8" Lights and Wishbone Gates - Circa 1983

AndrewFields · Post by **AndrewFields** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:48 pm

owensri · Post by **owensri** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:16 pm

They HAD to mount the gates upside down....

Post by **Smjh1979** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:29 pm

I don't know about you, but seeing a white light (broken lens) doesn't appeal to me at all.

illinoistrains · Post by **illinoistrains** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:30 pm

is it just me or did the bell quit ringing when the gate lowered? i didnt think they had that back then.

AndyWS · Post by **AndyWS** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:03 pm

Yeah, it quit. That practice has apparently been around for awhile.

Post by **Smjh1979** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:22 pm

The first time I heard a bell quit was on the Metro Blue Line back in 1988.

owensri · Post by **owensri** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:47 pm

Yep, the contact has always been in the mechanisms. It was just up to the railroad to use it or not...