Barrier gates on Whitney Way (Madison, WI) to come down

[SirKrunch]

RIP. Though it appears they aren't made anymore, so that may be why. At least Alabama has a pair of them though...

http://www.energyabsorption.com/product ... e_rail.asp

IDK, this looks like they are still available here?

[ZachL]

If those gates actually do what they say they do, then why aren't they standard at all gated railroad crossings to prevent accidents?

[freebrickproductions]

If those gates actually do what they say they do, then why aren't they standard at all gated railroad crossings to prevent accidents?

Probably money.

RIP. Though it appears they aren't made anymore, so that may be why. At least Alabama has a pair of them though...

http://www.energyabsorption.com/product ... e_rail.asp

IDK, this looks like they are still available here?

Ah, I hadn't seen that site before. Other searches I did on the internet for them didn't turn anything up. Also, it appears the photos of the product in use come from the crossing in AndyWS's post, where they're getting removed! Also, anyone else notice the fact that one of the pictures shows a WSOR engine with the WSOR name edited off?

[Raco_GS]

NS seems to be the only railroad these days that still has at least some variety with the newer installs.

BNSF is somewhat interesting in the "newer installs" department as well.

It seems they are more likely to just upgrade a signal, rather than tear out the whole thing.

For example.

I took this in late 2015


And according to this video on YouTube, it looks like BNSF upgraded it with 12x24 lights... very ugly mounted 12x24 lights at that...

[TrickyMario7654]

NS seems to be the only railroad these days that still has at least some variety with the newer installs.

BNSF is somewhat interesting in the "newer installs" department as well.

It seems they are more likely to just upgrade a signal, rather than tear out the whole thing.

It's like that in Melbourne, they usually only just replace what needs to be upgraded. Hence why there's some setups from the 1960's still in use today.