40 trains a day on a busy day. (such as Wednesday) Today (I plan to go for it possibly today) is Saturday, one of the dead days. Some Amtrak trains don't run, and freight trains are cut, but luckily now including Norfolk Southern on the main. I only seem to see NS on the CN mainline on the weekends, so...
...I got it.
Cheers,
Joshua
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Re: Safetran Hybrid and Safetran type 1 electronic bells...
Ran across this video with a nice sounding hybrid near Allenton, WI:
The full crossing:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.4 ... 25,,0,1.31
The last ring "trails off" in classic hybrid fashion due to the hammer bouncing.
The full crossing:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.4 ... 25,,0,1.31
The last ring "trails off" in classic hybrid fashion due to the hammer bouncing.
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Re: Safetran Hybrid and Safetran type 1 electronic bells...
Here is a hybrid
http://www.rxrsignals.net/Mississippi/Jackson/
CN/IC/EJ&E was a big buyer of hybrids
NS bought a few also
AND St louis MetroLink (Bi-state development agency) has a ton also
http://www.rxrsignals.net/Missouri/St_Louis/Ewing/
http://www.rxrsignals.net/Mississippi/Jackson/
CN/IC/EJ&E was a big buyer of hybrids
NS bought a few also
AND St louis MetroLink (Bi-state development agency) has a ton also
http://www.rxrsignals.net/Missouri/St_Louis/Ewing/
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Love the music selection 
. WhatI don't like about Hybrids is the sound that they make when they stop.
. WhatI don't like about Hybrids is the sound that they make when they stop.Rob
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THANKSbnsflover wrote:Love the music selection
I'll take some clips of my hybrid and upload them to show you why they shut off like that.
also I forgot there are a few hybrids on the Mata trolley in Memphis TN
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Re: Safetran Hybrid and Safetran type 1 electronic bells...
KLM92 wrote:Simple explanation, it is a gong with a solenoid as the hammer and when it looses power it drops down to the gong and bounces. Kight, we had a bunch on the ex CR. When they upgraded, my maintainer buddy threw away about a dozen of them.
WHY those things are awesome also bnsflover needs to be shown on video because his brain cant handle it
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I am sorry that I have only heard one Safetran Hybrid in my life.TRAINMANKIGHT wrote:
also bnsflover needs to be shown on video because his brain cant handle it
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I would've taken them in a heartbeat.KLM92 wrote:Simple explanation, it is a gong with a solenoid as the hammer and when it looses power it drops down to the gong and bounces. Kight, we had a bunch on the ex CR. When they upgraded, my maintainer buddy threw away about a dozen of them.
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Where atbnsflover wrote:I am sorry that I have only heard one Safetran Hybrid in my life.TRAINMANKIGHT wrote:
also bnsflover needs to be shown on video because his brain cant handle it
KLM92 your buddy threw them out where can I find him so I can kick his ass
those hybrids last a hell of lot longer than any e-bell I know of, The ONLY maintenance they need is to make sure the solenoid hammer moves freely they weight 20 pounds max much easier to install than a regular m-bell
WHY WHY did safetran stop making it
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