Classic Railroad Signals: Semaphores, Searchlights, and Towers

by Brian Solomon

Explore the history, quirks, and stories behind signals with gorgeous period and contemporary photography.

Railroad signals are the link between the steam era and modern railroading. Designed for reliability and durability, signals can survive for decades. In fact, old semaphores installed during the early years of the twentieth century were still in service during the 1990s, protecting trains that were running with the latest modern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760346925
• ISBN13: 9780760346921
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.7" x 11.2"