More WCH e-bells in Stoughton, MA...

[wilek209]

This time, two more MBTA-owned crossings switched from mechanical bells to the WCH electronic bells that the MBTA has been using lately...

http://www.rxrsignals.net/Massachusetts ... on/School/

http://www.rxrsignals.net/Massachusetts ... on/Porter/

With the latter, even though the bell was replaced, it STILL has no gates! That's a rare sight on an MBTA-owned railroad crossing!

[LARDLOGO]

This time, two more MBTA-owned crossings switched from mechanical bells to the WCH electronic bells that the MBTA has been using lately...

http://www.rxrsignals.net/Massachusetts ... on/School/

http://www.rxrsignals.net/Massachusetts ... on/Porter/

With the latter, even though the bell was replaced, it STILL has no gates! That's a rare sight on an MBTA-owned railroad crossing!

Pretty sad that electronic bells are coming in, if the bell was dying or right by the water I would understand.

[wilek209]

Even though I don't really mind the sound of those e-bells, I don't like them as much as the mechanical bells. I especially like the Safetran mechanical bells; many crossings in my area still use them!

[wilek209]

BTW, when are updates going to resume on the main rxrsignals.net website? I'd like to submit these updates along with a crossing that isn't there yet.

[MD2020]

On the subject ofd WCH bells, I just had one at a newer crossing that is maybe a year and a half old, die. (WCH mechanical bell) It was pitiful sounding from the start.

No more WCH for me, period. Sorry Kighty.

[TrainmanKight]

On the subject ofd WCH bells, I just had one at a newer crossing that is maybe a year and a half old, die. (WCH mechanical bell) It was pitiful sounding from the start.

No more WCH for me, period. Sorry Kighty.

The m-bell on SCS was awful from the start, Also I bet you I could fix it if you send it myway.

[MD2020]

....Not unless you can weld all the pieces back together, that was a pretty long drop.

The other two they put up a couple of months ago do the same thing. I am through with them, I specifically ask WCH does NOT be used.

[TrainmanKight]

....Not unless you can weld all the pieces back together, that was a pretty long drop.

The other two they put up a couple of months ago do the same thing. I am through with them, I specifically ask WCH does NOT be used.

Welding aluminum is a bitch so forget about it, I thought they gave you a bucket truck?

[wilek209]

The MBTA still uses WCH though, but only their e-bells, I think.
It's too bad Safetran doesn't make mechanical bells anymore. Those are the crossing bells I am the most familiar with (many MBTA-owned crossings in my area still use them, and they're definitely attention-grabbing, especially when they are set to ring the whole time the lights are flashing.)

[MD2020]

Of course, there is no reason to have the bell set to ring after the gates have lowered, unless it is a "quiet crossing", as a train horn will drown out whatever benefit they may offer.