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Re: Weird Bell Mounts

Post by freebrickproductions » Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:44 pm

Not sure if the bell is a TPC one. IIRC, Kody told me that he's seen Griswolds with numbers cast on the rain shield.
They/Them for me, please.

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Re: Weird Bell Mounts

Post by UPking » Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:59 am

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6604681 ... urce=apiv3 :Blink:
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Re: Weird Bell Mounts

Post by flat train » Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:59 am

freebrickproductions wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:44 pm
 Not sure if the bell is a TPC one. IIRC, Kody told me that he's seen Griswolds with numbers cast on the rain shield.
TPC doesn't exist, it's just an early griswold bell.
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Re: Weird Bell Mounts

Post by BNSF2184 » Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:13 am

pluey200 wrote: ↑
Tue May 05, 2020 4:01 pm
 https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1567745 ... 384!8i8192

Another mechanical bell mounted on the side
I got a video of this one! The Safetran hybrid is basically dead.
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Post by freebrickproductions » Wed Sep 23, 2020 2:05 pm

BNSF2184 wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:13 am
pluey200 wrote: ↑
Tue May 05, 2020 4:01 pm
 https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1567745 ... 384!8i8192

Another mechanical bell mounted on the side
I got a video of this one! The Safetran hybrid is basically dead.
Interestingly enough, at the time street view went through, there wasn't a Hybrid there, but a pair of WRRS bells, it appears.
They/Them for me, please.

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Re: Weird Bell Mounts

Post by TheSignalMan2000 » Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:36 pm

I posted this in the "Existing teardrop bells" thread, but how this bell is mounted, I think it would also fit in this thread to.
(Arkansas St. in Alexandria, Louisiana)
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3300111 ... 384!8i8192

The odd thing is that this teardrop bell is installed on the relay case instead of on the signal mount.
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Re: Weird Bell Mounts

Post by PlyingKibbles89 » Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:18 am

Here's a mast signal with two mechanical bells mounted on it.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5104679 ... 1664?hl=en
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Re: Weird Bell Mounts

Post by freebrickproductions » Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:57 pm

PlyingKibbles89 wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:18 am
 Here's a mast signal with two mechanical bells mounted on it.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5104679 ... 1664?hl=en
Guessing the side-mount died and was replaced with the one on top.
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Re: Weird Bell Mounts

Post by PlyingKibbles89 » Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:01 am

I'm going to bump this topic with more finds!

GS E-Bell mounted on the relay case. This crossing was actually really close to me, but RTD sadly had the crossing grade-separated.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8561791 ... 6656?hl=en

I don't know why, but sometimes RTD mounts their Siemens E-Bells on the side like this.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7970056 ... 8192?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7920657 ... 8192?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7757212 ... 8192?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7706688 ... 8192?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7706427 ... 8192?hl=en

Griswold mounted on the relay case. Note how there is a WRRS on one of the signals as well.
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8422,-1 ... 6656?hl=en

This one went missing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8449181 ... 6656?hl=en
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Re: Weird Bell Mounts

Post by SirKrunch » Sat Dec 05, 2020 5:31 pm

PlyingKibbles89 wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:18 am
 Here's a mast signal with two mechanical bells mounted on it.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5104679 ... 1664?hl=en
Off topic, but cool find not far away - someone preserved a piece of history. https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5089191 ... 1664?hl=en
Well, :Censored:
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