Locations of LS Brach co mechanical bells

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UPking wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:56 am Sure! There is an abandoned one in Oelwien, Iowa if you want to take it.
Thanks! I don't live near there but if i'm near there ill check it out. Can I please have a google maps link?
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It’s actually on the site. http://www.rxrsignals.com/Iowa/L-Q/Oelwein/Frederick1/
It’s since been abandoned or decommissioned after pictures were taken.
Bells go "ding". Lights go "flash". And the WCH Gate Mechanism at Kirkwood Road goes "chigRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr".
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Thanks! No update for 10 years, so probably won't check it out.
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Another 3 have been confirmed in existence... in private collections. One was sold on Facebook a few years ago, 1 was sold on eBay a long time ago along with the entire signal it was mounted on, and one is in a dude’s collection in Pennsylvania.
Bells go "ding". Lights go "flash". And the WCH Gate Mechanism at Kirkwood Road goes "chigRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr".
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UPking wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 2:19 pm Another 3 have been confirmed in existence... in private collections. One was sold on Facebook a few years ago, 1 was sold on eBay a long time ago along with the entire signal it was mounted on, and one is in a dude’s collection in Pennsylvania.
Thats good news! I would really like one and have been looking everywhere. Maybe one would show up on facebook. Also, do you know of any rare bells for sale?
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Well the problem with Facebook is, there is a kid who is always on marketplace looking for rare bells. It’s the kid who restores them and sells them overpriced on eBay. He just recently got Bryant zinc bell with a RRS rainshield. He’s also rich from all the money he makes from selling his overpriced bells. Once he finds something, he doesn’t hesitate to buy it. He was about to work out a deal with the seller of my bell until I stepped in and offered $700 (he offered 650). Also, I’m not usually the one who finds these bells on Facebook. It’s usually my good friends who do and they tell me that they found something. Good luck, I know of a few RRS bells for sale on marketplace if you want to get one.
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UPking wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 9:48 am Well the problem with Facebook is, there is a kid who is always on marketplace looking for rare bells. It’s the kid who restores them and sells them overpriced on eBay. He just recently got Bryant zinc bell with a RRS rainshield. He’s also rich from all the money he makes from selling his overpriced bells. Once he finds something, he doesn’t hesitate to buy it. He was about to work out a deal with the seller of my bell until I stepped in and offered $700 (he offered 650). Also, I’m not usually the one who finds these bells on Facebook. It’s usually my good friends who do and they tell me that they found something. Good luck, I know of a few RRS bells for sale on marketplace if you want to get one.
Yes, Please tell me where to find the rrs bells!
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flat train wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:07 pm I think I found one in Milford, ME. I can tell because the hinge is on the right side, not the left. https://www.google.com/maps/@44.941873, ... 6656?hl=en
Sadly that crossing only sees a MP15 every 92 days going for inspection on poor 10MPH tracks
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Steven429 wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 10:20 am
flat train wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:07 pm I think I found one in Milford, ME. I can tell because the hinge is on the right side, not the left. https://www.google.com/maps/@44.941873, ... 6656?hl=en
Sadly that crossing only sees a MP15 every 92 days going for inspection on poor 10MPH tracks
Yeah, It looked like it was in poor condition.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-PvyIV6ScbU We have some well, problematic information. Some L.S. Brach bells have WRRS parts and brandings. The rainshield is the only way to tell the difference.
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