What happens when you hit middle age? You buy a sports car convertible. Better get a decent wig to go with it! Funny free auto and racing video clip from BBC Worldwide.

A Wing In Ground-effect vehicle (WIG), is a vehicle that cruises little more than a few feet over flat surfaces, most often water. It can be seen as a transition between a hovercraft and an aircraft. As it flies just above a surface, it is also classified as WISE or WISES (Wing In Surface Effect Ship). WIGs are also.... more

This is in anaheim, california and is still working today! this is on the Union Pacific anaheim line!

Project 903 Lun Missile Launcher Ekranoplane Wing-In-Ground (WIG) effect craft take advantage the fact that the aerodynamic efficiency of a wing, and particularly its lifting capacity, improves dramatically when is operated within approximately one-half of its span above ground or water, in what is termed ground.... more

Galls brand headlight wig wag flasher

Here's my first "WigWag" action video! 1) Riding on Metro Blue Line 2) W/B Union Pacific El Segundo Local went through Eucalyptus Ave, Hawthorne, CA. UPY 2702, 2710 3) E/B Union Pacific with RSSX 7984 at Eucalyptus Ave, Hawthorne, CA. UPY 2710, 2702, RSSX 7984. (RSSX 7984 works as switcher at Chevron in.... more

One of the very few remaining wig-wag signals still in operation.

A single set of working wig-wags protects the crossing at Lima Center, WI on the WSOR. On November 9, 2008 Soo #1003 made a nice run-by with the wig-wag.

Trimaran-type WIG Craft by Talspace

Union Pacific J Yard local, Torrance switcher action part 1 UPY Torrance Local & two Wig Wags at Gardena, CA. UPY 1199, 1190(EMD SW1500), Genset 2708. Special thanks to Crenshaw Lumber CO.