Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

[Smjh1979]

Ah.... Another location of a bell-only crossing. That bell seems to be in good condition.

[Crossingman18]

NICE HORN AND TEARDROP!

[Smjh1979]

I'd like to know more opinions about the sub-forums from other people before going forward first.

[MikeRXR]

Locations of Last Known Existing Teardrop Bells in Michigan

City: Alpena, MI
Crossing: Miller St.
Railroad: Lake State Railway
Quantity: 1
Installation: Standard mast Crossing with Flashers

City: Ann Arbor, MI
Crossing: E Hoover Ave
Railroad: Ann Arbor
Quantity: 1
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers

City: Ann Arbor, MI
Crossing: Hill St.
Railroad: Ann Arbor
Quantity: 1
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers

City: Ann Arbor, MI
Crossing: W Liberty Street
Railroad: Ann Arbor
Quantity: 2
Installation: Standard Mast Crossings with Flashers, one mounted on a side pipe.

City: Ann Arbor, MI
Crossing: Wright Street
Railroad: Ann Arbor
Quantity: 1
Installation: 2 crossbucks with stop signs. No flashers. 1 US&S Teardrop bell on a separate steel pole, on the east side of the crossing.

City: Britton, MI
Crossing: S. Main St
Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Quantity: 0 (2 Removed from Service 2007)
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers and Gates

City: Cadillac, MI
Crossing: Haynes St
Railroad: Great Lakes Central
Quantity: 0 (1 removed from service in 1998 by TSBY)
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers


City: Cohoctah, MI
Crossing: Cohoctah Road
Railroad: Great Lakes Central
Quantity: 1
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers and Gates

City: Dearborn, MI
Crossing: Main St (Greenfield Village)
Railroad: Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village Weiser Railroad
Quantity: 1
Installation: WRRS Wig-Wag

City: Dundee, MI
Crossing: E Main St.
Railroad: Ann Arbor
Quantity: 2
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers

City: Harrisville, MI
Crossing: E Main Street
Railroad: Lake State Railway
Quantity: 1
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers (Opposite side is Cantilever)

City: Lake George, MI
Crossing: Lake George St
Railroad: Great Lakes Central
Quantity: 1
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers

City: Milan, MI
Crossing: W. Main St.
Railroad: Ann Arbor
Quantity: 2
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers

City: Mount Pleasant, MI
Crossing: Broadway St
Railroad: Great Lakes Central
Quantity: 1
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers (One of the oldest crossings around)

City: Mount Pleasant, MI
Crossing: Broomfield Road
Railroad: Great Lakes Central
Quantity: 1
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers

City: Oscoda, MI
Crossing: River Rd
Railroad: Lake State Railway
Quantity: 1
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers

City: Owosso, MI
Crossing: Shiawassee St. (M-52)
Railroad: Great Lakes Central
Quantity: 1
Installation: Cantilever Crossing with Flashers mounted on a side pipe

City: Romulus, MI
Crossing: Shook Road
Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Quantity: 0 (2 Removed from service sometime after 2000)
Installation: Standard Crossing with Flashers and Gates

City: Shepherd, MI
Crossing: Shepherd Road
Railroad: Great Lakes Central
Quantity: 1
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers

City: St. Helen, MI
Crossing: St. Helen Road
Railroad: Lake State Railway
Quantity: 1
Installation: Standard Mast Crossing with Flashers

This is current to the best of my knowledge, there may be others I have not seen or heard of.

[Smjh1979]

Reorganizing the list is becoming a very hard task. Many posts list 2 or more locations, and those are going to be hard to split. I may scrap this idea, and have you continue listing them here.

For the ones I've done already, like the GS type 1, Safetran type 2 and so on, I'll leave them where they are.

EDIT: I've done it. The sections I have divided will stay the same. The other sections that have already been created will continue to be posted there.

[US&STeardrop]

There was one in Franklin,maine on a MEC line going to machais, the track has been removed for a rail trail .The street view was taken before it was taken. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Eastbrook ... 20757&z=12 They just threw everything on the ground. When I went there everything was stolen. The Grs signal case is still there with everything in it . Acoording to a FRA report there were 2 bells. Only 1 in the street view. ***EDIT!!!!!! as of may 2010 work has resumed on the project and all of the signals and relay cases left on the line(only the blackwoods road still has signals i think. but most still have relay cases) will most likely be gone by late may or early-mid june!************ *****EDIT****** 11/24/10 Everything on the trail is gone. no signals,no cases,no anything Just the trail******

[cabman701]

There was one in Franklin,maine on a MEC line going to machais, the track has been removed for a rail trail .The street view was taken before it was taken. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Eastbrook ... 20757&z=12 They just threw everything on the ground. When I went there everything was stolen. The Grs signal case is still there with everything in it . Acoording to a FRA report there were 2 bells. Only 1 in the street view.

That signal had seen better days obviously... looks like the one on the other side met it's fate before Streetview made it through there.

[US&STeardrop]

The other one is in the dirt no bell no crossbuck no lights just the post. Up the road there are a few more crossings.On 1 the old grs relay case is bent in half!

[Smjh1979]

That's great news. Always glad to hear a mechanical replacing an electronic.

[Smjh1979]

Looks like the 2 tracks signs was replaced too.

Are the original pictures larger than 640x480? If so, can they be submitted?