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- Billups_Neon_Crossing_Signal abstract "The Billups Neon Crossing Signal was a prototypical grade crossing signal installed at a dangerous Illinois Central crossing on Mississippi Highway 7 (now Mississippi Highway 332) in Grenada, Mississippi.It was installed in the mid-1930s by inventor Alonzo Billups over growing concern due to numerous train versus motor vehicle accidents at the crossing. Like nothing before, the Billups signal was a large gantry spanning the highway and was likely the first such use of a gantry-style crossing of the type now in relatively common use. Upon approach of a train, a giant neon sign lit up with the words "Stop-DEATH-Stop" beneath a lighted skull and crossbones. Flashing neon arrows indicated the direction of oncoming trains and an air raid siren in lieu of bells provided aural warning. As a backup, standard railway flashers were mounted below the neon sign. The signal was known locally as the "Skull and Crossbones."The onset of World War II brought about a scarcity of neon which, when coupled with maintenance problems with the signal (often manifesting themselves in the siren going off and not shutting down until a crew arrived) meant that no further signals were produced. The prototype was removed after less than thirty years of service.".
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- Billups_Neon_Crossing_Signal wikiPageLength "1969".
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- Billups_Neon_Crossing_Signal wikiPageWikiLink Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Grenada_County,_Mississippi.
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- Billups_Neon_Crossing_Signal wikiPageWikiLink Grenada,_Mississippi.
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- Billups_Neon_Crossing_Signal wikiPageWikiLink Skull_and_crossbones_(symbol).
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- Billups_Neon_Crossing_Signal wikiPageWikiLinkText "Billups Neon Crossing Signal".
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- Billups_Neon_Crossing_Signal subject Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Grenada_County,_Mississippi.
- Billups_Neon_Crossing_Signal subject Category:Illinois_Central_Railroad.
- Billups_Neon_Crossing_Signal subject Category:Level_crossings.
- Billups_Neon_Crossing_Signal subject Category:Railway_signaling_in_the_United_States.
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- Billups_Neon_Crossing_Signal comment "The Billups Neon Crossing Signal was a prototypical grade crossing signal installed at a dangerous Illinois Central crossing on Mississippi Highway 7 (now Mississippi Highway 332) in Grenada, Mississippi.It was installed in the mid-1930s by inventor Alonzo Billups over growing concern due to numerous train versus motor vehicle accidents at the crossing.".
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