Seems that Americans are copied everywhere.
Does anyone have their own original designs?
Or did we copy Britain?
American crossing signals (o)-(o) copied all over the world?
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American crossing signals (o)-(o) copied all over the world?
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Re: American crossing signals (o)-(o) copied all over the world?
no Britain has really big ASS gates and stuffRobert_Gift wrote:Seems that Americans are copied everywhere.
Does anyone have their own original designs?
Or did we copy Britain?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMydaNVRO3A
oh yah Argentina has its own design its call A PILE OF CRAP
(half broken gates lights ect they have no standers over there 
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Re: American crossing signals (o)-(o) copied all over the world?
There's all the crossings in the Netherlands that are so similar to ours.
Re: American crossing signals (o)-(o) copied all over the world?
Robert_Gift wrote:Seems that Americans are copied everywhere.
Does anyone have their own original designs?
No real surprise on this one. Immediately after World War 2, only the U.S. had a manufacturing base that wasn't bankrupt or bombed to rubble. For the next decade pretty much everything that was manufactured came from this country. If the design was solid and sensible - as crossing signals appear to be, there's no reason to change it.
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Re: American crossing signals (o)-(o) copied all over the world?
Who invented the design?gedunk wrote:No real surprise on this one. Immediately after World War 2, only the U.S. had a manufacturing base that wasn't bankrupt or bombed to rubble. For the next decade pretty much everything that was manufactured came from this country. If the design was solid and sensible - as crossing signals appear to be, there's no reason to change it.Robert_Gift wrote:Seems that Americans are copied everywhere.
Does anyone have their own original designs?
Design based somewhat after Dolly Parton?
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Re: American crossing signals (o)-(o) copied all over the world?
Robert_Gift wrote: Design based somewhat after Dolly Parton?
Although, I think that standard light arrangement began to appear alongside wigwags (like the early Griswolds with the rotating stop signs) a decade or two before her time.Badgerland Rail Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@BadgerlandRailVideos
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Re: American crossing signals (o)-(o) copied all over the world?
Who says that Dolly Parton wasn't modeled after a crossing signal?? 
Re: American crossing signals (o)-(o) copied all over the world?
I don't know who gets credit for the design, but I know it predates Dolly by a bit. There's a mental picture for you: Dolly flashing alternately... Holy Cow!Robert_Gift wrote: Who invented the design? Design based somewhat after Dolly Parton?
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Re: American crossing signals (o)-(o) copied all over the world?
Maybe that's where the 12"x24" came from?