Crossing Shanties.

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Gary

There is no absolute date for the transition. Crossing protection was a long sought after issue, that began almost as soon as autos became common. The N&W used flashing lights, wig-wag signals and on the absolute busiest crossings, a watchman who either cranked down or pulled down gates. 

It was generally after World War II that electrically powered gates began to appear in larger numbers. Even up into the 1960s  and early 1970s however, there were still manned crossings.

Best
Ken Miller

> On Apr 10, 2023, at 4:40 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> When did the Norfolk and Western transition from trackside crossing shanties to electric crossing gates?
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> Gary P. Price
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