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Date: 12/07/25 15:18
Signal Sunday at Sabula Iowa
Author: MILW86A

MILW 104A leads a Twin Cities bound train under the old signal bridge on the Milwaukee Road at Sabula Iowa 8-24-77.
The signal bridge lasted til about 1981 or 1982 when the Milwaukee decided to just keep one track between the Drawbridge
and Sabula Jct.  An alignment that still is in place today on the CPKC/  
Larry Anglund Photo NRHS Iowa Chapter Collection

MILW86A 

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Date: 12/08/25 04:29
Re: Signal Sunday at Sabula Iowa
Author: coach

Wow--imagine being the signalman who has to climb all the way those masts to replace the bulbs...

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Date: 12/08/25 10:08
Re: Signal Sunday at Sabula Iowa
Author: gcw

coach Wrote:
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> Wow--imagine being the signalman who has to climb
> all the way those masts to replace the bulbs...

Yeah, it sure looks like a pair of signal masts which were designed to be mounted on concrete ground pedestals were bolted to the bridge instead.

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