Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

This one had flashing lights at one point, but is down to crossbucks, a bell and EXEMPT signs. It's actually out of service, there's a section of track removed and no trains can get to it. It probably won't exist for much longer, or it might already be gone.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=44.1 ... 1428571426

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=44.1 ... 4285714306

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=44.1 ... 7142857146

I dont think that setup is legal...

Smjh1979 wrote:Here's a real dumb setup in Eastern Arizona. Two warning signs, one bell. No crossbucks or lights or gates.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=33.0 ... 9618768346

Look on top of the bell. It almost looks like there is a gate light on there?

If you move around to the other side you can see it a little better.

well since there is no flashing lights for this so called "Crossing", the engineers have to have a way to make sure the bell is working, so they put a dinky gate light on top to make this look even more retarded.

Just doesn't make sense to me. With the way cars are built today, unless you had a window down you would never hear the bell unless you were right next to it. And if you had the radio on... forget it! Just my worth.

Here's the Little Rock & Western's(Rock Island) bell only crossing.Camcorder video will be up later.

Camera video.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXaF7M4U ... annel_page[/youtube]
The crossing now has lights at it,installed years ago

That telephone pole is positioned just right so when you glanced over at the second crossbuck, it looked like it had a gate...

I've seen it in action once,but that was before I got a camera.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 88273&z=17

Placed because of sight-handicapped or blind pedestrians?

If going to the trouble of train detection and having a bell, why not also flashing lights (o)=(o)