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3/22/2025
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Viewing Album:  railroad signals
 
By:Mike Berka
Dates:1/10/2015 - 1/10/2015
Album Info:I was looking through a book I have called Railroad Signaling, which came out in 2003. The photographer for this book was Brian Solomon, who by the way is one of my favorite photographers. I haven't looked through this book in a while, and some of the photographs are pretty cool. So just for fun, I decided to make a railroad signal album, and see where it goes. Other favorite photographers of mine are the late Gary Benson, Steve Schmollinger, Mike Danneman, and Howard Ande. Here's an update as of June 6, 2015......and I just picked up a copy of Classic Railroad Signals by Brian Solomon, and this book has some pretty cool photos.
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Signal bridges
Title:  Signal bridges
Description:  Signal bridges at sunset.
Photo Date:  6/26/2016  Upload Date: 6/26/2016 10:22:13 PM
Location:  Des Plaines, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Signal bridges
Title:  Signal bridges
Description:  Signal bridges after sunset. This was snapped at the Cumberland Metra station.
Photo Date:  6/26/2016  Upload Date: 6/26/2016 10:24:05 PM
Location:  Des Plaines, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  38   Comments: 2
Signal bridge
Title:  Signal bridge
Description:  New signals are on the way at Morton Grove.
Photo Date:  7/17/2016  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 10:00:36 PM
Location:  Morton Grove, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  37   Comments: 1
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description:  Signals at 21st Street.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 7/24/2016 3:07:23 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  47   Comments: 1
Signal bridge
Title:  Signal bridge
Description:  This was snapped from Roosevelt Road.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 7/24/2016 3:11:48 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  50   Comments: 2
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description:  The signal is green for a loaded grain train coming from Janesville Wisconsin.
Photo Date:  8/14/2016  Upload Date: 8/14/2016 5:15:30 PM
Location:  Des Plaines, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  45   Comments: 1
Signal bridge
Title:  Signal bridge
Description:  New signal bridge in Morton Grove.
Photo Date:  9/18/2016  Upload Date: 9/18/2016 5:23:34 PM
Location:  Morton Grove, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  45   Comments: 2
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description:  Here is a close up of the signals.
Photo Date:  9/18/2016  Upload Date: 9/18/2016 5:24:58 PM
Location:  Morton Grove, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  44   Comments: 1
Signal bridge
Title:  Signal bridge
Description:  The Santa Fe searchlight signals are gone.
Photo Date:  10/29/2016  Upload Date: 10/29/2016 7:53:31 PM
Location:  Willow Springs, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  45   Comments: 1
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/5/2016  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 11:08:57 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  38   Comments: 1
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/5/2016  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 11:11:54 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  56   Comments: 1
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/5/2016  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 11:12:58 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  50   Comments: 1
Signal
Title:  Signal
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/5/2016  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 11:14:07 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  54   Comments: 1
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/5/2016  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 11:15:17 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  36   Comments: 1
Signal
Title:  Signal
Description:  Searchlight signal on the BNSF.
Photo Date:  12/17/2016  Upload Date: 12/17/2016 5:14:26 PM
Location:  Willow Springs, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  36   Comments: 1
Signal Bridge
Title:  Signal Bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/2017  Upload Date: 3/19/2017 3:29:21 PM
Location:  Chattanooga, TN
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  46   Comments: 2
Signal Bridge
Title:  Signal Bridge
Description:  CP 107
Photo Date:  4/15/2017  Upload Date: 4/17/2017 12:38:51 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  128   Comments: 1
Signal Bridge
Title:  Signal Bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/22/2017  Upload Date: 4/23/2017 10:59:38 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  39   Comments: 1
Signal Bridge
Title:  Signal Bridge
Description:  This is near the Amtrak station in Palm Springs.
Photo Date:  5/24/2017  Upload Date: 5/28/2017 5:09:35 PM
Location:  Garnet, CA
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  37   Comments: 1
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/19/2017  Upload Date: 8/20/2017 9:29:48 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  42   Comments: 1
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description:  New signals at Tower A-20. The searchlight signals from the Milwaukee Road days are gone.
Photo Date:  8/20/2017  Upload Date: 8/20/2017 9:33:04 PM
Location:  Techny, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  43   Comments: 1
Signal Bridge
Title:  Signal Bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/11/2018  Upload Date: 2/11/2018 6:49:49 PM
Location:  Des Plaines, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  42   Comments: 1
Signal Bridge
Title:  Signal Bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/24/2019  Upload Date: 2/28/2019 1:41:35 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  31   Comments: 1
Signal Bridge
Title:  Signal Bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/24/2019  Upload Date: 2/28/2019 1:42:35 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  77   Comments: 1
Signal Bridges
Title:  Signal Bridges
Description:  This was snapped at Settegast Yard at Kirkpatrick Street
Photo Date:  5/1/2019  Upload Date: 5/4/2019 10:58:39 PM
Location:  Houston, TX
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  35   Comments: 1
Signal Bridge
Title:  Signal Bridge
Description:  This is on the Canadian National in Wheeling, at Hintz Road milepost 29.
Photo Date:  7/7/2019  Upload Date: 7/12/2019 4:17:37 AM
Location:  Wheeling, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  63   Comments: 2
Signal bridge
Title:  Signal bridge
Description:  A Metra train has a signal to tell them that they will be crossing over at the next signal bridge.
Photo Date:  5/3/2020  Upload Date: 5/5/2020 3:03:30 PM
Location:  Des Plaines, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  48   Comments: 1
Signal bridge
Title:  Signal bridge
Description:  The signal is green, to cross over to the center track. This was snapped at the Metra Cumberland station.
Photo Date:  5/3/2020  Upload Date: 5/5/2020 3:05:41 PM
Location:  Des Plaines, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  44   Comments: 2
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/3/2020  Upload Date: 11/5/2020 2:59:52 AM
Location:  Techny, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  50   Comments: 2
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/3/2020  Upload Date: 11/5/2020 3:00:56 AM
Location:  Techny, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  50   Comments: 1
Signal
Title:  Signal
Description:  The signal is yellow for Canadian Pacific train 198.
Photo Date:  1/31/2021  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 1:30:51 AM
Location:  Des Plaines, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  46   Comments: 1
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/2021  Upload Date: 9/12/2021 1:33:03 AM
Location:  Schiller Park, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  53   Comments: 3
Signal bridge
Title:  Signal bridge
Description:  The signal bridge is now in service. It has been for a few months, but its been so cold here. Although on this day, it was almost 50 degrees.
Photo Date:  2/20/2022  Upload Date: 2/23/2022 1:36:25 AM
Location:  Des Plaines, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  72   Comments: 1
Signal bridge
Title:  Signal bridge
Description:  Over the winter, two new signals were installed for the center track.
Photo Date:  2/21/2022  Upload Date: 2/23/2022 1:38:59 AM
Location:  Des Plaines, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  56   Comments: 1
Signal
Title:  Signal
Description:  I think this was a Milwaukee Road signal from back in the day.
Photo Date:  9/18/2022  Upload Date: 9/19/2022 12:51:17 AM
Location:  Glenview, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  41   Comments: 2
Signals
Title:  Signals
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2022  Upload Date: 9/28/2022 3:49:46 AM
Location:  Techny, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  35   Comments: 2
Signal
Title:  Signal
Description:  The signal is green.
Photo Date:  10/14/2022  Upload Date: 10/14/2022 10:47:59 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Mike Berka
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  56   Comments: 2

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