Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 273, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1915 — DANGER SIGNAL AT CROSSING [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DANGER SIGNAL AT CROSSING

Warning and Precautionary Device at Intersection of Line and Automobile Road. The danger signal shown In the accompanying illustration was erected at the intersection of a railroad line

and automobile road. As a train enters the danger zone the signal reads “Stop, Danger,” and at other times, "Slow, Cautlbn.” In the view the blades may be seen changing position as a car is approaching. As a further warning and protection, a bell rings during the day, while at night a system of lights is employed, a red light flashing out when the bell rings. —Popular Science Monthly and World’s Advance.

A New Type of Railroad Crossing Signal in Which the Arms Change Position to Warn Oncoming Pedestrians and Drivers.