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Richmonders And Railroad Buffs Rally To Save Historic Point Richmond Wig-Wags
January 23, 2002
Hundreds of Richmond residents and railroad aficionados are rallying to save the 80-year old wig-wags that are at the entrance to the Point Richmond historic district and have become a community icon. Many of the merchants have banded together and will be at the next city council meeting on Tuesday January 29th. This has become more than just a rail fan issue as they are seriously concerned that the installation of three new cantilever signals will have a negative impact on the historic nature of their town and that the new crossing gates will block patrons of local businesses. Trains creep across this crossing at about 5 MPH as this track is used only for switching. The railroad insists it is a safety issue, but in the last 100 years, there is no record of a train-vehicle (or even train-horse) collision.

For more, see http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?f=1&i=116591&t=116591
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