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2009 Signal Tours
of Ohio, Last Refuge of the Four Way Signal
for 2008 and Earlier Photos, Next Page
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Dover-New Philadelphia (2009)
Possibly the last year the porthole intersection will be in service with classic hardware, the decos with octagonal hardware and the portholes due to be replaced with generic 12" polycarbonate signals.
Some hoodlums keeping the NPTD busy.
A CH 4-way kept to code with two cluster pairs of modern 8" Alusig heads with a novel approach to fixing a short pole.
Finned Marbelites are no surprise to most people, but this flasher setup has a very deco like cabinet.
An impressive Electro-Matic cabinet stands disconnected at an intersection
partially closed off and now only requiring the services of a small flasher box and a few beacons in front of the
Golden Eagle.
More views of the fairgrounds "one of everything" intersection.
A few Marbelites in the area.
Midvale (2009)
More photos of the CH and TSI style lights and controller.
West Lafayette (2009)
Another quiet town with only a few lights, but all noteworthy.
Much more popular in the costal states, concrete sign poles dot some of the neighborhoods.
Well preserved Marbelite 4-ways.
A later model Darley with poly lenses. In the background can be seen the town's few modern signals.
A CH controller although no CH lights were to be found.
Coshocton (2009)
Updated views of the GE Streamline cluster and the Marbelite-CH turn signal with a missing visor, making the on-off status of the arrow nearly impossible to see in the afternoon.
A Private Coshocton Collection (2009)
While this entire premises is a signal wonderland, a few unique pieces are worth special attention.
Horni Bakelite Beacon:
Although plastic signals and lenses were considered a revolution of the past 30 years this Horni beacon proves the concept started at least 40 years earlier. Looking like any ordinary signal. Resembling something of a blend between a Marbelite flat top and a TSI signal head the entire signal is made out of a hard composite plastic, possibly Bakelite.
Econolite Local Controller or Flasher Box:
Using the housing of a neon signal, with the lens door replaced by a blank plate, Econolite introduced a compact, simple to install traffic controller cabinet.
Crouse-Hinds Telephone:
In another case of reusing castings for multiple purposes, as we already saw
with the Marbelite flasher box, Crouse-Hinds introduced a field phone.
A Rare Find from Pennsylvania (2009)
A missing link? Jeff (Restonut) brought this unique sectional Crouse-Hinds porthole signal for show and tell. It's been generally accepted that in the 1920's, CH adapted railroad signals to enter the vehicular market. Nothing really transitional had been found before but this example is very distinctive (and quite Darley-esque). Lenses are much like the Fresnel railroad lenses but with a unique crosshatching diffusion pattern as well as a wavy radial disbursement. The signal is a single-bulb unit, hence red and green alternating on top and bottom. The doors are angled with the lenses mounting downwards. It appears accessory visors were an option but only screws and tabs remain. There was no internal controller, instead several insulated terminals sat exposed on top of the
signal ready for connection to an external controller or switchman's box.
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