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by UnionPacific4Life
Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:34 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: Favorite Crossing You've Been To?
Replies: 24
Views: 29563

Re: Favorite Crossing You've Been To?

yep, sorry:)
by UnionPacific4Life
Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:47 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Favorite Crossing You've Been To?
Replies: 24
Views: 29563

Re: Favorite Crossing You've Been To?

The Union Pacific one by the station. Sorry:)
by UnionPacific4Life
Fri Mar 08, 2019 6:00 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Favorite Crossing You've Been To?
Replies: 24
Views: 29563

Re: Favorite Crossing You've Been To?

Kirkwood Rd, in Kirkwood, MO
by UnionPacific4Life
Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:09 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Favorite Crossing You've Been To?
Replies: 24
Views: 29563

Re: Favorite Crossing You've Been To?

Kirkwood Rd. All the way
by UnionPacific4Life
Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:06 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Favorite Electronic Bell
Replies: 34
Views: 55009

Re: Favorite Electronic Bell

EDIT: Safetran Type 1, GS type 1 is second. 3rd is WCH Gen 1 Type 1
by UnionPacific4Life
Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:03 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Older or Newer Style Railroad Crossing Signals.
Replies: 18
Views: 23563

Re: Older or Newer Style Railroad Crossing Signals.

I say both, because the new ones have cool equipment, but standing under a WCH ebell waiting for an Amtrak can get pretty boring. Older ones are cool because of the rarity of the equipment but mechanical bells usually go bad, so I'm tied.
by UnionPacific4Life
Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:00 pm
Forum: Crossing Signal Discussion
Topic: Trashy, lazy solution to signal malfuntion.
Replies: 12
Views: 9279

Re: Trashy, lazy solution to signal malfuntion.

Was this a busier road in the past? I really don't see a set of cantilever signals being necessary. Maybe they could install just a couple recycled mast signals and if visibility is a concern because of the hill on the one side, get a taller mast pole for that side and mount an additional set of li...
by UnionPacific4Life
Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:06 am
Forum: Crossing Signal Discussion
Topic: Trashy, lazy solution to signal malfuntion.
Replies: 12
Views: 9279

Re: Trashy, lazy solution to signal malfuntion.

They must have to dumbest, trashiest signal mainainers ever. If the problem was in the wiring, its now that hard to tape new wires to the old ones and pull them through. If the problem is with the lights, open them up and fix them. That is going too far in my mind. Because they took off the arms th...
by UnionPacific4Life
Tue Mar 05, 2019 9:15 pm
Forum: Crossing Signal Discussion
Topic: Trashy, lazy solution to signal malfuntion.
Replies: 12
Views: 9279

Re: Trashy, lazy solution to signal malfuntion.

But really, it isn‘t that hard to freakin‘ replace the WIRES in 10 feet of metal! Why can‘t the maintainers fix the cantilevers? It just looks wrong, cheap, and ugly.