Elliston private crossing signal

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There are, or were several of these around, I know I saw one down the 
Bristol line some years ago it was identical, but may be removed now, 
it is simply a circuit light to protect a commercial crossing without 
going to the extra expense of flashing lights. There may be some other 
reasons too, such as a liability issue, that I don't know, but that 
signal has been in place for many years at Elliston. It was dark for 
some years apparently the road was closed, but left in place. It was 
back in service at least 10 years back

Ken Miller
On Apr 25, 2005, at 4:54 AM, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:

> Hello all.
> Yesterday I journeyed to Roanoke to visit my sister.  I decided to 
> take the "road less travelled", and took Route 11 all the way.  I 
> noticed something I've seen before, but never paid much attention to.  
> It is a private crossing light near Elliston. 
>   
> This thing is made out of old US&S PL-1 Position Light parts!  I've 
> attached a photo for your scrutiny.  Does anyone know the story behind 
> this thing?  Why did the N&W make this thing for a private crossing?
>  
> Ben Blevins
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