Attempted HXP's for a very short time, with only a few units, then quickly went to Safetran, and have been ever since.

It was a PMD-1

Re: mounting a bell up on the cantilevers, ...why would a bell need to be heard over a train anyway? If you can't hear a train roaring by, you sure won't be able to hear the bell.

Too much silly thought prelevant without including practicality....

If you look, it is quite obvious it looks that way because they put the mast on backwards, it should be pulled back up and rotated 180 degrees so the crossarm junction box is to the opposite side of the roadway, then swap the arms around so they are like they are now, and it would then be correct. T...

GP is open, causing the lights to flash, as it is obvious the gate is hung up on the windguard. Mech may have gotten spun a little and when the gate went up, it was not aligned correctly. No need for a windguard with gates as short as those. Flat metal windguards are the worst, the tubular ones are ...

Federal law is MINIMUM :20 from activation, to reaching the crossing. Most Railroads I know of set the approaches up to activate at :30 to :35 seconds at maximum timetable speed, as do I. You get some contractors doing installs on shortlines and such, falsely claiming 480' is good for 10MPH, or that...

While what "Cabman" said he did is still trespassing, and interfering with a traffic control device, and interference with interstate commerce, his actions as stated seem to be pretty different from the knucklehead in the video. For one, Cabman didn't video himself doing it (ha ha) and were more in ...

Actually, nowadays, WCH is the cheap alternative, when designers are trying to get by within a certian budget and save money. WCH mechs have mostly inferior design to Safetran, in several aspects. I know someone who refers to them as "Disposable gate mechanisims" ...Not too far from the truth. "Prop...

That little punk would have taken a beating had I caught him prying at my track wires and throwing rocks at them. Absolutely ridiculous. It is obvious from listening to him that he has mental issues, but the adult who drove him there, and sat there and allowed him to do that should be arrested for n...

Historically, WCH E bells absolutely suck. They sound horrible, and do not pass for any real "bell" I have ever heard. Safetran, GS and NEG E bells are much more authentic sounding. This sounds more authentic also, and not like an air raid siren like their other ones. Of course, thats because Owens ...