Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

CrossingLockdown wrote:I wonder if Trainmankight forgot about this picture?

Maplewood, MO, Sunnen DR.

It's just like all the crossings of the New Jersey Transit Riverline except they're incandescent lights mostly.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hamilton ... 7,,2,-7.79

Trainzmandude2012 wrote:It's just like all the crossings of the New Jersey Transit Riverline except they're incandescent lights mostly.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hamilton ... 7,,2,-7.79

Look... an action shot of that crossing.

http://goo.gl/maps/HwvdH

cabman701 wrote:They have those on the MetroLink in St Louis: http://goo.gl/maps/OqO2M

(Could you tell that was St Louis?)

They do the same as in Kight's video. The lights are white and they flash while the gate is lowering, and then go solid. I believe if the train operator does not see a solid light (for instance the gate is not all the way down due to a car being in the way)... they have to stop the train.

Here's an extended explanation. When a light rail activates a crossing, those lights will flash until the gate is completely lowered. Then they will remain solid until the gate rises and they will be on a flashing sequence again. Then they'll shut off after the gate is risen. The purpose of those lights is to tell a light rail engineer that the gates are lowered, like a signal. Look at the top of the adjacent crossing.

I go past these crossings often.
Video property of Youtube user HotGirlDater475. Video taken at Cass St Station, Trenton, NJ

Trainzmandude2012 wrote:
I go past these crossings often.
Video property of Youtube user HotGirlDater475. Video taken at Cass St Station, Trenton, NJ

Cool folding gate on that crossing. But it seems like it activated a bit earlier than needed. And that gate on the camera side takes a LONG time to fully go up.

cabman701 wrote:

Trainzmandude2012 wrote:
I go past these crossings often.
Video property of Youtube user HotGirlDater475. Video taken at Cass St Station, Trenton, NJ

Cool folding gate on that crossing. But it seems like it activated a bit earlier than needed. And that gate on the camera side takes a LONG time to fully go up.

Better than 6 years ago:
http://youtu.be/bA7YyaidJ-Y

Trainzmandude2012 wrote:

Did anyone else notice that one of the lights is out of alignment?

freebrickproductions wrote:

Trainzmandude2012 wrote:

Did anyone else notice that one of the lights is out of alignment?

Yup... I noticed. Things like that sort of pop out at me. Just didn't think anyone else cared...