ATSF Semaphores: In the early 90's I read that the Santa Fe intended to replace the semaphores so while traveling through New Mexico I saw this near the town of Wagon Mound. They made...

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

In the early 90's I read that the Santa Fe intended to replace the semaphores so while traveling through New Mexico I saw this near the town of Wagon Mound.
They made for a decent photo but, as far as I know they are still there!

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Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Except for the livestock, looks like a lonely place.
Maybe, they are still there...
Pat

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Jay Pat wrote:

Except for the livestock, looks like a lonely place.
Maybe, they are still there...
Pat

Lonely? Not really. More like peaceful. Wide open spaces but as long as you have family around you....

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Rich1939 wrote:

In the early 90's I read that the Santa Fe intended to replace the semaphores so while traveling through New Mexico I saw this near the town of Wagon Mound.
They made for a decent photo but, as far as I know they are still there!

Nice shot.

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

They were still there in 2008
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0156274,-104.7026193,3a,60y,61.39h,90.4t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sjTIGxwhK4E_EWILNX48Rpg!2e0!7i3328!8i1664?hl=en

Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia

Rich1939 wrote:

In the early 90's I read that the Santa Fe intended to replace the semaphores so while traveling through New Mexico I saw this near the town of Wagon Mound.
They made for a decent photo but, as far as I know they are still there!

I also like the telegraph lines to the right of the tracks, looks they might still have been in use when the photo was taken.