As most of you have probably figured out, when it comes to whistle posts and signals, I just can't resist. Most of you probably remember the first restoration project I completed, the PRR keystone whistle post. Well, after it was completed and I had returned it to the shop, it didn't really serve a purpose other than being a display item and collecting dust. I was hesitant to return it to duty because things outside have been stolen in the past. So it sat. In June, I found myself in Lincoln Park in Lima, hosting an open house for the exhibit. Inside the depot, was a PRR keystone whistle post, rusting, and with several bullet holes. I asked Wayne York if I could restore it, and he said yes. So it was restored. Our annual open house was coming up back in Fort Wayne, and we were also in the middle of getting the junk out. I found some conduit that was not needed that would work as a post for the signs. My friend brandon cut it for me, and I put the two pieces in the ground next to the tin whistle signs that protect the dirt road that crosses the tracks. I painted the two pieces black, put the tin whistle posts in the shop, and the PRR signs were put up. They were up during the open house, and they will be up whenever we are running caboose trains. Otherwise, they will be in the shop.
