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Caption: Back when signs and posts were a serious matter. The girth on the post, cars will likely bounce off of it. Plus, the bold "Railway Crossing" printed on the sign. There were 2 signs with big posts in the Redwater area, this one just west of town and another down by the river and trestle. Also, a bonus back at this time, was having these little buggies full of men go zipping by on occasion. Sadly, the posts and signs were replaced shortly after this photo was taken (The standard reflectorized sign with red trim lines) and the speeders left just a few years later.
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Don’t ya know, I have a photo of the sign at the trestle.
This is the main core memory of my childhood…were these ‘country side’ crossbucks. My late grandfather, once tried to get me a set when CN abandoned and ripped out the old Deseronto spur that crossed Hwy. 2 at Deseronto, ON. My grandmother’s deep morals certainly set in, when she told him ‘That would be stealing’. My grandfather I believe, did try to get one by trying to contact CN directly, but to no avail. Someday I still hold hope I will land me one.
Great little photo though….of how things used to be in the railway…crew too!!
Nice capture. The CN Fairmont MT-14 4-6-man section track motor car adds a nice splash of colour to the scene.
@Todd, good point on the wooden crossbucks. The ones in the photo are metal. By the look of the age of the post, at some point back in time, wooden arms may have hung there, rather than metal. Metal or wood, having “Railway Crossing“ on it beats the pants off of what hangs at most crossings today.
@Paul, how nice that the fellow sitting at the door colour coordinates perfectly with his orange coveralls.