Sharbot Lake in Central Frontenac in Frontenac County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Flanger Sign

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025

1. Flanger Sign Marker

Inscription.

This sign indicates that a grade crossing or a track switch is ahead, meaning that the "flanger" blades on a snowplow should be raised. The flanger blades clear snow and ice from between the rails.

[Uncaptioned flanger blade illustration]

Erected 2017 by Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society and Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 44° 46.433′ N, 76° 41.325′ W. Marker is in Central Frontenac, Ontario, in Frontenac County. It is in Sharbot Lake. It is on Elizabeth Street just north of Robert Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker and sign are in the Railway Heritage Park, adjacent to the former Canadian Pacific Railway grade, now part of the Trans Canada Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1110 Elizabeth Street, Central Frontenac ON K0H 2P0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario

and specifically in Southeastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it

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is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Motor Car (here, next to this marker); Yard Limit (a few steps from this marker); Section Gang Tools (a few steps from this marker); The Lining Bar (a few steps from this marker); Tie Plate (a few steps from this marker); Shirley Peruniak, 1926 - 2020 (a few steps from this marker); Mile Board (a few steps from this marker); Shop Crate (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Central Frontenac.

Also see . . . Railway Heritage Park, Sharbot Lake ON. (Submitted on May 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Flanger Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025

2. Flanger Sign

Marker on other side of sign

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.