Railroad wayside signal system

A railroad wayside signal system positioned on the ground adjacent to a railroad track, comprising:

• a mast positioned adjacent to the railroad track in a vertical upright operating position;
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• a support structure positioned adjacent to the railroad track, and the mast having a first end on which a signal head is mounted and a second end distal to the first end that is pivotally mounted to the support structure, wherein the signal head comprises one or more signal lights;
• wherein a pivot location of the mast to the support structure is located proximate to the railroad track and/or to the ground or other support surface of the support structure, for selective pivoting movement of the mast between the upright position where the signal lights are within view of a locomotive operator and an inclined position or a substantially horizontal position of the mast where the signal head is located proximate the railroad track and/or the ground or other support surface of the support structure, for service access to the signal head.

A railroad wayside signal positioned on the ground adjacent to a railroad track, comprising:

• a mast mounted on a support structure in an upright position, and the support structure and the mast are positioned adjacent to the railroad track;
• one or more railroad signal heads having one or more signal lights mounted on the signal head so the signal lights are within view of a locomotive operator and the signal head is moveable with respect to the mast;
• one or more actuators operatively connected to the signal head to move the signal head in at least two directions with respect to the mast;
• a remote control unit in communication with the actuators that generates a signal representative of one or more directions of movement of the signal head with respect to the mast and the actuators move the signal head responsive to the signal.

A railroad wayside signal system positioned on the ground adjacent to a railroad track, comprising:

• a mast positioned adjacent to the railroad track in an upright position;
• a support structure positioned adjacent to the railroad track, and the mast is pivotally mounted to the support structure between the upright position and a substantially horizontal position;
• one or more railroad signal heads having one or more signal lights mounted on the signal head so the signal lights are within view of a locomotive operator and the signal head is moveable with respect to the mast;
• one or more actuators operatively connected to the signal head to move the signal head in one or more directions with respect to the mast;
• a remote control unit having a processor and a memory with stored data representative of one or more directions of movement of the signal head and the remote control having an input mechanism for inputting a command associated with a direction of movement of the signal head and a transmitter for transmitting a signal representative of the direction of movement of the signal head in response to the input command;
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• a transceiver interfaced with the one or more actuators for receiving the signal from the transmitter and interpreting the signal then transmitting the signal.