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Odd e Bell

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This e bell was found on what looks to be KCS in OK and sounds like a slow Safetran type 3 e bell, but looks like a WCH. It's blurry at the end but you can see it.
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Ah yes the unknown WCH mimicks. Now this bell stands as the Railroad Crossing mystery of America. Im going to estimate it could be from safetran or ASC...who knows.
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CSX has been installing them around here lately too
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Figured out that this bell is made by GE Transportation Systems
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Caltrain927 wrote:Figured out that this bell is made by GE Transportation Systems
Then this bell is now called the GE Electronic Bell. Spread the word
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Trainmanalex2 wrote:
Caltrain927 wrote:Figured out that this bell is made by GE Transportation Systems
Then this bell is now called the GE Electronic Bell. Spread the word
Yah spread the word when we don't even know if that's true :Unsure:
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Take a look. If you look at the bell it says GETS on the side.
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Caltrain927 wrote:Take a look. If you look at the bell it says GETS on the side.
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Wow surprised, lets see if these things self destruct like their engines do :LOL3:
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SouthernPacificLines wrote:How many arms are holding up the speaker chamber, 2 or 3?
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SouthernPacificLines wrote:Interesting, seems to me like that would make it kind of flimsy. If it fell off the pole seems to me like they would just break off.
Well if it is truely made by GE... then it would be holding up to their standards then. :Tongue1:
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