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| Signalman's hand lantern. United
Transportation Union. |
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| Signal lantern owned by Walter L. Cook
when he worked for the Cincinnati and Lake Erie
Railroad, which was in existence from 1930-1939. |
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Lights: Before radios and computers were used by railroads, traffic control and movement was communicated through lantern signals. The way in which a lantern was held or waved relayed important information such as whether the train should slow down or stop. Lantern signals were especially important for communication between the train’s engineer and the brakeman in the caboose. Sound was also an important part of railroad communication. Can you guess what messages were sent by the train’s whistle? |
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| This luminous arc light was manufactured
by General Electric and was used on cars of the Toledo
and Indiana Railroad. The Toledo and Indiana
Railroad was established in 1903 to provide passenger
and freight service between Toledo and Bryan,
Ohio. The small photo above next to the light is
car #15 at the Delta, Ohio station in 1927. |
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