RAILROAD SIGNALS of the U.S.

DIAMOND CROSSING PROTECTION
B&O crossing the PENNSY
Baltimore MD

These mechanical semaphores controlled a diamond between the Pennsylvania Railroad and the B&O, into the late 70's.  Unfortunately, these are the only two pictures I have of them.  Since I'm over 50, and suffer from CRS, I'm not sure, but I'm guessing there were two more for the opposing directions.  According to Michael Watnoski, who grew up in the area and was around here all the time (lucky him), there was a small shed on the north-east corner of the diamond (my side of the single track, and to the left in the bottom picture), where there were four levers for actuating the signals - one for each of the upper semaphore. 

All that remains today, is the mast and ladder for the signal in the upper picture. 

The single B&O track was removed, and is now a siding off the far right track of the lower picture.  The yard that my back faces in the upper picture, used to be where the Royal Blue was staged in the old, old days before the run around track (current main line) was put in, and they car floated the trains across the harbor to and from Camden station for the trip north to New York.

This part of Baltimore is on MAP 10 in the Baltimore Section:
http://www.railroadsignals.us/baltimore/map10.htm

Anyone else have crossing signals anything to share with the world? send it to toddgp30@yahoo.com

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