All aboard in Point Richmond as it celebrates restored wig wag train crossing signals

Railroads were essential to the settlement and founding of Richmond in 1905 and remain a major part of the city’s identity more than a century later.

The Point Richmond district, which became the western terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad, will honor its rail heritage on Sunday, July 28, with a festival celebrating the restoration of two historic train crossing signals known as wig wags that have been part of the community for more than a century.