Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

mlgillson wrote:

bnsflover wrote:A shortline is a RR company that runs over a relatively short distance.

What's your definition of a relatively short distance?

I dunno, I just got that off of an online dictionary.

I say BNSF, I like the Harmon Led's.

I hate Harmon LEDs, plus that is commonly a newer UP setup... Oh, well.

I voted for NS. Not one single signal they have here in the Springfield area has an LED in it. Even with installations that are only a few years old. And that includes gate lights.

LED's are OK... but I have seen way too many of them fail in one way or the other. With incandescent, you pretty much have two options. Working or burnt out... (which can be easily fixed).

They have gone with e-bells on almost every crossing... so I'm guessing it is only a matter of time unfortunately before LED's start popping up.

cabman701 wrote:I voted for NS. Not one single signal they have here in the Springfield area has an LED in it. Even with installations that are only a few years old. And that includes gate lights.

LED's are OK... but I have seen way too many of them fail in one way or the other. With incandescent, you pretty much have two options. Working or burnt out... (which can be easily fixed).

They have gone with e-bells on almost every crossing... so I'm guessing it is only a matter of time unfortunately before LED's start popping up.

Ns put up a few crossings around here with Ball L.E.D.s, but all the new stuff I've seen go up is 20" safetran incandescents with safetran gates, Neg gate savers and type 3s. Which sound good for the first 15 seconds then they drive me nuts, thank god ns shuts everything up after the gates lower
heres what they install


Also Up where I live does NOT use harmons they use wch 2nd gen and UP L.E.D.s

and for old signals they upgrade to Up leds


heres a crossing installed in 2005 by BI-State Development Agency (MetroLink)
they have GE/harmon fading I love 'em too
Bi-States also uses Dialight FLX-4000 ball LED
http://www.rxrsignals.net/Missouri/Page ... ket/27.JPG

Mata Trolley in Memphis Tn installed their first signalized crossing and I HATE IT

RSI leds are commonly used with Rail America Shortline crossings

Csx upgraded a crossing and kept it incandescents


Short line in Missouri near me operates over the old Rock Island/SSW line heres a new crossing they set up

they also use harmon leds

In Houston, UP LEDs, WCH 2nd Generation, Clear LEDs, and Harmon LEDs are the staples for UP.

BNSF uses incandescents, Harmon fading LEDs and General Signals LEDs. Once in a blue moon, they also use WCH clear LEDs.

Smjh1979 wrote:BNSF uses incandescents, Harmon fading LEDs and General Signals LEDs. Once in a blue moon, they also use WCH clear LEDs.

Bnsf put up a couple of L.E.D.s on their line but not many
here are the gs they put up

THESE ARE THE WORST LEDS OUT THEIR
if I never seen these things again I'll be happy

Yeah, GS 12x24 is a BNSF staple in the Houston area. GS LEDs need to die and never return.

bnsflover wrote:Yeah, GS 12x24 is a BNSF staple in the Houston area. GS LEDs need to die and never return.

they die thats for sure but they keep returning
FING incandescents last longer