Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Since there's a models of lights and bells topic, I decided to make a new one, gate mechanisms!

Here's my list! * means have not seen in action.

Griswold EM*
WRRS/GRS*
GRS*
Federal Signals 1st Style
Federal Signals 2nd Style
Harmon
WCH 2nd Gen
WCH 3rd Gen
Safetran S
Safetran S20
Safetran S40
Safetran S60
Invensys Rail
Siemens 2nd Style
Siemens 3rd Style
US&S Model 95

RACO EM
WCH 3590/3597
RACO Hydraulic
Safetran S-20 All Era's
Invensys S-40
US&S Model 95
WRRS

*indicates one that I haven't filmed yet

Safetran S-series (all case variations)
Safetran Model 85
Safetran EM
RACO
RACO Hydraulic
RACO EM
Transport Products Corp. (older and newer)
WCH (logo styles 1, 2, 3, 3.5, and 4)
WRRS
WRRS/US&S (WABCO/US&S Model 75 predecessor, IIRC)
GRS Type D
GRS Type B
GRS Semaphore
Griswold EM
WABCO Model 75
WABCO AL-70
US&S Model 75
US&S Model 95
Invensys Rail
Siemens (thin font, thick font, Safetran-branded, and cast branding)

I think that's about it for me? Kinda feel like I could be missing one though.

EDIT 3-12-23: Updated the above list, as I've since filmed the remaining gate mechs I hadn't seen yet, along with adding ones that I hadn't seen at the time of making the list, but since have and filmed, along with at least one I'd forgotten. Still not sure if there are any gate mechs I've seen but haven't filmed yet, or have otherwise forgotten about.

FresnoSubProductions wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:00 pm

Invensys S-40

I'm guessing you mean S-60?

Also, AFAIK, there's no way to tell a Safetran S-20 from any of the other S-series Safetran gate mechs (S-5, S-40, and S-60, IIRC), at least externally.

It was a S-40 Because I got up close to it and it didnt squeak when the hold clear was engaged unlike the S-60. It wasn't loud either

FresnoSubProductions wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:28 pm

It was a S-40 Because I got up close to it and it didnt squeak when the hold clear was engaged unlike the S-60. It wasn't loud either

Weird. Can't be too many of those in service, given the fact that the Class Is that used Invensys Rail gate mechs typically would've gone with the S-60s, at least in my experience.

Safetran Model 85

Siemens S60

Lots of safetran gate mechs from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s

WCH gate mechs of all ages

Siemens S40

WRRS type 3564

US&S model 95

US&S model 75

EM

Invensyes rail S60

Safetran S20

GRS Ped single arm gate mech

Refurbished safetran gate mechs