page_title: Magnetic Signal Company
hierarchical_section_title: Magnetic Signal Company
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a picture of a Magnetic Flagman Wig Wag I found in Portola, California just off of state highway 70 on Meadow Way (I believe it is an old highway 70 road bed)
context_page_description: The Magnetic Signal Company of Los Angeles, California was the manufacturer of the ubiquitous "Magnetic Flagman" wigwag railroad crossing signal seen all over California and the western states.
context_section_description: The Magnetic Signal Company of Los Angeles, California was the manufacturer of the ubiquitous "Magnetic Flagman" wigwag railroad crossing (or level crossing) signal seen all over California and the western states.
caption: Magnetic Flagman Wigwag near Portola, California just off State Highway 70
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