A Retirement Home For Old Traffic Lights
My name is Tony. I live in Westmoreland (Rome) New York and have lived in the Utica/Rome area pretty much most of my life. I have loved traffic lights since I was a kid. Always liked looking at them and amazed at how they work. Growing up in Central New York near Utica, I had... Continue Reading →
My span wire setup in the back yard had some issues over the winter. Last summer we fixed it all up, poles were straight, signals were high enough off the ground that I could mow under them. But this spring, the screw in the ground anchors came most of the way out of the ground... Continue Reading →
So, it's finally Springs 2021. Well, not weather wise but on the calendar it is. Nothing really new as far as signal collecting. It's still brutally slow at work, so that means there's no signal collection money available. Though, it is finally getting busier at work with things opening up here finally. Plus, old signals... Continue Reading →
Hello 2021. Been a long time in between posts. With the pandemic affecting my business, signal hording has come to a screeching halt. A couple things here and there, but for the most part, I'm not even looking for anything. Sucks but what can I do. Anyway............. A couple of wild Utica Snow Emergency Lights... Continue Reading →
I picked up another Crouse Hinds PCN-100 Traffic Signal Controller a month or so back. Here it is having it's first hug in a long time. This is another from Utica New York. My favorite place to get them from as you probably already know. There were upwards of 50 of these on the streets... Continue Reading →
I'm still here. Been a while since my last updates.Got some new mechanical controllers to write about. 1 new one and another that's been sitting in the basement for a couple of years. Got some new parts for it and it's humming once again. I'll make the time soon to get a writeup for them... Continue Reading →
In early August I had some fellow signal enthusiasts up for a visit and we cruised around town staring up in the sky looking at traffic lights. This is part 2 of what we saw in Utica, New York. There is a lot of cool signals still around. They're cool if you're a fan of... Continue Reading →
In early August I had some other signal enthusiasts come up for the weekend and we took a ride through Utica and Rome to see what we could see. Saw some trains, a centuries old train station, lots of old traffic signals, and a 2 alarm fire. We saw a lot of stuff so this... Continue Reading →
Been a while since my last update. I'm like everyone else now a days. Everything seems to be on pause. Living in New York, we were hit especially hard. Pretty much all businesses were closed with the exception of grocery stores. Being a small business owner, I took quite a hit also during the NY... Continue Reading →
I've always had a thing for old traffic signals, but I also enjoy seeing anything that's really old. I think about how they completed a project the size of the original Erie Canal and even how they did the excavation of it here in 1817. As Dale Earnhardt Jr. calls it, it's "tangible history" which... Continue Reading →
