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I have no idea, but did you see the Dr. Pepper sign as being sold in "no
return cans?" That is hilarious. Metals are like the one thing that reuses
great. Anyone know if that is a state thing, like hot Michigan gives more
money?
David Baker

On Wed, May 7, 2025, 6:31 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> This photo of a signal bridge in Norfolk left me with at least a couple
> questions:
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> https://www.ebay.com/itm/388367514873?_skw=norfolk+western&itmmeta=01JTJWM592EKKV00VB12ND4CVR&hash=item5a6c81fcf9:g:wsoAAOSwQ2Jn7IOw&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dPZ4%2FyEf4ONb1bej8Czeq1fZTnvm%2BoCUoTndaDeK2cjm%2BFaAvTgRzC%2FaVRE8ruH7WN47XyjmlTCagAMEcI%2B4GP9f2C9fnpbIMos4H7XMLqiEQ%2F5DtZl7NfGKLax5UqbeF86v6c7caY2tGY0JoDpn7zN8XDNm%2FLMU%2BaDp9t4kPmWWoACR9n9CiYVNRGGYgIBP0chtlZe7aiU4a9sfrM0E61Gf5JW3wT2dkgg9NEunO1TtdGu2zroFr8RKks%2BtXB8hM%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_LU0NzUZQ
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> First, there are two very prominent red things in the picture that appear
> to be signal lights, but have no hood for glare protection which makes me
> wonder what they are and their purpose.  The first is the bottom position
> of the vertical oval mounted just to the left of the leftmost switch
> signal.  The other is in the top right of the frame and is also mounted in
> a vertical oval background, but what is above it is cut off in the photo.
> Second, there is something that appears to be an electrical housing or
> assembly mounted on the signal bridge in the furthest left position.
> Can anyone shed some light (pun intended) on what these signal devices
> might be?
> Thanks,
> Jim Cochran
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