The Webjefe: Northern Troy has a very nice neighborhood setting to it. This is also the city where I was born. Well, the Fourth of July, 2002, was hot and humid; the temperature was 95 degrees Fahrenheit or so (36 degrees Celsius). What was the surprise? Seeing these signals in yellow. Traditionally, Troy has used green. Now, it looks like a scene straight out of Albany.

But Troy has its own personality. Take a look at the photo on the right. This is not a Crouse-Hinds signal; this is apparently a General Electric unit, 1930s vintage. Unlike many of the pagoda signals in Albany, it has a fresh coat of yellow paint. These signals have their own special style, and they still perform their job today, as they did when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president.