Who needs cantilevers when you have span wire???

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Re: Who needs cantilevers when you have span wire???

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Robert_Gift wrote:Lights need to be re-aimed.
Don't see how it would be possible to aim those lights any differently on that left sided mast signal. The shrubbery needs to be cut back in my opinion. You can see the other signal across the tracks though.

This would be a good location for another "span" signal since there is really no other place to put any other signals or regular cantilevers. Or, you could get permission from the owner of that garage to mount some lights on the building. :cool:
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Robert_Gift wrote:Lights need to be re-aimed.
Don't see how it would be possible to aim those lights any differently on that left sided mast signal. The shrubbery needs to be cut back in my opinion. You can see the other signal across the tracks though.
This would be a good location for another "span" signal since there is really no other place to put any other signals or regular cantilevers. Or, you could get permission from the owner of that garage to mount some lights on the building.
I would aim the lamps a little more right. They appear aimed straight ahead.
If I owned the garage, I would give them permission to mount 8-inch lamps.

Are 8-inch lamps still made/sold for situations like this where 12-inch are not needed?
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Yes, 8" are still being made, but not by every railroad company...
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General Signals, Safetran, WCH, Fabricated Metals as far as I know.

Lincoln Industries and US&S don't make them anymore.
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KLM92 wrote:General Signals does not make light heads. All the Fabricated Metals installs I have seen have WCH or Safetran heads on them. I don't think they make light heads either. L&W does make 8" and 12" light heads though. General Signals makes lenses and LED units.

http://www.wyandotteweather.com/rxrsign ... Jefferson/

The light heads on the site above are all L&W except in picture three. Those are WABCO. The L&W's are described as US&S but they indeed L&W. L&W light heads look similiar to Transport Products light heads. They have unique visors. They have a flat lense retaining ring like TP's but they are stamped L&W. The pic below is of a L&W head. The stamp is on the bottom of the lense retaining ring but it is hard to see in this pic.
That picture looks close to a US&S light head
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Ha, Lights on a span wire.

I respectfully submit the following...



(First part shows span wire, the rest is a couple of old depots and some crazy drivers in front of our train)

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MD2020 wrote: ....Man, listen to that GP a 'humming...
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I wanna see THAT in strong wind!

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Looks like I'm about 7 years late to add my two-cents, but here is an old photo from the Atlantic Coast Line. The Crossing has a very similar setup to the ones mentioned above. The photo was taken in 1951.
(ACL) Post Street Grade Crossing Jacksonville, FL.jpg
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Today this is what the crossing, which is on Post Street in Jacksonville, looks like. https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3132576 ... 312!8i6656
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MapsSurfer wrote:Looks like I'm about 7 years late to add my two-cents, but here is an old photo from the Atlantic Coast Line. The Crossing has a very similar setup to the ones mentioned above. The photo was taken in 1951.
(ACL) Post Street Grade Crossing Jacksonville, FL.jpg
Today this is what the crossing, which is on Post Street in Jacksonville, looks like. https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3132576 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like that's the same power pole still standing, too!
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