Haworth Avenue, Haworth, NJ

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*originally recorded on 9-11-17*

Road crossing:
Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 8 inch lights, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.
Signal on the right: 3 pairs of Safetran 8 inch lights, an NEG electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.
Pedestrian signal on the right: a Safetran gate mechanism and a RECO LED gate light.

Pedestrian crossing:
Signal on the left: an NEG electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and a RECO LED gate light.
Signal on the right: a Safetran Hybrid bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and a RECO LED gate light.

This crossing is a rather neat one, as it has a road crossing with a separate. Back when this crossing was originally installed by the New York Central Railroad, the crossing had three WRRS mini-bells (one on the road crossing and two on the pedestrian crossing), though over the years, the bells got replaced with newer ones (and some of those got replaced with newer ones as well), however a dead mini-bell was able to hold-on here at the pedestrian crossing until earlier this year, it appears. The road crossing now has an NEG e-bell that rings while the gates are down, while the pedestrian crossing has another NEG e-bell and a Safetran Hybrid bell, both of which shut-off when their gates are all the way down (though the Hybrid bell stays on longer due to it's gate being slow to settle). This was also my first time hearing a Safetran Hybrid bell in person.

As you can see, the road crossing has a rather neat set-up. The signal on the left has the gate on a separate mast, while the right-hand signal has the main lights spaced rather far apart. The signal on the right also has an extra foundation with the remains of a base on it in front of it, which makes me think that it originally had a separate mast for the gate mechanism as well. There's also a pedestrian signal for the side-walk here, even though the side-walk doesn't continue immediately on the other side of the crossing. I also recorded the road crossing video on my cellphone, as my Sony Handycam was set-up at the pedestrian crossing to record it.

The pedestrian crossing is also pretty neat. I don't know why there was a separate crossing here just for pedestrians, but I sure ain't complaining. The set-up also reminds me of a pedestrian crossing on the CSX NO&M Sub in Mississippi with how it just has gates and bells but no lights (other than gate lights). For some reason though, the signals here are installed on the "wrong side" of the path, as they're usually installed on the right side rather than the left (when facing the crossing on each side).