Check out the signal in this old photo...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=287860
Wishbone or "A" gate... black stripes... lantern-style gate lights.
Also notice the crossbuck says "Railway Crossing" (picture is from Ontario, Canada).
Nice one
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Re: Nice one
Very cool. 
You think your car gets bad mileage? SP 4449 consumes 10 gallons of bunker oil and 100 gallons of water every mile.
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Of course, back in the 60's I'm sure many things were installed upside down!Crossingman18 wrote:only a upside down gate would ruin a picture for Elton.
Being real for a moment though, do you think that there was a standard for gate installations back then?
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I don't think there was an FRA back in the 60s. I know the MUTCD is very old, but I'm unsure about FRA though...
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probably not. One maintaier, thought, hey this is upside down... IT SHOULD BE THE OTHER WAY TO MAKE MORE SENSE! LOLcabman701 wrote:Of course, back in the 60's I'm sure many things were installed upside down!Crossingman18 wrote:only a upside down gate would ruin a picture for Elton.
Being real for a moment though, do you think that there was a standard for gate installations back then?
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According to the MUTCD's website, Volume 1 was printed all the way back in 1935. I don't know if they talked about wigwags, and 8" lights back then, but it would be interesting to read one of those.
EDIT: Grade crossings were added to the MUTCD in 1978.
EDIT: Grade crossings were added to the MUTCD in 1978.