My crossing signal project (In Progress)

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My crossing signal project (In Progress)

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Today, Sunday the 12th 2014 marks the first day of the signal construction in my backyard. I will be installing the pole in a concrete base, and then putting up my Safetran bell. The lights are in the middle of restoration and I need extra parts to complete my crossbuck. BTW I need to get a base. Safetran or maybe WCH, depending on how I feel the day I purchase it.

Here's some pictures of whats going up today.



Note in picture 1: Those are not going up today, just to show how bad these lights need a good restoration! Especially being US&S 8 inchers from the 30s
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Link to my poll upon some of the parts of construction that needs what I like to call peer decision! First of being color of my lights once rusted off.

http://www.rxrsignals.net/Phpbb3/viewto ... 410#p18410

Also getting some signs at the end of the week of of ebay, so that should be fun!
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Well finally my pole and bell are up. What a excitimg milestone of my project. :Grin: So here is what I got so far.
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Almost done, just need to mount the lights. This will be a little more hard to do.
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BTW, I moved, so I halted the project till then. Note my backyard looks pretty different than berfore.
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this is going to look great! :Clap:
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brett nc railfanner wrote:this is going to look great! :Clap:
Hey Thanks. I am currently in the middle of mounting the lights and finishing its wiring! I am also trying to get my hands on a NS Dot tag. Even though I live in Texas, I still consider the NS the best railroad in the United States! But of course I grew up in Charlotte N.C so that might explain my love for the Norfolk Southern.

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NSrailfan4life wrote:
brett nc railfanner wrote:this is going to look great! :Clap:
Hey Thanks. I am currently in the middle of mounting the lights and finishing its wiring! I am also trying to get my hands on a NS Dot tag. Even though I live in Texas, I still consider the NS the best railroad in the United States! But of course I grew up in Charlotte N.C so that might explain my love for the Norfolk Southern.

BTW Welcome to the forum man! :Smile: :TUP1:
i live not to far from wake forest and your welcome and thanks im new but i have been a guest for a while :Smile:
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NSrailfan4life wrote:
brett nc railfanner wrote:this is going to look great! :Clap:
Hey Thanks. I am currently in the middle of mounting the lights and finishing its wiring! I am also trying to get my hands on a NS Dot tag. Even though I live in Texas, I still consider the NS the best railroad in the United States! But of course I grew up in Charlotte N.C so that might explain my love for the Norfolk Southern.

BTW Welcome to the forum man! :Smile: :TUP1:
Where can you get crossing bells at?
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brett nc railfanner wrote:
NSrailfan4life wrote:
brett nc railfanner wrote:this is going to look great! :Clap:
Hey Thanks. I am currently in the middle of mounting the lights and finishing its wiring! I am also trying to get my hands on a NS Dot tag. Even though I live in Texas, I still consider the NS the best railroad in the United States! But of course I grew up in Charlotte N.C so that might explain my love for the Norfolk Southern.

BTW Welcome to the forum man! :Smile: :TUP1:
Where can you get crossing bells at?
You got to go to a signal department within a freight yard, which is where all kinds of stuff is thrown out. But you have to ask a official first if you can have something. Just taking a light or a bell is a federal offense.
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