| An interesting and unusual light at the WSOR, former MILW, grade crossing at N. Milwaukee St. in Plymouth, WI on 15 Jul. '14. It appears to be some variant of an Eaglelux Traffic Beacon and Flasher, manufactured by the Eagle Signal Corporation. There used to be a stop sign attached to the mast. The large round light on the top is, or was, a red flasher. The fluted housing below that holds two incandescent light bulbs that would illuminate the stop sign. Some references speculate this may have been the original warning signal for this grade crossing. A more contemporary Griswold crossing signal is in front of and to the right of this light (out of frame). A pair of wig-wag signals can be seen in the background, still in service. Some remnants of the C&NW rails are visible on the other side of the still active rails. Some earlier photos of the light, and some interesting information about the signals at this grade crossing, can be found at: http://www.rxrsignals.net/Wisconsin/L-P/Plymouth/Main/. |