Bell only crossings

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Re: Bell only crossings

Post by legsbluetrain » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:52 pm

SouthernPacificLines wrote:
Do you know if they are going to be leaving both signals and bells up?
I don't know,I'll have to wait until the installation is complete.
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Re: Bell only crossings

Post by legsbluetrain » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:12 am

SouthernPacificLines wrote:
legsbluetrain wrote:
SouthernPacificLines wrote:
Do you know if they are going to be leaving both signals and bells up?
I don't know,I'll have to wait until the installation is complete.
If they take the other one down you should see if they'll give you the old E-Bell LOL!
One problem,I live in Pine Bluff,not Little Rock.So I won't know what they are going to do with the old crossbuck.
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Re: Bell only crossings

Post by CIC755 » Sun Feb 06, 2011 7:50 pm

Found one in Murrayville, IL:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 37,,0,4.72
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Re: Bell only crossings

Post by cabman701 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:58 pm

CIC755 wrote:Found one in Murrayville, IL:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 37,,0,4.72
I love it. Normal size relay box just for that one little bell:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 19226&z=16

Is it really worth putting all that in just for a bell? Obviously they save money by not having to purchase the masts and light heads, but they still have to put in all the detection equipment that would normally be needed for the lights don't they?
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Re: Bell only crossings

Post by gedunk » Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:31 pm

Probably a standardized box size.. As far as the cost of masts and the like, they're just about 25% of the cost. Labor adds a whole bunch to the total. If the RR can legally add a bit of warning to an out of the way crossing on a barely used line...that beats the cost of going full up.

If that was in California, it would be gated with 12X24's for sure.
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Re: Bell only crossings

Post by CIC755 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:06 pm

From the Illinois crossing inventory, the bell position has been modified:
http://www.icc.illinois.gov/railroad/cr ... y=C137&s=O
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Re: Bell only crossings

Post by Brian556 » Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:31 am

Here's one. Tone Ave. Denison, Tx
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 20.73,,0,5
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Re: Bell only crossings

Post by SirKrunch » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:16 am

Marion, Indiana
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Re: Bell only crossings

Post by TrainmanKight » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:42 pm

SouthernPacificLines wrote:
legsbluetrain wrote:
SouthernPacificLines wrote:
Do you know if they are going to be leaving both signals and bells up?
I don't know,I'll have to wait until the installation is complete.
If they take the other one down you should see if they'll give you the old E-Bell LOL!
On that crossing theres holes and wires for lights so they probably will install lights


here are two crossings in st louis with bells only
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Re: Bell only crossings

Post by illinoistrains » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:17 pm

The last 2 pictures on this page have pictures of one of the bell crossings in the St. Louis area.
http://www.rrsignalpix.com/lemaycrossing.html
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