Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

Post by **ToledoRailfan** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:39 pm

NathanFromEngland wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@39.10786 ... 312!8i6656
Kind of an odd signal. Reminds me of a signal that David once found in rural Sweet Home Alabama.
This one?

Yep

NathanFromEngland · Post by **NathanFromEngland** » Sun Sep 10, 2017 2:03 pm

Pownal, Vermont.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7540968 ... 312!8i6656

TheSignalMan2000 · Post by **TheSignalMan2000** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:18 pm

Here's a teardrop bell on top of a relay case on Arkansas St. near Alexandria, Louisiana.
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3298863 ... 312!8i6656

Post by **ToledoRailfan** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:38 pm

TheSignalMan2000 wrote:Here's a teardrop bell on top of a relay case on Arkansas St. near Alexandria, Louisiana.
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3298863 ... 312!8i6656

Nice find! Other than that bell only crossing in Ann Arbor, I don't think I've seen a teardrop at a crossing not on the signals.

Erik-Gorb-Hamilton · Post by **Erik-Gorb-Hamilton** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:43 pm

TheSignalMan2000 wrote:Here's a teardrop bell on top of a relay case on Arkansas St. near Alexandria, Louisiana.
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3298863 ... 312!8i6656

It looks like this line isn't used!

Farther up north We have a abandoned High Wide Detector and A STILL LIT DISTANT SIGNAL!

Odd considering the "diamond" doesn't exsist...

Post by **ToledoRailfan** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:58 pm

Erik-Gorb-Hamilton wrote:
TheSignalMan2000 wrote:Here's a teardrop bell on top of a relay case on Arkansas St. near Alexandria, Louisiana.
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3298863 ... 312!8i6656

It looks like this line isn't used!

Farther up north We have a abandoned High Wide Detector and A STILL LIT DISTANT SIGNAL!

Odd considering the "diamond" doesn't exsist...

Odd... I if it weren't for the diamond being removed I would think that it would be possible that that is just a very infrequently used line. Must have went out of service recently.

TheSignalMan2000 · Post by **TheSignalMan2000** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:32 pm

ToledoRailfan wrote:
Erik-Gorb-Hamilton wrote:
TheSignalMan2000 wrote:Here's a teardrop bell on top of a relay case on Arkansas St. near Alexandria, Louisiana.
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3298863 ... 312!8i6656

It looks like this line isn't used!

Farther up north We have a abandoned High Wide Detector and A STILL LIT DISTANT SIGNAL!

Odd considering the "diamond" doesn't exsist...
Odd... I if it weren't for the diamond being removed I would think that it would be possible that that is just a very infrequently used line. Must have went out of service recently.

According to the FRA DOT form, this line is active, it has 2 trains going through this crossing per day (1 during the day and 1 during the night), and the FRA DOT form was out since August 17th, 2016. So, it's tough to say if the line is out of service, if it is, it would of went out of service sometime between 8/17/2016 to today.

Post by **ToledoRailfan** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:40 pm

TheSignalMan2000 wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:
Erik-Gorb-Hamilton wrote:
TheSignalMan2000 wrote:Here's a teardrop bell on top of a relay case on Arkansas St. near Alexandria, Louisiana.
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3298863 ... 312!8i6656

It looks like this line isn't used!

Farther up north We have a abandoned High Wide Detector and A STILL LIT DISTANT SIGNAL!

Odd considering the "diamond" doesn't exsist...
Odd... I if it weren't for the diamond being removed I would think that it would be possible that that is just a very infrequently used line. Must have went out of service recently.
According to the FRA DOT form, this line is active, it has 2 trains going through this crossing per day (1 during the day and 1 during the night), and the FRA DOT form was out since August 17th, 2016. So, it's tough to say if the line is out of service, if it is, it would of went out of service sometime between 8/17/2016 to today.

Although the FRA isn't always accurate when it comes to stuff like that.

ZachL · Post by **ZachL** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:56 pm

Erik-Gorb-Hamilton wrote:
TheSignalMan2000 wrote:Here's a teardrop bell on top of a relay case on Arkansas St. near Alexandria, Louisiana.
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3298863 ... 312!8i6656

It looks like this line isn't used!

Farther up north We have a abandoned High Wide Detector and A STILL LIT DISTANT SIGNAL!

Odd considering the "diamond" doesn't exsist...

The distant signal still being lit is from 2013, whereas the image with the halting sign is from 2016.

Post by **ToledoRailfan** » Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:38 pm

NathanFromEngland wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:WABCO Teardrops in Japan.

Actually, those were made by a Japanese company that based their bells off of the Teardrop bells, IIRC. Notice how they sound a lot more differently from other Teardrops?
Oh, wonder what the name of that Japanese company is.