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 Posted - May 21 2007 : 11:47:22 AM
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I am trying to find the meaning of the white posts that one would see along the way of railway road beds...These were concrete pillars, usually 5-6 feet high, 8-10 inches wide, always painted white with black horizontal (bars) or stripe(s) on them...I am sure the stripes indicated something related to the road...ANYBODY know ?? Thanks
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Posted - May 21 2007 : 6:25:58 PM
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Sounds like a whistle post, seems like every American railroad had their own idea of what they should look like.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle_post
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Posted - May 22 2007 : 08:21:56 AM
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| Kinda figured that as they were placed just prior to crossings here on the coast in Eastern N.Carolina....They were everywhere at one time but as the tracks were taken up I guess everthing else went too...Would have looked nice as a driveway marker...Thanks !
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