out in fifteen years, hell they can't even survive a flurry. That Crouse-Hinds had been chugging along for 42 years!
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 22, 2018, 02:49:15 PM
There was nothing wrong with the old traffic lights, Philly had no good reason to replace a perfectly good setup. Those McCains will blank out in fifteen years, hell they can't even survive a flurry. That Crouse-Hinds had been chugging along for 42 years!
Wait, what's wrong with McCain's? What do you mean "blank out"?
Quote from: jakeroot on March 22, 2018, 06:19:56 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 22, 2018, 02:49:15 PM
There was nothing wrong with the old traffic lights, Philly had no good reason to replace a perfectly good setup. Those McCains will blank out in fifteen years, hell they can't even survive a flurry. That Crouse-Hinds had been chugging along for 42 years!
Wait, what's wrong with McCain's? What do you mean "blank out"?
"Blank out" means malfunction. And I've said time and time, I don't like McCains because my state abuses them to death, they're at EVERY OTHER INTERSECTION.
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 22, 2018, 06:23:52 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on March 22, 2018, 06:19:56 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 22, 2018, 02:49:15 PM
There was nothing wrong with the old traffic lights, Philly had no good reason to replace a perfectly good setup. Those McCains will blank out in fifteen years, hell they can't even survive a flurry. That Crouse-Hinds had been chugging along for 42 years!
Wait, what's wrong with McCain's? What do you mean "blank out"?
"Blank out" means malfunction. And I've said time and time, I don't like McCains because my state abuses them to death, they're at EVERY OTHER INTERSECTION.
"blank out" and your meaning of "abuse" don't really make any sense. Atleast not to me.
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 22, 2018, 06:23:52 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on March 22, 2018, 06:19:56 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on March 22, 2018, 02:49:15 PM
There was nothing wrong with the old traffic lights, Philly had no good reason to replace a perfectly good setup. Those McCains will blank out in fifteen years, hell they can't even survive a flurry. That Crouse-Hinds had been chugging along for 42 years!
Wait, what's wrong with McCain's? What do you mean "blank out"?
"Blank out" means malfunction. And I've said time and time, I don't like McCains because my state abuses them to death, they're at EVERY OTHER INTERSECTION.
I think "blank out" is most often a reference to the electronic sign at intersections.
PA must have some really shitty installs, because signals in my area almost never malfunction. New or old. Most new signals in my area are also McCains, but they don't seem to have any issues.
I suspect they're at every other intersection because McCain has a certain dominance on the market. That's not PA's fault.
Delaware county, PA used to be traffic light heaven for traffic light geeks, they had all sorts of equipment:
Before the upgrades:
*Pedestal mounted Crouse-Hinds art decos and eagleluxes from the 1950s
*Econolite groovebacks (One of the signals were green!!!!)
*1970s-era mast-arm supported Eagle installs (With DONT WALW/WALK peds) (Some of them also had broad arrows and angled mast-arms)
*Automatic/LFE signals from the Late-1980s/early-90s
*Crouse-Hinds Type Rs scattered throughout the city, and an occasional Crouse-Hinds Type M
*Older 3M signals
*Durasigs from the first two generations
*Span wire TCT/Peek setups, 1990s
*Older Safetran signals
*Older McCain signals (The good ones from the nineteens that are still incandescent)
* Hell there might've even been a 4-way that I've missed out on, but the oldest that you could get were the art decos.
* ICC signals
* There might have also been a few Alusigs
* Incandescent TCT Signals
* Marbelite flattops
After the upgrades:
*Generic McCain signals with modern orange hand/white man countdown pedestrian signals of the same brand
(Now it's a snore-fest for road/signal geeks)
I can always go to other states for traffic signals anyways, besides, Philly has plenty of old signals left, like the ones on Broad Street that I shot recently. I thank God for those
Quote from: Ian on December 28, 2017, 05:08:25 PM
Was bored at home today, so I went around to do some old signal scouting in the SE Pennsylvania area. I came across these 8" Eagles that have 12" adapter units installed in the red sections. There used to be a ton of these types of signals decades ago around Philly, but these are the only ones left I'm aware of. Haverford and Remington Roads in Lower Merion Township...
(https://i.imgur.com/MUTkbYIl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CME7wisl.jpg)
Here's another fish-head eaglelux:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Coventry+Ave+%26+New+2nd+St,+Elkins+Park,+PA+19027/@40.0619555,-75.1176701,3a,90y,258.78h,91.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQHq2QRERzwNHlC3UVkz7cQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c6b72510dea385:0xb66854ac4df70563!8m2!3d40.061924!4d-75.1176543
Here's another eagle signal with the 12" enlarger units, this is in Elkin's Park, PA
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/815/40592666034_28a0f436e7_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24R32oj)Fish-head finned eagle signal (https://flic.kr/p/24R32oj) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/873/41306009501_7e5a7495eb_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25W56xB)Fish-head finned eagle signal (https://flic.kr/p/25W56xB) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
I also found an ancient Crouse-Hinds Art Deco!!!! And I ran into this by mistake
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/814/26433021207_65708a4d94_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GgN9hX)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco (side-view) (https://flic.kr/p/GgN9hX) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/805/26433023727_168db2a1ee_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GgNa3p)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco (https://flic.kr/p/GgNa3p) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/892/41304941711_c8bb3452e3_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25VYC8r)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco (https://flic.kr/p/25VYC8r) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/814/26433021207_65708a4d94_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GgN9hX)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco (side-view) (https://flic.kr/p/GgN9hX) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
That Crouse-Hinds art deco is pretty damn old, I'd say it's been around since the 1950s!
And I found a pair of Crouse-Hinds Type Ms:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/869/40589525084_290625b450_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24QKVG1)Crouse-Hinds Type M (not working) (https://flic.kr/p/24QKVG1) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/894/40589481064_e999a3b170_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24QKGB3)Crouse-Hinds Type Ms (https://flic.kr/p/24QKGB3) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/795/40406965035_ce1812750b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24yCfWX)Side-mounted Crouse-Hinds Type Ms (https://flic.kr/p/24yCfWX) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
And finally a 1970s-era set of Eagle flatbacks (the most common type of old signal found in District 6)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/803/41260296852_a07aeb2b51_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25S2NLu)Eagle flatbacks (https://flic.kr/p/25S2NLu) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Quote from: traffic light guy on April 07, 2018, 09:50:17 PM
Here's another eagle signal with the 12" enlarger units, this is in Elkin's Park, PA
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/815/40592666034_28a0f436e7_b.jpg)
Fish-head finned eagle signal (https://flic.kr/p/24R32oj) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Now
that is really interesting. I have never seen anything so bizarre like that before.
Quote from: MNHighwayMan on April 07, 2018, 10:01:59 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on April 07, 2018, 09:50:17 PM
Here's another eagle signal with the 12" enlarger units, this is in Elkin's Park, PA
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/815/40592666034_28a0f436e7_b.jpg)
Fish-head finned eagle signal (https://flic.kr/p/24R32oj) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Now that is really interesting. I have never seen anything so bizarre like that before.
Only three of those weird fish-like traffic lights are left, they're EXTREMELY rare. Ian has pictures of the other two. These were once pretty common in Pennsylvania during the Post-WWII and Vietnam War era.
I found more older signals, nothing too special, just another Crouse-Hinds type M (Which Philly still has tons of left, despite the fact that the model discontinued over four decades ago)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/918/41610697011_aaa2491107_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/26oZGwx)Marbelite paired up with a Crouse-Hinds Type M (https://flic.kr/p/26oZGwx) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/926/40900162784_6f16f1d919_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25jd2sq)Crouse-Hinds Type M with a Marbelite (https://flic.kr/p/25jd2sq) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
It appears this one has a repaint, since a lot of CH model Ms that I see are as pale as ghosts
Moved from CT to Austin last year, and I'm surprised at the number of antiqued traffic signals that are still remaining, especially in certain areas downtown and north of the city. This is off of Burnet Rd. in North Austin...but the combination of the narrow 4 lane road, older storefronts, and vertically mounted signals look like I'm driving back in any city in Connecticut...
(https://i.imgur.com/cVQwSwN.jpg)
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.32176,-97.7393583,3a,40.4y,6.52h,93.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slphEekO1EC5Xo14kahK8_w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 (https://www.google.com/maps/@30.32176,-97.7393583,3a,40.4y,6.52h,93.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slphEekO1EC5Xo14kahK8_w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
Here are some 3Ms too (Not too old though, 20-30 years old)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/873/26742874467_bf47efb1bf_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GKbdSx)A pair of 3M traffic signals (https://flic.kr/p/GKbdSx) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/920/39803258870_dbf7b79e24_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23Dh78Y)More 3M traffic signals (https://flic.kr/p/23Dh78Y) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/946/40915247605_8894419004_d.jpg)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/951/41771615992_ea9885d461_d.jpg)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/831/40915246445_b01ba8b9dd_d.jpg)
Cameron, MO outside the railroad museum
Levittown has a few goodies, like this eaglelux:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/943/27042823777_a49647bbd5_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HcFxmn)Eaglelux (https://flic.kr/p/HcFxmn) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
And a slightly newer rodded flat-back:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/827/28043037398_6c40d731c9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JJ4U1N)Rodded Eagle flatback (https://flic.kr/p/JJ4U1N) by Traffic Light Guy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Quote from: US71 on May 03, 2018, 10:24:03 AM
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(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/831/40915246445_b01ba8b9dd_d.jpg)
Cameron, MO outside the railroad museum
That signal is from the stone age! Not sure what model it is, but those are some impressive shots!
Quote from: traffic light guy on May 06, 2018, 09:55:26 AM
Quote from: US71 on May 03, 2018, 10:24:03 AM
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Cameron, MO outside the railroad museum
That signal is from the stone age! Not sure what model it is, but those are some impressive shots!
It's a GE. It used to serve in Cameron along US 69.
It's a General Electric four way. Stone age is a little excessive. Its from the 1940s. I have a GE four way myself.
Where do you find these, I'm impressed
Others have posted museum photos, so here are my pictures from Disney Hollywood Studios, Orlando, Florida. The first one is part of the replica backlot that park guests may wander around
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/948/42094999692_53a8fae71a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/278MSQL)Replica traffic signal at Disney Hollywood Studios, Orlando, Florida (https://flic.kr/p/278MSQL) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
These semaphore signals are on the newer Sunset Boulevard street. The combination signal and stop sign seem unlikely.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/971/41421487014_e477292bed_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/267gWZd)Replica semaphore signal, Disney Hollywood Studios, Orlando, Florida (https://flic.kr/p/267gWZd) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/909/42095025142_9f878e9abb_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/278N1py)Replica semaphore signal, Disney Hollywood Studios, Orlando, Florida (https://flic.kr/p/278N1py) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
Beacon on Beacon Way, Seattle, Washington. This road is built on a water pipeline which creates a wide median, so supposed four-way stops only need flashing on three sides. The fourth side was an unused incandescent yellow light, which looks strange with the new LED red.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/910/41239818305_ce62d93f3d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25QdRd6)Four-way LED flashing beacon, but an unused side is left incandescent yellow (https://flic.kr/p/25QdRd6) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
Traffic signal in the SODO neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. You can't see it from this angle, but the light has been upgraded to LEDs, even though the illuminated informational sign is still lit by incandescent lights, and is left on all day.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/982/42141052871_fca8dda46c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/27cRUR6)The traffic signal is LED, but the backlight is incandescent (https://flic.kr/p/27cRUR6) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
Not sure if this belongs here, but this advanced warning signal for the Freemont Bridge in Seattle, Washington has mismatched backs.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/943/41420912094_7146ebb50e_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/267e15N)Mismatched signal backings, Freemont Bridge, Seattle, Washington (https://flic.kr/p/267e15N) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on May 16, 2018, 12:40:04 AM
Beacon on Beacon Way, Seattle, Washington. This road is built on a water pipeline which creates a wide median, so supposed four-way stops only need flashing on three sides. The fourth side was an unused incandescent yellow light, which looks strange with the new LED red.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/910/41239818305_ce62d93f3d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25QdRd6)Four-way LED flashing beacon, but an unused side is left incandescent yellow (https://flic.kr/p/25QdRd6) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
Where is this beacon? I'd like to check it out on GSV.
It was taken in 2008, the beacon is most likely gone
Quote from: mrsman on May 17, 2018, 12:25:58 PM
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on May 16, 2018, 12:40:04 AM
Beacon on Beacon Way, Seattle, Washington. This road is built on a water pipeline which creates a wide median, so supposed four-way stops only need flashing on three sides. The fourth side was an unused incandescent yellow light, which looks strange with the new LED red.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/910/41239818305_ce62d93f3d_c.jpg
Where is this beacon? I'd like to check it out on GSV.
Quote from: traffic light guy on May 17, 2018, 02:57:06 PM
It was taken in 2008, the beacon is most likely gone
They're still there. Both sides of the intersection have these old flashers: https://goo.gl/ixJMwJ
It's actually Beacon
Ave @ So Cloverdale. Beacon Way is a short pipeline road in Renton.
For what it's worth, there are quite a few of these ancient four-way flashers throughout Seattle, all with a message tacked on below (although this one is unique in that it was clearly meant for an actual four-way intersection, instead of a one-way meeting a two-way).
Quote from: jakeroot on May 17, 2018, 03:08:36 PM
They're still there. Both sides of the intersection have these old flashers: https://goo.gl/ixJMwJ
It's actually Beacon Ave @ So Cloverdale. Beacon Way is a short pipeline road in Renton.
For what it's worth, there are quite a few of these ancient four-way flashers throughout Seattle, all with a message tacked on below (although this one is unique in that it was clearly meant for an actual four-way intersection, instead of a one-way meeting a two-way).
Thank you for that. I wanted to make sure that the yellow side of the beacon did not actually face any traffic. Otherwise, you'd have a dangerous situation of one side going, and three sides stopping with a notation of "all way stop". But here, that's not the case, as the divided Beacon Ave acts like a pair of one-way streets and no traffic will ever see the yellow indication.
Old pedestrian actuators outside of the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington. Renton used to be called the Traffic Light Capital of the World, an many lights have been removed from intersections. This location would only need a light a few times a day at shift changes, so it was removed. They forgot to take the pedestrian button, which sat here unused and connected only to the cable. A few years later it was gone. I hope it went to a good home.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/910/27270212637_80601b1738_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HxLY8X)Old pedestrian signal actuator (https://flic.kr/p/HxLY8X) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/905/41239824885_52375810e7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25QdTax)Old pedestrian signal actuator (https://flic.kr/p/25QdTax) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
Pedestrian actuator in Yakima, Washington. Yakima has modern pedestrian buttons too. I was standing at one corner when the button started clacking at me. When a user presses the button at that light, it goes out both speakers on both sides of the street, and the other pedestrian was banging on button. After all, hitting the button multiple times makes the light change faster.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/907/41420904394_f5857cf630_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/267dXN3)Pedestrian actuator in Yakima, Washington (https://flic.kr/p/267dXN3) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on May 18, 2018, 10:45:02 AM
Old pedestrian actuators outside of the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington. Renton used to be called the Traffic Light Capital of the World, an many lights have been removed from intersections. This location would only need a light a few times a day at shift changes, so it was removed. They forgot to take the pedestrian button, which sat here unused and connected only to the cable. A few years later it was gone. I hope it went to a good home.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/910/27270212637_80601b1738_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HxLY8X)Old pedestrian signal actuator (https://flic.kr/p/HxLY8X) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/905/41239824885_52375810e7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25QdTax)Old pedestrian signal actuator (https://flic.kr/p/25QdTax) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
I haven't seen an actuator like this before. What do the red and blue lights do?
Quote from: mrsman on May 18, 2018, 01:18:46 PM
I haven't seen an actuator like this before. What do the red and blue lights do?
Red makes the light change faster??
:hmmm:
Quote from: mrsman on May 17, 2018, 12:25:58 PM
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on May 16, 2018, 12:40:04 AM
Beacon on Beacon Way, Seattle, Washington. This road is built on a water pipeline which creates a wide median, so supposed four-way stops only need flashing on three sides. The fourth side was an unused incandescent yellow light, which looks strange with the new LED red.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/910/41239818305_ce62d93f3d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25QdRd6)Four-way LED flashing beacon, but an unused side is left incandescent yellow (https://flic.kr/p/25QdRd6) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
Where is this beacon? I'd like to check it out on GSV.
Quote from: mrsman on May 18, 2018, 09:39:31 AM
Quote from: jakeroot on May 17, 2018, 03:08:36 PM
They're still there. Both sides of the intersection have these old flashers: https://goo.gl/ixJMwJ
It's actually Beacon Ave @ So Cloverdale. Beacon Way is a short pipeline road in Renton.
For what it's worth, there are quite a few of these ancient four-way flashers throughout Seattle, all with a message tacked on below (although this one is unique in that it was clearly meant for an actual four-way intersection, instead of a one-way meeting a two-way).
Thank you for that. I wanted to make sure that the yellow side of the beacon did not actually face any traffic. Otherwise, you'd have a dangerous situation of one side going, and three sides stopping with a notation of "all way stop". But here, that's not the case, as the divided Beacon Ave acts like a pair of one-way streets and no traffic will ever see the yellow indication.
Here's a video of the signals in question. Just took the video a short time ago:
https://youtu.be/8e3gWv6PkiA
Crosswalk flasher in Chehalis, Washington
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/974/41301559845_ecca7a7281_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25VFhPp)Crosswalk sign in Chehalis (https://flic.kr/p/25VFhPp) by Arthur Allen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/116988743@N07/), on Flickr
https://goo.gl/maps/Hxb2yA1Xg4R2
Quote from: mrsman on May 18, 2018, 01:18:46 PM
I haven't seen an actuator like this before. What do the red and blue lights do?
The blue filter plus a yellowish incandescent light makes green. These were indicators at eye level for the pedestrian, though by the time I came around the red lights were almost always burnt out. Sometimes the red light lit up as feedback to tell you you've successfully pressed the button.
Animated arrows at a curve at Westlake Ave. N and N 8th Street, Seattle in 2008. This was eliminated when this couplet was ended and Westlake was continued as two-way.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dNvK5Wjmizf0rMzJXTiws7E3-XMYow-h0E8bLpmlNOe1slzMdgG8dNDNtnqO35eu8_IXesZWF3_FaNe5-lPrCgH5z5DmlJgck5xOuFswhuF1QVR6JIfvO_Ctxjtsy84W-nCICmy-CvFCOmi3VTVTXmjnJEcKTlEZa6lTK4qlyC3_n8yldGisafBTJ57qUcrwBAQoZeKyw9W3UIN4y6jvXBa_FLuei3R_27LYcrirKg4dKg44PxGcavEi6-4_b71rWfpgaTETxyrUUun6QYNMEH5ZbUADbaZOCzM2-HsGNz1E-Z45Vy1vv8AxB6IIzye6brfy33EvJleRuUk-8dQGUhh3BADu5l7HMcQ3zHFDYcnayyxjkPKFip_4BdX3DHmLzpHpfsfwyQJzs6UHkamWvJyDU36AOEZcOUmm8wfPwq3IBv2JuUCSJJUZMXnmyWPf83qrS4mnG-2ZOHYawaWmzxeNTO5-6GPPdEfx1hnI4XQ7e_3nYS01pSw2e1Yd6JsgJfB1Cf11LKNZWO3VSy6yKpUhWU46x7aV6z7tltSjIJKDKk5kc_9mwCwOXF0Kp4yCAAp13V3WCJrPK_sthkiKtNT8N5YpOgzlUuVgJG6hvHgGNn8b0HW-UUzf57hDilhPYasL7E2s1uw2ANnXlM8FLDEdH0IzrOrd=w320-h240-no)
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on May 29, 2018, 09:59:03 AM
Animated arrows at a curve at Westlake Ave. N and N 8th Street, Seattle in 2008. This was eliminated when this couplet was ended and Westlake was continued as two-way.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dNvK5Wjmizf0rMzJXTiws7E3-XMYow-h0E8bLpmlNOe1slzMdgG8dNDNtnqO35eu8_IXesZWF3_FaNe5-lPrCgH5z5DmlJgck5xOuFswhuF1QVR6JIfvO_Ctxjtsy84W-nCICmy-CvFCOmi3VTVTXmjnJEcKTlEZa6lTK4qlyC3_n8yldGisafBTJ57qUcrwBAQoZeKyw9W3UIN4y6jvXBa_FLuei3R_27LYcrirKg4dKg44PxGcavEi6-4_b71rWfpgaTETxyrUUun6QYNMEH5ZbUADbaZOCzM2-HsGNz1E-Z45Vy1vv8AxB6IIzye6brfy33EvJleRuUk-8dQGUhh3BADu5l7HMcQ3zHFDYcnayyxjkPKFip_4BdX3DHmLzpHpfsfwyQJzs6UHkamWvJyDU36AOEZcOUmm8wfPwq3IBv2JuUCSJJUZMXnmyWPf83qrS4mnG-2ZOHYawaWmzxeNTO5-6GPPdEfx1hnI4XQ7e_3nYS01pSw2e1Yd6JsgJfB1Cf11LKNZWO3VSy6yKpUhWU46x7aV6z7tltSjIJKDKk5kc_9mwCwOXF0Kp4yCAAp13V3WCJrPK_sthkiKtNT8N5YpOgzlUuVgJG6hvHgGNn8b0HW-UUzf57hDilhPYasL7E2s1uw2ANnXlM8FLDEdH0IzrOrd=w320-h240-no)
Seems like a safety hazard
Here are more oldies in my area, for some odd reason a majority of my area's oldest signals happen to be Eagles:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1782/42026272515_fa9af922d0_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/272HCDr)Old Eagles on an angled mast-arm (https://flic.kr/p/272HCDr) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1770/42026263975_04b1a5bc6d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/272HA7c)Old Eagles on an angled mast-arm (https://flic.kr/p/272HA7c) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1786/41117635740_ca0a1312e8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25DqCA9)Old Eagles on an angled mast-arm (https://flic.kr/p/25DqCA9) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/876/41117640180_8e95ca9be8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25DqDUG)Old Eagles on an angled mast-arm (https://flic.kr/p/25DqDUG) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
I took shots these with my old camera two years ago, but the qaulity sucked. This camera, however has decent to top-notch quality
Here are some more goodies that I had to do re-shots of, these are in North Philly:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1825/41163268220_e67d1307c6_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25Hsvx3)Marbelites (https://flic.kr/p/25Hsvx3) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1782/42071159885_bdd0be7b41_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/276FG6B)More Eagle flatbacks and a McCain (https://flic.kr/p/276FG6B) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
A Crouse-Hinds Type M!:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1835/42071015445_78532b39ca_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/276EXag)Crouse-Hinds Type M (https://flic.kr/p/276EXag) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Here's an intersection that has two square-door econolite bull's eyes!
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1791/42974099151_105c2de429_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28ttutZ)Econolite Bullseye, Crouse-Hinds Type M, and a McCain (https://flic.kr/p/28ttutZ) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1820/42974094271_1424543547_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28ttt2R)Econolite Bullseye, Crouse-Hinds Type R, and a McCain (https://flic.kr/p/28ttt2R) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Here's an intersection with a "Highway Signal & Sign Company" head, these are only used in the east coast:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1777/41163259460_1395bfbf83_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25HssW1)Eagle flatback, Highway Sign & Sign Co, and a Marbelite (https://flic.kr/p/25HssW1) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Here is a Crouse-Hinds Type R, which are dimes in a dozen, since the mold is a predesescor to the TCT, Peek, and Chapel Hill
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/876/41163575280_6389052fae_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25Hu5Pb)Crouse-Hinds Type R with a McCain (https://flic.kr/p/25Hu5Pb) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
I revisited two oldies that I found in Cheltenham, so I decided to retake them with my new camera a few days ago:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1897/44790252371_11eae6389e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2beXKyx)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco (https://flic.kr/p/2beXKyx) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Here's one that Ian would love:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1847/29853504077_4013f62e0c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Mu41Fx)Eagle Signal with 12" enlarger unit (https://flic.kr/p/Mu41Fx) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Here's a set of old Eagles that I found, these are not mounted on their original pole, the old mast-arm might've been an accident induced replacement.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1857/44743066502_8e2627bc47_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2baMUR5)Eagle Flatbacks (https://flic.kr/p/2baMUR5) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
What is the giveaway that they were moved?
Quote from: jakeroot on September 20, 2018, 08:43:19 PM
What is the giveaway that they were moved?
There are several giveaways that these signals have been moved from their original location
1. They're not mounted on a 1970s PennDOT stackable mast-arm
2. These are the earliest signals within the intersection, all the other heads in the intersection are LFEs, and the LFE heads are also mounted on the same type of pole that the Eagles are
Frankensignal!
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 19, 2018, 06:09:59 PM
I revisited two oldies that I found in Cheltenham, so I decided to retake them with my new camera a few days ago:
Here's one that Ian would love:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1847/29853504077_4013f62e0c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Mu41Fx)Eagle Signal with 12" enlarger unit (https://flic.kr/p/Mu41Fx) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Note how it's a 12 inch signal head mounted on an 8 inch signal body.
Quote from: Brandon on September 21, 2018, 03:57:27 PM
Frankensignal!
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 19, 2018, 06:09:59 PM
I revisited two oldies that I found in Cheltenham, so I decided to retake them with my new camera a few days ago:
Here's one that Ian would love:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1847/29853504077_4013f62e0c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Mu41Fx)Eagle Signal with 12" enlarger unit (https://flic.kr/p/Mu41Fx) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Note how it's a 12 inch signal head mounted on an 8 inch signal body.
It's an 8-inch Eagle signal with a 12 inch adapter, once very common in District 6 during the 60s & 70s. Not sure if this is seen anywhere else, these weird "Fish-head" signals are almost impossible to find nowadays. Only a single digit amount are left, what used to be hundreds just four decades ago.
Quote from: Ian on December 28, 2017, 05:08:25 PM
Was bored at home today, so I went around to do some old signal scouting in the SE Pennsylvania area. I came across these 8" Eagles that have 12" adapter units installed in the red sections. There used to be a ton of these types of signals decades ago around Philly, but these are the only ones left I'm aware of. Haverford and Remington Roads in Lower Merion Township...
(https://i.imgur.com/MUTkbYIl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CME7wisl.jpg)
...and there's another one in Cheltenham, your welcome Ian
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1911/43463028370_c143c50a86_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29dFo77)Eagle Signal with 12" enlarger unit (https://flic.kr/p/29dFo77) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1847/29853504077_4013f62e0c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Mu41Fx)Eagle signal with 12" enlarger unit (https://flic.kr/p/Mu41Fx) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Pennsylvania isn't the only place that has 8" signals with the 12" adapters, some guy named Dan found some in Troy, New York. The left signal is a Marbelite, while the other is a Crouse-Hinds:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7484/27235362014_14a626e3a5_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HuGmg9)3rd St and Madison St (https://flic.kr/p/HuGmg9) by Dan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/79106635@N07/), on Flickr
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1949/44802759764_67dcb5306f_z_d.jpg)
Zanesville, Ohio.
Only the main road has 12 inch adapters
Quote from: US71 on November 04, 2018, 08:47:12 AM
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1949/44802759764_67dcb5306f_z_d.jpg)
Zanesville, Ohio.
Only the main road has 12 inch adapters
Were those 12" adapters original, or were they added later on
LG-M327
Quote from: traffic light guy on November 04, 2018, 08:58:57 AM
Quote from: US71 on November 04, 2018, 08:47:12 AM
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1949/44802759764_67dcb5306f_z_d.jpg)
Zanesville, Ohio.
Only the main road has 12 inch adapters
Were those 12" adapters original, or were they added later on
No idea, but there's another 4-way down the street
without adapters.
There is a rare 1st Gen Marbelite head at this intersection in North Philly:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0443345,-75.1434984,3a,28.6y,283.4h,105.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAdE1NvjLOjANFhUstKn9zw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en&authuser=0
North Broad Street & Spring Garden Street also have a Crouse-Hinds Type M at every other intersection
For those of you who missed my topic about the origin of the doghouse. Here are some really old doghouses in my area. Where I live there are no doghouses older than these Eagle Signals. Honestly I don't think PennDOT had doghouses before these 12" Eagle Flatbacks. Not the oldest doghouses ever, but pretty far removed compared to other doghouses within the area. As far as I know, these signals were installed some point during the seventies:
The first two I found were in Lower Merion:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1955/31290719668_4a84b15fbd_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PF47NG)Eagle Flatback Doghouse (https://flic.kr/p/PF47NG) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1930/44365530215_7aed752135_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aAqWsK)Eagle Flatback Doghouse (https://flic.kr/p/2aAqWsK) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
The other three were in Levittown section of Bristol Township, in Bucks County (The first two were at the same intersection, and got replaced in June). These are slightly newer than the doghouses in Lower Merion:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49663323838_8234a97448_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2iEzvW7)12-inch Eagle Flatback Doghouse traffic signal (https://flic.kr/p/2iEzvW7) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/826/41012123815_a9311dd2bf_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25u6Rz2)Eagle Flatback Doghouse, a TCT, an 8" eagle flatback, and an eaglelux (https://flic.kr/p/25u6Rz2) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/959/41012119195_087d3a0f67_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25u6Qcn)Eagle Flatback Doghouse, Econolite Buttonback, and an 8" eagle flatback (https://flic.kr/p/25u6Qcn) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
These Eagle Flatback Doghouses are so rare it's not even funny. These are the only five in the Philadelphia area that I know of. The oldest doghouse I know of was this 8" Crouse-Hinds type M in Columbus, Ohio:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/E+N+Broadway+%26+Silver+Dr,+Columbus,+OH+43224/@40.0310793,-82.9955117,3a,15y,253.78h,104.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSmTGhTEG74ayOLR-R6x27g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x88388c0a2977aeb9:0x4ea2e22dac465885!8m2!3d40.0310412!4d-82.9955374
Here are some old traffic lights that are in Michigan.
Eagle 4-way signal clusters with cutaway visors on the green indicators in Lansing: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7348044,-84.5260308,3a,30.4y,193.94h,103.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZLQnOEGjNEEGrgPLVh44OQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Eagle fixed 4-way beacon in East Lansing: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7343681,-84.4696333,3a,15y,231.61h,133.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLKgUBZK3Vay_9SIAMBp_Cw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
(what I think is a) Marbelite fixed 4-way beacon in Westphalia: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9292377,-84.7988401,3a,15.3y,24.42h,99.95t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqvFXoPe5aNHWW274_qxu-A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Crouse-Hinds type M signal in Croswell: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2717408,-82.6201087,3a,15y,297.98h,112.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sN3JR8IXbmIUDyD-qlNYd5w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Sargent Sowell signal (in permanent flash mode) in East Tawas: https://youtu.be/erUpodPZDBs
I just recently discovered these 4-way beacons on Google Street view in Youngstown, Ohio: an Eagle and a Signal Service Corp (SSC) signal: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0736522,-80.6601323,3a,47y,308.64h,102.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5Zre95NeO5s6Gr0G4pttNg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Quote from: CJResotko on December 02, 2018, 10:41:35 AM
I just recently discovered these 4-way beacons on Google Street view in Youngstown, Ohio: an Eagle and a Signal Service Corp (SSC) signal: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0736522,-80.6601323,3a,47y,308.64h,102.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5Zre95NeO5s6Gr0G4pttNg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
The SSC one is the one with the pointy visors
Quote from: traffic light guy on December 09, 2018, 02:49:21 PM
Quote from: CJResotko on December 02, 2018, 10:41:35 AM
I just recently discovered these 4-way beacons on Google Street view in Youngstown, Ohio: an Eagle and a Signal Service Corp (SSC) signal: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0736522,-80.6601323,3a,47y,308.64h,102.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5Zre95NeO5s6Gr0G4pttNg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
The SSC one is the one with the pointy visors
I'm aware
Quote from: CJResotko on November 14, 2018, 09:10:36 PM
Here are some old traffic lights that are in Michigan.
Crouse-Hinds type M signal in Croswell: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2717408,-82.6201087,3a,15y,297.98h,112.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sN3JR8IXbmIUDyD-qlNYd5w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Odd find, a Kentucky-style signal there. And only one of them (not two) at the intersection.
Quote from: Brandon on December 11, 2018, 03:35:43 PM
Quote from: CJResotko on November 14, 2018, 09:10:36 PM
Here are some old traffic lights that are in Michigan.
Crouse-Hinds type M signal in Croswell: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2717408,-82.6201087,3a,15y,297.98h,112.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sN3JR8IXbmIUDyD-qlNYd5w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Odd find, a Kentucky-style signal there. And only one of them (not two) at the intersection.
It looks so ugly with the mismatched visors
Quote from: traffic light guy on December 12, 2018, 07:36:39 PM
Quote from: Brandon on December 11, 2018, 03:35:43 PM
Quote from: CJResotko on November 14, 2018, 09:10:36 PM
Here are some old traffic lights that are in Michigan.
Crouse-Hinds type M signal in Croswell: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2717408,-82.6201087,3a,15y,297.98h,112.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sN3JR8IXbmIUDyD-qlNYd5w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Odd find, a Kentucky-style signal there. And only one of them (not two) at the intersection.
It looks so ugly with the mismatched visors
Typical in Kentucky (why I called it "Kentucky-style").
Examples from Kentucky:
https://goo.gl/maps/1w4NSHQrLdB2
https://goo.gl/maps/jyWVsz6UfTN2
https://goo.gl/maps/D1Sny7Qgfuu
https://goo.gl/maps/APrzWnXuWEo
The idea behind cutaway visors on the red and green and tunnel on the yellow was so that pedestrians could see the colors from the street corner. This styling design is still in the books for some places but obviously not required anymore. The lack of pedestrian signals is why the Croswell light has that visor arrangement
The East Tawas light went in early 1960s to serve an elementary school. Sargent Sowell actually sold a "school crossing" version of their four way light, which is highly likely what this example is. Basically it would cycle through normally during school hours and flash on the off hours. The school closed in the mid 70s, and eventually demolished I believe in the 80s or early 90s, and the signal was placed in permanent flash since then. I have tried to purchase this signal from the city for a few years but they are not interested in taking it down now. My name is on it for when it does come down someday.
Also in Michigan were two GE four way lights in Coldwater which can be seen in this video taken by someone on youtube... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0s0nK1ZKI8
These GE four ways went in the late 40s or very early 50s and came down from service in 2011. I bought both of them from the city in November 2016 and sold one of them to a local collector and kept one. The wiring in both were toast but the fixtures were in good shape.
-Nick
Quote from: basilicon89 on December 13, 2018, 10:34:34 AM
These GE four ways went in the late 40s or very early 50s and came down from service in 2011. I bought both of them from the city in November 2016 and sold one of them to a local collector and kept one. The wiring in both were toast but the fixtures were in good shape.
With that said, I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking some pictures of it would be awesome! :nod:
Quote from: MNHighwayMan on December 13, 2018, 10:39:29 AM
Quote from: basilicon89 on December 13, 2018, 10:34:34 AM
These GE four ways went in the late 40s or very early 50s and came down from service in 2011. I bought both of them from the city in November 2016 and sold one of them to a local collector and kept one. The wiring in both were toast but the fixtures were in good shape.
With that said, I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking some pictures of it would be awesome! :nod:
Sure! I put an album on Flickr from the day I picked them up and the minor clean up work I did to the one I kept.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/40838777@N08/albums/72157675472036690
I also collect other traffic signals and associated equipment, old and new. Enjoy! :)
-Nick
That's so cool. Love it!
Quote from: MNHighwayMan on December 13, 2018, 11:54:26 AM
That's so cool. Love it!
Much appreciated my friend! I tend to lurk more here since this is general road based forum and my interest tends to be more into the evolution of traffic signals/traffic engineering/technologies than signs or simply roads themselves.
If there is interest I can share some more of my collection and myself in the future
Regards,
-Nick
Quote from: traffic light guy on December 12, 2018, 07:36:39 PM
Quote from: Brandon on December 11, 2018, 03:35:43 PM
Quote from: CJResotko on November 14, 2018, 09:10:36 PM
Here are some old traffic lights that are in Michigan.
Crouse-Hinds type M signal in Croswell: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2717408,-82.6201087,3a,15y,297.98h,112.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sN3JR8IXbmIUDyD-qlNYd5w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Odd find, a Kentucky-style signal there. And only one of them (not two) at the intersection.
It looks so ugly with the mismatched visors
They look okay in my opinion
Quote from: Brandon on December 13, 2018, 09:35:18 AM
Quote from: traffic light guy on December 12, 2018, 07:36:39 PM
Quote from: Brandon on December 11, 2018, 03:35:43 PM
Quote from: CJResotko on November 14, 2018, 09:10:36 PM
Here are some old traffic lights that are in Michigan.
Crouse-Hinds type M signal in Croswell: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2717408,-82.6201087,3a,15y,297.98h,112.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sN3JR8IXbmIUDyD-qlNYd5w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Odd find, a Kentucky-style signal there. And only one of them (not two) at the intersection.
It looks so ugly with the mismatched visors
Typical in Kentucky (why I called it "Kentucky-style").
Examples from Kentucky:
https://goo.gl/maps/1w4NSHQrLdB2
https://goo.gl/maps/jyWVsz6UfTN2
https://goo.gl/maps/D1Sny7Qgfuu
https://goo.gl/maps/APrzWnXuWEo
I have also seen the "Kentucky style visors" on many other 4-way signals, especially in Utica and Troy, NY
Quote from: basilicon89 on December 13, 2018, 10:34:34 AM
The idea behind cutaway visors on the red and green and tunnel on the yellow was so that pedestrians could see the colors from the street corner. This styling design is still in the books for some places but obviously not required anymore. The lack of pedestrian signals is why the Croswell light has that visor arrangement
The East Tawas light went in early 1960s to serve an elementary school. Sargent Sowell actually sold a "school crossing" version of their four way light, which is highly likely what this example is. Basically it would cycle through normally during school hours and flash on the off hours. The school closed in the mid 70s, and eventually demolished I believe in the 80s or early 90s, and the signal was placed in permanent flash since then. I have tried to purchase this signal from the city for a few years but they are not interested in taking it down now. My name is on it for when it does come down someday.
Also in Michigan were two GE four way lights in Coldwater which can be seen in this video taken by someone on youtube... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0s0nK1ZKI8
These GE four ways went in the late 40s or very early 50s and came down from service in 2011. I bought both of them from the city in November 2016 and sold one of them to a local collector and kept one. The wiring in both were toast but the fixtures were in good shape.
-Nick
I had posted my Sargent-Sowell traffic light in East Tawas video in the "Traffic Signals Controlled by Stop Signs" topic
Coshocton, Ohio
Marbelite 4-way: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2761296,-81.8453107,3a,75y,131.27h,103.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVIUOJZbIQZg_hgyC0xTqgA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Dover, Ohio
Marbelite 4-way backed up by 2-way clusters: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5220008,-81.4817854,3a,19.3y,321.68h,97.68t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svT5mbq053y3ZvaZOOu_mkA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Continential, Ohio
TSI(?) 4-way beacons: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0930065,-84.2658936,3a,61.9y,110.3h,110.68t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shIkSo4TrbNjuWnBVc62eyQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
It kind of saddens me how all the other flickr signal geeks get to take shots of rare and antique stuff (4-ways, GE streamlines, rare models that ceased produuction decades ago, worded pedestrain signals), while I'm lucky if I get a set of Eagle flatbacks. I've been told several times that an Eagle flatback doghouse is "Nothing specail", despite how Godforsakenly rare they are
Quote from: traffic light guy on December 26, 2018, 10:38:19 AM
It kind of saddens me how all the other flickr signal geeks get to take shots of rare and antique stuff (4-ways, GE streamlines, rare models that ceased produuction decades ago, worded pedestrain signals), while I'm lucky if I get a set of Eagle flatbacks. I've been told several times that an Eagle flatback doghouse is "Nothing specail", despite how Godforsakenly rare they are
On the flip side, less antique signals = better visibility for drivers, usually.
I was lucky, and I was able to snag a few shots of some worded pedestrian signals.. This is the first time in 7 or 8 years that I've seen a worded pedestrian signal in person:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4806/32616482948_ebb49cdb7e_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RGd13h)Eagle Flatback Worded Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/RGd13h) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7863/45575940305_b22bce71d6_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2croBde)Eagle Flatback Worded Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/2croBde) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4865/44671983260_1e67f91dfe_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2b4vAgW)Eagle Flatback Worded Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/2b4vAgW) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4867/31549160957_2a05e61da6_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Q4TGoZ)Eagle Flatback Worded Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/Q4TGoZ) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4863/32616349548_d56dbf712d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RGcjoh)Eagle Flatback Worded Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/RGcjoh) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Trenton still has a bunch of worded signs. Sometimes the light bulbs even work as well!
Quote from: jeffandnicole on December 27, 2018, 01:22:36 PM
Trenton still has a bunch of worded signs. Sometimes the light bulbs even work as well!
Most worded pedestrian signals are now gone, due to the increasing popularity of LEDs, and due to people who don't speak english
^^ And new installations of worded signals are no longer allowed in MUTCD.
Quote from: Big John on December 28, 2018, 02:42:09 PM
^^ And new installations of worded signals are no longer allowed in MUTCD.
When did the MUTCD ban the use of newly installed worded pedestrian signals
Quote from: traffic light guy on December 28, 2018, 05:48:02 PM
Quote from: Big John on December 28, 2018, 02:42:09 PM
^^ And new installations of worded signals are no longer allowed in MUTCD.
When did the MUTCD ban the use of newly installed worded pedestrian signals
2000 edition
Quote from: Big John on December 28, 2018, 07:21:09 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on December 28, 2018, 05:48:02 PM
Quote from: Big John on December 28, 2018, 02:42:09 PM
^^ And new installations of worded signals are no longer allowed in MUTCD.
When did the MUTCD ban the use of newly installed worded pedestrian signals
2000 edition
They've been quickly disappearing in my area, I remember back when I first moved to PA back in '06, these worded pedestrian signals were at every other intersection. Now there's only 4 or 5 intersections left that are within driving distance. Erie has them, but I would need to fly.
The City of Philadelphia, however got rid of all their worded pedestrain signals in the late-90s, a decade before the rest of the city caught on. Philly doesn't even have 3M signals anymore, they used to have thousands of them in the 70s and 80s.
There's only ONE intersection left in the entire city that has 3Ms:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0859318,-75.2119143,3a,75y,53.47h,92.58t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-02DOQnI2WMVGfSC3Xnt0Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
I don't even know if this setup counts because it's on the border between Philadelphia and Montgomery County
As mentioned, Trenton still has a bunch of worded Walk/Don't Walk signs. But most don't work. This intersection I'm familiar with, for example: https://goo.gl/maps/6zfqiuFHRf22 , only has 2 of the 16 individual heads with working light bulbs currently, both flashing 'Walk'. It takes a week or so for the city to replace a light bulb for a red light. Walk/Don't Walk signs are way down on the priority list!
Quote from: jeffandnicole on December 31, 2018, 12:37:54 PM
As mentioned, Trenton still has a bunch of worded Walk/Don't Walk signs. But most don't work. This intersection I'm familiar with, for example: https://goo.gl/maps/6zfqiuFHRf22 , only has 2 of the 16 individual heads with working light bulbs currently, both flashing 'Walk'. It takes a week or so for the city to replace a light bulb for a red light. Walk/Don't Walk signs are way down on the priority list!
Why not change the light bulbs, it's way easier and cheaper then spending thousands of dollars on replacing the signals. Trenton doens't have just a bunch of worded pedestrian signals, they also have tons of old vehicular signals, Eagles, Marbelites, and a few Crouse-Hinds heads. Some times an occasion there would there will be a Bullseye.
I think Trenton is so big of a city, that it would cost too much to do upgrades, I'm guessing the last time they had a new signal was perhaps...the early to mid 90's. Some of these intersections have middle-aged plastic McCain heads, while others have ancient aluminum Marbelite heads from the post WWII era.
North Philly has plenty of interesting signals that have been left neglected and undocumented by fellow PA signal geeks:
The Eagles are nothing special, a majority of old school PennDOT installs happen to have these:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7819/40161588363_c97014a1b0_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24bWD1F)12-inch Eagle Flatback (https://flic.kr/p/24bWD1F) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
This Eagle is at the next intersection, it appears to have a gunshot wound:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7902/46405793164_2a963a8c4c_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dGHPy9)12-inch Eagle Flatback (https://flic.kr/p/2dGHPy9) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Then we have some Crouse-Hinds type Ms:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7827/46403098064_1fa6d642e6_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dGu1oU)12-inch Crouse-Hinds type M (https://flic.kr/p/2dGu1oU) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7868/32184472427_9da2276d25_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/R32Qn2)12-inch Crouse-Hinds type M (https://flic.kr/p/R32Qn2) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7913/33251261208_c7ffb378f6_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/SEipv3)12-inch Crouse-Hinds type M (https://flic.kr/p/SEipv3) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
One interesction with two square-door Econolite bull's eyes:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7808/40161625203_f8d9cb171b_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24bWPXR)Square-Door Econolite Bullseye (https://flic.kr/p/24bWPXR) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7834/46403000674_f89e60a6c2_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dGtvrL)Another Square-Door Econolite Bullseye (https://flic.kr/p/2dGtvrL) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Highway Signal & Sign Co and Mareblite heads:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7857/47128203561_e302c76da1_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2eNymZP)12-inch Highway Signal & Sign Co. (https://flic.kr/p/2eNymZP) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7855/32184566597_903c0bf05a_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/R33jmD)Marbelite with a Highway Signal & Sign Co. (https://flic.kr/p/R33jmD) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Crouse-Hinds type R heads:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7834/46403191744_0466eaa61e_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dGuuf5)12-inch Crouse-Hinds type R (https://flic.kr/p/2dGuuf5) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
And a rare Type L signal that was manufactured by Marbelite:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7895/33251183418_010f4aae6a_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/SEi1nQ)12-inch Marbelite Type L (https://flic.kr/p/SEi1nQ) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
found this on google
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2014-12-20_15_05_04_A_old_traffic_light_painted_green_at_the_intersection_of_Perry_Street_and_Stockton_Street_in_front_of_the_Trenton_Fire_Headquarters_in_Trenton,_New_Jersey.JPG
i found the location on maps
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2236806,-74.761095,3a,75y,73.53h,98.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sp0PFAdOgusPX_FO8ipYLtQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en&authuser=0
si thought it would it would a good idea to have a forum where you could post links of old and vintage traffic lights because old highways usually had traffic lights and because they are cool!
also are the traffic lights a block away from those other traffic lights old?
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2233318,-74.7623036,3a,54.9y,253.94h,88.25t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sct2n5bm7NBckCLTanDgGRA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en&authuser=0
Flushing, MI: https://youtu.be/0PWU_cesNRs
Maple Rapids, MI: https://youtu.be/1YtBJS-fqB8
Hubbardston, MI: https://youtu.be/6A872gECiUw
Westphalia, MI: https://flic.kr/p/SK5zQ7
Baltimore, OH: https://goo.gl/maps/uSXH6vZyuB52
La Rue, OH: https://goo.gl/maps/3Ry91QdqfKR2
Quote from: CJResotko on February 22, 2019, 06:31:49 PM
Flushing, MI: https://youtu.be/T3BVgEOd_wE
Maple Rapids, MI: https://youtu.be/1YtBJS-fqB8
Hubbardston, MI: https://youtu.be/6A872gECiUw
Westphalia, MI: https://flic.kr/p/SK5zQ7
Baltimore, OH: https://goo.gl/maps/uSXH6vZyuB52
La Rue, OH: https://goo.gl/maps/3Ry91QdqfKR2
I think that arrow was recycled from a previously installed signal
Here's an old signal. A Crouse Hinds Type T or Porthole Signal I acquired yesterday
(https://i.imgur.com/anz4vXO.jpg)
Spring Garden Street has the threshold of old signals in my area:
Old Crouse-Hinds type M 12" signals:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48135521568_c58ff09a26_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gkz8xE)12-inch Crouse-Hinds type M signal (https://flic.kr/p/2gkz8xE) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48144571662_5184fba5d8_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gmnvPL)12-inch Crouse-Hinds type M signals (https://flic.kr/p/2gmnvPL) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48144506191_bc65ffe5d5_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gmnbmX)12" Crouse-Hinds type M signal (https://flic.kr/p/2gmnbmX) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48135456921_525af07093_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gkyNk4)12-inch Crouse-Hinds type M (https://flic.kr/p/2gkyNk4) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Then there was an intersection with a square-door bull's eye:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48135724858_d865e8b0a3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gkAaYE)Square-Door Econolite Bullseye (https://flic.kr/p/2gkAaYE) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Some type R signals:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48144580297_90dd11a3a5_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gmnyoD)12" Crouse-Hinds type R signals (https://flic.kr/p/2gmnyoD) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Highway Signal-Sign Co. brand signals and Marbelites:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48144723322_6fe43a2f4c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gmohUA)Highway Signal & Sign Co. with a Marbelite (https://flic.kr/p/2gmohUA) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
And some Eagles:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48138334127_660dffddcd_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gkPxC4)12-inch Eagle Flatback (https://flic.kr/p/2gkPxC4) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48135252132_24360190a3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gkxKsd)12-inch Eagle Flatback (https://flic.kr/p/2gkxKsd) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48135269482_1f65fc6950_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gkxQBm)Eagle Flatback with chipped backplate (https://flic.kr/p/2gkxQBm) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Stanwood, Michigan
https://youtu.be/xaYjo1G6sdk
There is an Eagle fixed 3-way beacon in the town of Maple City, Michigan: https://youtu.be/8tuJdm510iM
There are a few ancient eaglelux spottings in Lower Merion, PA:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48740633002_fd35cff61c_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hg3u6q)Ancient Eaglelux (https://flic.kr/p/2hg3u6q) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48740552977_28b8e1ea2a_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hg35iF)Ancient Eaglelux signal (https://flic.kr/p/2hg35iF) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
I also found the eaglelux signals with the 12" enlarger unit, that Ian took a picture of:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48740449057_bf1b57c2b2_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hg2xpX)Eaglelux signals with 12" adapters (https://flic.kr/p/2hg2xpX) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48740006983_078a44015d_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hfZgZZ)Eaglelux signal with a 12" adapter (https://flic.kr/p/2hfZgZZ) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
There was another one of these 12-8-8 eaglelux in this intersection, but they got replaced by Peeks
Here's another old one I just picked up. Complete (minus one command lens) Harrington Seaberg Signal
(https://i.imgur.com/zOcimxv.jpg)
I captured these Eagles just days before they got replaced by Econolite Buttonbacks (Sad to see them go, they've been serving the Ceaderbrook Shopping Center entrance for over 50 years):
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48751483071_c5e1680634_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hh16rz)4-section Eagle Flatback (Being replaced by Econolite Buttonbacks) (https://flic.kr/p/2hh16rz) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48751604811_f02cc48cd9_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hh1HCx)Ceaderbrook Shopping Center Signal Upgrades (https://flic.kr/p/2hh1HCx) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
A Safetran:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48751477831_86690cf98b_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hh14Te)Safetran (Being replaced by Econolite Buttonbacks) (https://flic.kr/p/2hh14Te) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
This intersection also had PennDOT's old school 24/7 Red Ball Left Turn Signal:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48751249653_23cd75b470_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hgYU48)PennDOT Old School 24/7 Red Ball (https://flic.kr/p/2hgYU48) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Update: Some idiot at PennDOT didn't put a red arrow on the new left turn signal that replaced this, instead it's a red ball, which makes me a little angry
^^
I remember seeing that 4-section Eagle posted somewhere else (probably this thread), showing its old-school green arrow. I see from Street View that it was recently replaced; now the entire assembly is history too. Damn!
As usual, the new signals won't be anywhere near as visible as their old-school setups. Although I appreciate the old signals, I will miss the old signal placement setup more.
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 22, 2019, 07:47:19 PM
This intersection also had PennDOT's old school 24/7 Red Ball Left Turn Signal:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48751249653_23cd75b470_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hgYU48)PennDOT Old School 24/7 Red Ball (https://flic.kr/p/2hgYU48) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Ooo, I didn't know there was another one of those surviving, let alone in an area I'm familiar with. The all-directions one at PA 72 and Dillerville Road (https://goo.gl/maps/rcuQAAva4hMwEm9d9) in Lancaster may now be the last one in the state. (It's not 24/7, though, because the turn phases are on sensors so that the straight through and left turn signals are green, in which case there would be no red. The former example at US 422 and PA 501 in Myerstown–replaced last year with modern signals–worked the same way.)
Quote from: Roadsguy on September 24, 2019, 12:17:35 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 22, 2019, 07:47:19 PM
This intersection also had PennDOT's old school 24/7 Red Ball Left Turn Signal:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48751249653_23cd75b470_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hgYU48)PennDOT Old School 24/7 Red Ball (https://flic.kr/p/2hgYU48) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Ooo, I didn't know there was another one of those surviving, let alone in an area I'm familiar with. The all-directions one at PA 72 and Dillerville Road (https://goo.gl/maps/rcuQAAva4hMwEm9d9) in Lancaster may now be the last one in the state. (It's not 24/7, though, because the turn phases are on sensors so that the straight through and left turn signals are green, in which case there would be no red. The former example at US 422 and PA 501 in Myerstown–replaced last year with modern signals–worked the same way.)
Pennsylvania is a very large state, I highly doubt that that is the last one
Here's an intersection in Southwest Philly that has seven Bullseyes in one intersection:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48771939196_0da0abfc2e_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hiNWko)Square-Door Econolite Bullseye (https://flic.kr/p/2hiNWko) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48772191457_71f7e7169f_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hiQejH)Square-Door Econolite Bullseyes (https://flic.kr/p/2hiQejH) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48772002931_a1d29a04bf_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hiPghg)Square-Door Econolite Bullseye with a Highway Signal & Sign Co. (https://flic.kr/p/2hiPghg) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Panned out view of the setup:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48771666418_9ad0cacd47_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hiMxfj)Square-Door Econolite Bullseye signals (https://flic.kr/p/2hiMxfj) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 29, 2019, 05:04:33 PM
Here's an intersection in Southwest Philly that has seven Bullseyes in one intersection:
Are bullseyes pretty rare in PA? I know they're all universally old, no matter where, but they're probably the most common "old" signal in Western WA.
Quote from: jakeroot on September 29, 2019, 07:07:27 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 29, 2019, 05:04:33 PM
Here's an intersection in Southwest Philly that has seven Bullseyes in one intersection:
Are bullseyes pretty rare in PA? I know they're all universally old, no matter where, but they're probably the most common "old" signal in Western WA.
Eagles are the most common "old" signal in Pennsylvania. Bullseyes, on the other hand, in Philly itself, were common decades ago, but are now endangered, although they're scattered around the city itself. As for the District 6 suburbs, this is the only intersection that I'm aware still has them:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48741077687_cbd4fc8f8a_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hg5Lhp)4-section Square-Door Econolite Bullseye (https://flic.kr/p/2hg5Lhp) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48740701841_28a8835b8c_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hg3Qyi)4-section Square-Door Econolite Bullseye (https://flic.kr/p/2hg3Qyi) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
The only part of PA where bull's eyes are common is the Pittsburg area, way on the Western side of PA.
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 30, 2019, 06:36:56 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on September 29, 2019, 07:07:27 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 29, 2019, 05:04:33 PM
Here's an intersection in Southwest Philly that has seven Bullseyes in one intersection:
Are bullseyes pretty rare in PA? I know they're all universally old, no matter where, but they're probably the most common "old" signal in Western WA.
Eagles are the most common "old" signal in Pennsylvania. Bullseyes, on the other hand, in Philly itself, were common decades ago, but are now endangered, although they're scattered around the city itself. As for the District 6 suburbs, this is the only intersection that I'm aware still has them:
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The only part of PA where bull's eyes are common is the Pittsburg area, way on the Western side of PA.
I see. Quite a few of the ones I'm familiar with don't even have housings around the lens: https://goo.gl/maps/MCw8cHvBWEJpPi4MA -- just a bunch of circles hanging onto each other!
Quote from: jakeroot on September 30, 2019, 10:34:17 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 30, 2019, 06:36:56 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on September 29, 2019, 07:07:27 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 29, 2019, 05:04:33 PM
Here's an intersection in Southwest Philly that has seven Bullseyes in one intersection:
Are bullseyes pretty rare in PA? I know they're all universally old, no matter where, but they're probably the most common "old" signal in Western WA.
Eagles are the most common "old" signal in Pennsylvania. Bullseyes, on the other hand, in Philly itself, were common decades ago, but are now endangered, although they're scattered around the city itself. As for the District 6 suburbs, this is the only intersection that I'm aware still has them:
...
The only part of PA where bull's eyes are common is the Pittsburg area, way on the Western side of PA.
I see. Quite a few of the ones I'm familiar with don't even have housings around the lens: https://goo.gl/maps/MCw8cHvBWEJpPi4MA -- just a bunch of circles hanging onto each other!
The bullseyes is your GSV that lack housing around the lenses are known as round-door bullseyes. The regular bullseyes (Such as the ones in Philly) are known as square door bullseyes.
LG-M327
Quote from: traffic light guy on October 01, 2019, 01:22:18 AM
Quote from: jakeroot on September 30, 2019, 10:34:17 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 30, 2019, 06:36:56 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on September 29, 2019, 07:07:27 PM
Quote from: traffic light guy on September 29, 2019, 05:04:33 PM
Here's an intersection in Southwest Philly that has seven Bullseyes in one intersection:
Are bullseyes pretty rare in PA? I know they're all universally old, no matter where, but they're probably the most common "old" signal in Western WA.
Eagles are the most common "old" signal in Pennsylvania. Bullseyes, on the other hand, in Philly itself, were common decades ago, but are now endangered, although they're scattered around the city itself. As for the District 6 suburbs, this is the only intersection that I'm aware still has them:
...
The only part of PA where bull's eyes are common is the Pittsburg area, way on the Western side of PA.
I see. Quite a few of the ones I'm familiar with don't even have housings around the lens: https://goo.gl/maps/MCw8cHvBWEJpPi4MA -- just a bunch of circles hanging onto each other!
The bullseyes is your GSV that lack housing around the lenses are known as round-door bullseyes. The regular bullseyes (Such as the ones in Philly) are known as square door bullseyes.
Thanks. I'm not sure why these became common, but they did. A couple of them have backplates (obviously old backplates), and the cutout for the round door is
quite funny-looking when viewed from the front (https://goo.gl/maps/cqRcFrh8GkzYrcYf9).
Another example in Seattle (https://goo.gl/maps/cih43v96n2AnjYSs5).
More older signals found in Philly:
Here is a 12" Highway Signal & Sign:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48771640353_29fb00eaf1_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hiMpuV)12-inch Highway Signal & Sign Co. (https://flic.kr/p/2hiMpuV) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
A 12" Crouse-Hinds type R signal:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48777242898_f208a97ff9_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hjh7Ww)8" Eagle Mark IV with a 12" Crouse-Hinds type R (https://flic.kr/p/2hjh7Ww) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
And another Highway Signal & Sign. found at the same intersection as the bullseyes:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48785196658_768dd6d523_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hjYTjj)12-inch Highway Signal & Sign Co. (https://flic.kr/p/2hjYTjj) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Found some more Econolite round-door Bullseye flashers along the 101 at WA-20. Very rural area; all but a couple seemingly re-painted a brighter shade of green than usual (within the last year), and all are incandescent bulbs with an awesome fade-on/fade-off motion. Look to be in great shape, too:
US-101 @ WA-20, Discovery Bay (https://goo.gl/maps/bCX6qNfFFpQM6TTa9)
(full-size photos below; slightly edited to improve clarity)
(https://i.imgur.com/6gbFxvO.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/x730Ied.jpg)
Quote from: jakeroot on October 07, 2019, 12:14:33 AM
Found some more Econolite round-door Bullseye flashers along the 101 at WA-20. Very rural area; all but a couple seemingly re-painted a brighter shade of green than usual (within the last year), and all are incandescent bulbs with an awesome fade-on/fade-off motion. Look to be in great shape, too:
US-101 @ WA-20, Discovery Bay (https://goo.gl/maps/bCX6qNfFFpQM6TTa9)
(full-size photos below; slightly edited to improve clarity)
(https://i.imgur.com/6gbFxvO.jpg)
Although I'm more of a square-door guy, I do find it pretty neat to see a set of bullseye beacons, something you don't see everyday
(https://i.imgur.com/x730Ied.jpg)
Quote from: traffic light guy on October 10, 2019, 07:24:42 PM
Although I'm more of a square-door guy, I do find it pretty neat to see a set of bullseye beacons, something you don't see everyday
Normally, I agree. Square-door models look better, especially when stacked. But by themselves, as beacons, I think I may prefer the round-door models. These ones in particular are really well-maintained, which makes them look better IMO.
Here's
another set of round-door Bullseye signals in Tacoma (https://goo.gl/maps/HTK4qoTCK1DvvnP26). Probably one of the oldest signal arrays in the city: only one through signal, and 8-inch reds (99% were replaced with 12-inch reds about 10-15 years ago). The
oldest is this intersection a few miles away (https://goo.gl/maps/BkgkJMxJgG9iPkoz8), with all 8-inch signals, which are all very faded, and text-only ped signals (probably the last in the city).
More older signals in Philly:
Note the older Eagle Signal mounted on the right:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48894013853_916c792a1e_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2huAASR)Eagle Siemens with an Eagle Flatback (https://flic.kr/p/2huAASR) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
A 12" Marbelite:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48893765192_a2936779a3_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2huzjXA)12" Marbelite signal (https://flic.kr/p/2huzjXA) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Alusig with a slightly older Flatback:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48893010728_9f333f7e3c_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2huvsFA)Eagle Alusig with an Eagle Flatback (https://flic.kr/p/2huvsFA) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Eagle Signal that have a louvered backplate:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48894115392_82a612469c_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2huB84w)Eagle Signal with louvered backplate (https://flic.kr/p/2huB84w) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48893639737_ffeffcc8f8_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2huyFEz)Older Eagle (With louvered backplate) (https://flic.kr/p/2huyFEz) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Eagle cluster hanging in Norristown:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48964086241_5b8919153f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hAMJXt)Eagle Flatback 4-section hanging (https://flic.kr/p/2hAMJXt) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Plus some incandescent eagleluxes:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48964237122_d809be0d88_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hANvNS)Incandescent eaglelux traffic signals (https://flic.kr/p/2hANvNS) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
And a decommissioned Eagle signal:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48964388657_5d4c326da2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hAPhRx)Decommissioned 8-inch Eagle flatback signal (https://flic.kr/p/2hAPhRx) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Quote from: jakeroot on October 07, 2019, 12:14:33 AM
Found some more Econolite round-door Bullseye flashers along the 101 at WA-20. Very rural area; all but a couple seemingly re-painted a brighter shade of green than usual (within the last year), and all are incandescent bulbs with an awesome fade-on/fade-off motion. Look to be in great shape, too:
US-101 @ WA-20, Discovery Bay (https://goo.gl/maps/bCX6qNfFFpQM6TTa9)
(full-size photos below; slightly edited to improve clarity)
(https://i.imgur.com/6gbFxvO.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/x730Ied.jpg)
More round-door beacons: US 12 near Aberdeen. (https://goo.gl/maps/12GpXXkMRND2rYTn9) Then a few intersections west: not a green T but a flashing yellow T? (https://goo.gl/maps/erKEuN8BatqBXqwb6)
At an antique store in Aberdeen I found an eight inch single green light for sale for $52. Didn't buy it because I didn't know where I would put it, but I've never seen working signal equipment for such a low price before.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49045809241_abb616df26_c_d.jpg)
Toledo, Iowa
I found a set of old Eagles on angled mast-arms:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49076232078_f3b3479e72_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hLGw1o)Old Eagles on an angled mast-arm (https://flic.kr/p/2hLGw1o) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49075435186_f9fff48834_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hLCr7S)Old Eagles on an angled mast-arm (https://flic.kr/p/2hLCr7S) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49076973032_142e8dd524_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hLLjgs)Old Eagles on an angled mast-arm (https://flic.kr/p/2hLLjgs) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Textual DONT WALK sign at NE 45th Street and Interstate 5 in Seattle. Additionally, it's a 3M louvered signal.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49164154901_01ea10725d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hUt9p8)
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on December 03, 2019, 11:47:00 AM
Textual DONT WALK sign at NE 45th Street and Interstate 5 in Seattle. Additionally, it's a 3M louvered signal.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49164154901_01ea10725d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hUt9p8)
There are a few textual pedestrian signals in my area:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4863/32616349548_d84388d232_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RGcjoh)Eagle Flatback worded pedestrian signals (https://flic.kr/p/RGcjoh) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4856/46440002652_a6d185b300_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dKK9QU)Eagle Flatback worded pedestrian signals (https://flic.kr/p/2dKK9QU) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4873/31551689387_9265603ec6_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Q57E1B)Eagle Flatback Worded Pedestrian Signal (https://flic.kr/p/Q57E1B) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/7835/32616359338_23256b1683_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RGcni5)Eagle Flatback worded pedestrian signals (https://flic.kr/p/RGcni5) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4865/44671983260_71e70ce73b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2b4vAgW)Eagle Flatback worded pedestrian signals (https://flic.kr/p/2b4vAgW) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Utah is a place where old things go to die. The state has only two button copy signs left and very little in the way of old signals, and even span-wires are a rarity. I was up in Logan and knew they had some span-wires up there, so thought I'd drive through the area and check them out just for fun. So imagine my shock when I saw these:
(https://i.imgur.com/rb0CzHH.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/VkEiOh5.jpg)
The weird thing was that at some of the lights, the "WALK" had been replaced with a man, but the "DONT WALK" was still there:
(https://i.imgur.com/FPtQU32.jpg)
All of the signals up there look like this. I'm not familiar with all the different brands and types of traffic signals, but these certainly look old:
(https://i.imgur.com/cjLwDsu.jpg)
Quote from: US 89 on December 03, 2019, 03:54:46 PM
Utah is a place where old things go to die. The state has only two button copy signs left and very little in the way of old signals, and even span-wires are a rarity. I was up in Logan and knew they had some span-wires up there, so thought I'd drive through the area and check them out just for fun. So imagine my shock when I saw these:
(https://i.imgur.com/rb0CzHH.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/VkEiOh5.jpg)
The weird thing was that at some of the lights, the "WALK" had been replaced with a man, but the "DONT WALK" was still there:
(https://i.imgur.com/FPtQU32.jpg)
All of the signals up there look like this. I'm not familiar with all the different brands and types of traffic signals, but these certainly look old:
(https://i.imgur.com/cjLwDsu.jpg)
The signals in the last photo are Square-Door Econolite Bullseyes
I found some ancient 1950's Crouse-Hinds type DT signals in Collingdale:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49269480177_495a108d5d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4LXWa)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco signals (https://flic.kr/p/2i4LXWa) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49265028353_e3615718e9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4o9yz)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco signals (https://flic.kr/p/2i4o9yz) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49265940907_871da5fa10_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4sPQg)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco signals (https://flic.kr/p/2i4sPQg) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49264827018_7a21f911b2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4n7Hh)Crouse-Hinds Art Decos (https://flic.kr/p/2i4n7Hh) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49265511792_3d90465547_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4qCgJ)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco (https://flic.kr/p/2i4qCgJ) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49267753097_ff6cc467d7_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4C7wV)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco (https://flic.kr/p/2i4C7wV) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
I don't have the foggiest idea of how these old geezers slipped past PennDOT's radar. It's truly mind-blowing. These things don't even have LEDs either, a majority of them still have the original Crouse-Hinds smiley lenses. This could be due to the fact that these signals are installed at extremely narrow intersections, making the intersection geometry difficult for signal visibility if a mast-arm were to be added.
I found some ancient 1950's vintage Crouse-Hinds type DT signals in Folsom:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49416330261_b416d90861_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ihKBma)8-inch Crouse-Hinds type R with a Crouse-Hinds Art Deco (https://flic.kr/p/2ihKBma) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49416502712_4f4f83bd40_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ihLuBs)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco (https://flic.kr/p/2ihLuBs) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49416676896_4bff5f7c3e_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ihMooC)Crouse-Hinds Art Deco signals (https://flic.kr/p/2ihMooC) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Some old short-finned Eageluxes in Clifton Heights:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49421903293_3317582ec1_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2iifb1V)Short-finned Eaglelux traffic signals (https://flic.kr/p/2iifb1V) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49416474656_00c92067ca_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ihLmgJ)Short-finned Eaglelux signals (green smiley lenses) (https://flic.kr/p/2ihLmgJ) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49416691612_054c7bda37_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ihMsLm)Short-finned Eaglelux signals (https://flic.kr/p/2ihMsLm) by thesignalman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/144426590@N04/), on Flickr
Here is an old detector in Tacoma, WA (Google Maps here (https://goo.gl/maps/pin888r2eTmnJbKD6)).
Both approaches have them in the ground. I don't believe they function anymore, as there are cuts in the pavement at the intersection that would indicate a pavement detector.
The intersection rests in walk, for the record.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50808073391_eec90c4e35_3k.jpg)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50808185612_4cb8ce3a7f_3k.jpg)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50808065576_0a9dd3ed94_3k.jpg)
^^^ Old detector in Renton. (https://goo.gl/maps/6vco1MRqecf2SZS86) Former US 10, southerly route.
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on January 06, 2021, 10:23:56 PM
^^^ Old detector in Renton. (https://goo.gl/maps/6vco1MRqecf2SZS86) Former US 10, southerly route.
I wonder how common these actually are. I'd like to think the one I found in Tacoma is exceptionally unusual as it still has the old identification plate that explained what it was. I would guess most are just rectangles like in the Renton example.
There used to be two at an intersection in Cincinnati that had long since been abandoned, but they have been removed and paved over. However common they might have been, they're a liability now. The metal frames can come loose and puncture tires, and they have to be dug out if the pavement is going to be milled down for resurfacing. I imagine they can't be paved over without being removed either.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jjakucyk.com%2Fsignals%2F0058_DSC_5871.jpg&hash=89b5535d5c6baa50c4d0c3277b2187c50102eb84)
Managed to find another of these detectors. No photo this time, though. Just GSV. Not sure how I would get that picture, as it's an insanely busy road.
S 38th St, Tacoma, WA (https://goo.gl/maps/hfFUqYN35Q1kjVz9A)
This one is pretty odd. It's not centered on a lane. I have to assume the road was rebuilt around it at one point.
From surveying old imagery, several new lanes were added in the 1980s (before (https://www.historicaerials.com/location/47.222544737784666/-122.46848024851387/1980/18), after (https://www.historicaerials.com/location/47.222544737784666/-122.46848024851387/1990/18)), but I can't quite figure out what aligned with what to make it so that detector is where it is today. Anyone with some investigative skills, let me know what you think.
Quote from: jakeroot on July 11, 2021, 01:52:03 PM
Managed to find another of these detectors. No photo this time, though. Just GSV. Not sure how I would get that picture, as it's an insanely busy road.
S 38th St, Tacoma, WA (https://goo.gl/maps/hfFUqYN35Q1kjVz9A)
This one is pretty odd. It's not centered on a lane. I have to assume the road was rebuilt around it at one point.
From surveying old imagery, several new lanes were added in the 1980s (before (https://www.historicaerials.com/location/47.222544737784666/-122.46848024851387/1980/18), after (https://www.historicaerials.com/location/47.222544737784666/-122.46848024851387/1990/18)), but I can't quite figure out what aligned with what to make it so that detector is where it is today. Anyone with some investigative skills, let me know what you think.
Also interesting at that intersection is the up red arrow. Becoming more and more uncommon these days.
Quote from: plain on July 11, 2021, 02:04:20 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on July 11, 2021, 01:52:03 PM
Managed to find another of these detectors. No photo this time, though. Just GSV. Not sure how I would get that picture, as it's an insanely busy road.
S 38th St, Tacoma, WA (https://goo.gl/maps/hfFUqYN35Q1kjVz9A)
This one is pretty odd. It's not centered on a lane. I have to assume the road was rebuilt around it at one point.
From surveying old imagery, several new lanes were added in the 1980s (before (https://www.historicaerials.com/location/47.222544737784666/-122.46848024851387/1980/18), after (https://www.historicaerials.com/location/47.222544737784666/-122.46848024851387/1990/18)), but I can't quite figure out what aligned with what to make it so that detector is where it is today. Anyone with some investigative skills, let me know what you think.
Also interesting at that intersection is the up red arrow. Becoming more and more uncommon these days.
as MUTCD currently disallows it.
Quote from: Big John on July 11, 2021, 03:17:35 PM
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Managed to find another of these detectors. No photo this time, though. Just GSV. Not sure how I would get that picture, as it's an insanely busy road.
S 38th St, Tacoma, WA (https://goo.gl/maps/hfFUqYN35Q1kjVz9A)
This one is pretty odd. It's not centered on a lane. I have to assume the road was rebuilt around it at one point.
From surveying old imagery, several new lanes were added in the 1980s (before (https://www.historicaerials.com/location/47.222544737784666/-122.46848024851387/1980/18), after (https://www.historicaerials.com/location/47.222544737784666/-122.46848024851387/1990/18)), but I can't quite figure out what aligned with what to make it so that detector is where it is today. Anyone with some investigative skills, let me know what you think.
Also interesting at that intersection is the up red arrow. Becoming more and more uncommon these days.
as MUTCD currently disallows it.
The lane-use arrows below the signals are also pretty unusual.
I'm curious when that red up arrow ban came in place. As far as I know, that red up arrow (northbound through lane) has been there for decades. I believe it was used to further enforce the no-double-turn situation.
Most of Japan has plenty of new LED traffic signals, many that are simply flush without any visor. However, there are some old signals around too.
Here is an example of an old incandescent signal in Yomitan (https://goo.gl/maps/nwTRvA1i3hYdBbRLA), on Okinawa:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52498200526_f8b7777c85_o.jpg)
Incandescent Signal (https://flic.kr/p/2nZ611o) by Jacob Root (https://www.flickr.com/photos/62537709@N03/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52497719572_bcbe6ab2b5_o.jpg)
Incandescent Signal (https://flic.kr/p/2nZ3x35) by Jacob Root (https://www.flickr.com/photos/62537709@N03/), on Flickr
Ooo, a horizontal signal in a left-driving country... so red is on the "wrong" side. Hope you're not color blind!
Quote from: US 89 on November 13, 2022, 10:46:38 PM
Ooo, a horizontal signal in a left-driving country... so red is on the "wrong" side. Hope you're not color blind!
Luckily, since every signal is timed, you can always just look at the pedestrian signal. If it's green, chances are good your signal is too. Not true at the numerous all-way walk intersections, though.
But yeah, the signals are totally symmetrical to what you see in North America. Which makes sense, since, well, left hand traffic.
Which is why (pause as I get on my ludicrously rickety Oklahoma-vs-Texas soap box once again) horizontal lights are dumb, because Britain drives on the left too, and their vertical lights are the same as ours after they're mirrored! :P
Quote from: Scott5114 on November 27, 2022, 02:44:03 AM
Which is why (pause as I get on my ludicrously rickety Oklahoma-vs-Texas soap box once again) horizontal lights are dumb, because Britain drives on the left too, and their vertical lights are the same as ours after they're mirrored! :P
Wouldn't mirrored vertical signals always look the same? Unless we were driving upside down (aka only applicable in Australia)?
Quote from: jakeroot on November 27, 2022, 04:48:58 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on November 27, 2022, 02:44:03 AM
Which is why (pause as I get on my ludicrously rickety Oklahoma-vs-Texas soap box once again) horizontal lights are dumb, because Britain drives on the left too, and their vertical lights are the same as ours after they're mirrored! :P
Wouldn't mirrored vertical signals always look the same? Unless we were driving upside down (aka only applicable in Australia)?
That's what I'm saying–if you mount the signals vertically, there will be no need to mirror them in left-hand drive countries, because then they're horizontally symmetrical.
(I also don't know that the left-hand-drive aspect is why the red signals are on the right there. It could also be because of Japanese reading order.)
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 03, 2022, 03:11:39 AM
Quote from: jakeroot on November 27, 2022, 04:48:58 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on November 27, 2022, 02:44:03 AM
Which is why (pause as I get on my ludicrously rickety Oklahoma-vs-Texas soap box once again) horizontal lights are dumb, because Britain drives on the left too, and their vertical lights are the same as ours after they're mirrored! :P
Wouldn't mirrored vertical signals always look the same? Unless we were driving upside down (aka only applicable in Australia)?
That's what I'm saying–if you mount the signals vertically, there will be no need to mirror them in left-hand drive countries, because then they're horizontally symmetrical.
(I also don't know that the left-hand-drive aspect is why the red signals are on the right there. It could also be because of Japanese reading order.)
Sorry, missed the emoji the first time around!
Still, being curious, I've looked around at other parts of the world that drive on the left to see if any even use horizontal traffic signals.
Overall, they are very rare. Japan probably has 99.9% of them. But I did find one in USVI, and it displays the green and red opposite what I see in Japan:
(https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce2ea7b6eddd50001d76fe8/1624287812563-ASZW2JA0E1DO8L2BTT1V/stt-flood-1024x576.png?format=2500w)
(image from https://resilientvi.org/)
I've long understood traffic lights in Japan to be opposite what you'd see in the US because, well, they drive on the left, so everything is the opposite. But visually, they're following the same rule that I think is used in the US, whereby the horizontal signal is moved vertically first, rotated counter-clockwise 90 degrees, and then moved out onto the mast arm. In Japan, the signal is moved vertically first, rotated
clockwise 90 degrees, and then moved out onto the mast arm...in both cases, the red signal is kept in the "leading" or "outer" position.
Obviously this isn't actually how signals are physically placed, but I always thought the rule was to keep red either in the most vertical or most outer position, at least for signals on the driving side of the street (signals in Japan are often mounted on the far left and near right side, but the layout is always red on right, green on left).
Quote from: jakeroot on December 08, 2022, 08:04:18 PM
I've long understood traffic lights in Japan to be opposite what you'd see in the US because, well, they drive on the left, so everything is the opposite. But visually, they're following the same rule that I think is used in the US, whereby the horizontal signal is moved vertically first, rotated counter-clockwise 90 degrees, and then moved out onto the mast arm. In Japan, the signal is moved vertically first, rotated clockwise 90 degrees, and then moved out onto the mast arm...in both cases, the red signal is kept in the "leading" or "outer" position.
Obviously this isn't actually how signals are physically placed, but I always thought the rule was to keep red either in the most vertical or most outer position, at least for signals on the driving side of the street (signals in Japan are often mounted on the far left and near right side, but the layout is always red on right, green on left).
I've always thought of it like this: imagine that the signal were mounted vertically on a vertical pole. Now bend the pole 90°. (Obviously, this only works for signals on the "normal" side of the road.)
Quote from: jakeroot on December 08, 2022, 08:04:18 PM
Still, being curious, I've looked around at other parts of the world that drive on the left to see if any even use horizontal traffic signals.
Overall, they are very rare. Japan probably has 99.9% of them. But I did find one in USVI, and it displays the green and red opposite what I see in Japan:
(https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce2ea7b6eddd50001d76fe8/1624287812563-ASZW2JA0E1DO8L2BTT1V/stt-flood-1024x576.png?format=2500w)
(image from https://resilientvi.org/)
The USVI is also full of American cars with the steering wheel on the left, and presumably a handful of American drivers who have seen horizontal signals in the states? Or could be that they just used an American contractor who used the same specs they last used on a project in Texas or something.
Quote from: kphoger on December 08, 2022, 08:09:31 PM
I've always thought of it like this: imagine that the signal were mounted vertically on a vertical pole. Now bend the pole 90°. (Obviously, this only works for signals on the "normal" side of the road.)
That makes sense to me too. As long as you mean 90 degrees towards the road. For either driving side, mounted
from the driving side, this would always result in the red being closest to the center of the road (on right with LHT, on left with RHT).
Quote from: US 89 on December 08, 2022, 08:44:41 PM
The USVI is also full of American cars with the steering wheel on the left, and presumably a handful of American drivers who have seen horizontal signals in the states? Or could be that they just used an American contractor who used the same specs they last used on a project in Texas or something.
Totally, there are numerous explanations for why it would be mounted like the rest of the US.
Unfortunately I cannot find any other countries that drive on the left that use horizontal traffic lights, this was literally the only example I could find.Welp, scratch that. I did some research on Thailand. Their horizontal signals are mounted the same as Japan:
(https://criticalmas.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/bangkok-traffic-light.jpg)
(image from criticalmas.org)
(https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/traffic-light-bangkok-thailand-174712783.jpg)
https://youtu.be/GPN6TfveX94
Quote from: US 89 on December 08, 2022, 08:44:41 PM
The USVI is also full of American cars with the steering wheel on the left, and presumably a handful of American drivers who have seen horizontal signals in the states? Or could be that they just used an American contractor who used the same specs they last used on a project in Texas or something.
While I'm sure it can vary, most contractors bid on and perform contracts based on what they were informed of what to do via hundreds of pages of plans. They're not given a blank slate and told to do their best.
Quote from: US 89 on December 08, 2022, 08:44:41 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on December 08, 2022, 08:04:18 PM
Still, being curious, I've looked around at other parts of the world that drive on the left to see if any even use horizontal traffic signals.
Overall, they are very rare. Japan probably has 99.9% of them. But I did find one in USVI, and it displays the green and red opposite what I see in Japan:
(https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce2ea7b6eddd50001d76fe8/1624287812563-ASZW2JA0E1DO8L2BTT1V/stt-flood-1024x576.png?format=2500w)
(image from https://resilientvi.org/)
The USVI is also full of American cars with the steering wheel on the left, and presumably a handful of American drivers who have seen horizontal signals in the states? Or could be that they just used an American contractor who used the same specs they last used on a project in Texas or something.
Or looked up MUTCD?
Does anyone has any photos or video of this Crouse Hinds signal?
(https://i.imgur.com/bqyB77n.jpg)