Interesting how the GRS cantilever still has its 8" lights
*US&S
18th Avenue also still retains its 8 inch lights, though it also has a pair of US&S cantilevers. Wonder if CSX plans on replacing them at some point in the near future, or if the lights have rusted to the cantilevers...
I would have second-guessed US&S because of the bell, but then I saw it had a GRS base:
It would probably help to label that, then. "More views of the signal" doesn't tell me which signal in particular it's talking about, whether it'd be the mast or the cantilever.
Believe either Mike H. or Kight was the one who originally wrote that, though I did provide a bit of clarification further down the page.
Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:15 am
by freebrickproductions
Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:
Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:41 pm
by ZachL
freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:
Holy cow that thing sounds very healthy!
Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:32 pm
by Ethan the Railfanner
freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:
WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!
Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:38 pm
by freebrickproductions
Ethan the Railfanner wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:
WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!
It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.
Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:34 am
by ZachL
freebrickproductions wrote:
Ethan the Railfanner wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:
WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!
It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.
WABCO/US&S are kinda sorta almost identical with their equipment. The light heads between the two companies are alike, and I believe the gate mechs are as well.
However, there is a difference with their mechanical bells.
Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:48 pm
by freebrickproductions
ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
Ethan the Railfanner wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:
WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!
It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.
WABCO/US&S are kinda sorta almost identical with their equipment. The light heads between the two companies are alike, and I believe the gate mechs are as well.
However, there is a difference with their mechanical bells.
I believe WABCO was owned by US&S for a long time.
Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:33 pm
by NathanFromEngland
freebrickproductions wrote:
ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
Ethan the Railfanner wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:
WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!
It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.
WABCO/US&S are kinda sorta almost identical with their equipment. The light heads between the two companies are alike, and I believe the gate mechs are as well.
However, there is a difference with their mechanical bells.
I believe WABCO was owned by US&S for a long time.
Didn't US&S go under in the late-1980's after Ansaldo STS acquired them?
Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 3:02 pm
by ToledoRailfan
NathanFromEngland wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
Ethan the Railfanner wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:
WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!
It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.
WABCO/US&S are kinda sorta almost identical with their equipment. The light heads between the two companies are alike, and I believe the gate mechs are as well.
However, there is a difference with their mechanical bells.
I believe WABCO was owned by US&S for a long time.
Didn't US&S go under in the late-1980's after Ansaldo STS acquired them?
US&S was still around up until the Electronic Bell era as they have their own E-Bell model which is kinda a unique design, at least the housing. I don't know if they're still around or not.
Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:08 pm
by freebrickproductions
ToledoRailfan wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
Ethan the Railfanner wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:
WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!
It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.
WABCO/US&S are kinda sorta almost identical with their equipment. The light heads between the two companies are alike, and I believe the gate mechs are as well.
However, there is a difference with their mechanical bells.
I believe WABCO was owned by US&S for a long time.
Didn't US&S go under in the late-1980's after Ansaldo STS acquired them?
US&S was still around up until the Electronic Bell era as they have their own E-Bell model which is kinda a unique design, at least the housing. I don't know if they're still around or not.
IIRC, they are. After US&S and WABCO separated, WABCO split in two becoming Wabtec (merger of part of WABCO and MotivePower Industries) and WABCO Holdings (which was owned by American Standard for 30 years up until 2007).
Here's the cantilever's base:
