Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

freebrickproductions wrote:

SirKrunch wrote:Looks like a completely different gate mech. (Similar to the oddball California ones in another thread. Only difference is this one doesn't have the one end that looks like a pole from a street sign.)

The ones in California were some kind of GRS product. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the same as well, but with a custom-made wooden gate for it.

The wooden gate isn't custom-made, when ATSF used those mecs they came with gates like that, not sure about the original SP installs.

It's amazing that the original gate even survived that long, they weren't the strongest things in the world.


I have a video of a SP install that has one of those mecs.

I noticed this while looking at one of RSI's manufacturing plants.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@36.08337 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Its got some weird type of General Signals Type 2 electronic bell and solar panels? Surely they could've been used to power the crossing by sunlight?
Since RSI went bankrupt a couple of months ago, i don't have a clue if these signals are still standing or if they've been dismantled.

NathanFromEngland wrote:I noticed this while looking at one of RSI's manufacturing plants.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@36.08337 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Its got some weird type of General Signals Type 2 electronic bell and solar panels? Surely they could've been used to power the crossing by sunlight?
Since RSI went bankrupt a couple of months ago, i don't have a clue if these signals are still standing or if they've been dismantled.

Some of the very remote railroad crossings up in Alaska are powered using solar panels. Sadly I wouldn't be too surprised if the signals have been dismantled.

NathanFromEngland wrote:I noticed this while looking at one of RSI's manufacturing plants.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@36.08337 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Its got some weird type of General Signals Type 2 electronic bell and solar panels? Surely they could've been used to power the crossing by sunlight?
Since RSI went bankrupt a couple of months ago, i don't have a clue if these signals are still standing or if they've been dismantled.

The bell is one of RSI's e-bells, likely the one used in the promotional picture of their wind guard. Also, I believe they only ever sold one of those, and it went to a miniature railroad in like a zoo or something. They sound like NEG and Safetran/General Signals Type 2 electronic bells.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:I noticed this while looking at one of RSI's manufacturing plants.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@36.08337 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Its got some weird type of General Signals Type 2 electronic bell and solar panels? Surely they could've been used to power the crossing by sunlight?
Since RSI went bankrupt a couple of months ago, i don't have a clue if these signals are still standing or if they've been dismantled.

Some of the very remote railroad crossings up in Alaska are powered using solar panels. Sadly I wouldn't be too surprised if the signals have been dismantled.

Here they are... at the time they actually used solar AND wind power it appears. The images are from 6 years ago now, so hard to say if they still look like this:

https://www.google.com/maps/@63.6997379 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@63.2486891 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@62.9523766 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@63.6997379 ... 6656?hl=en

Look's like the mechanical bell was mounted on the cantilever once upon a time. In fact, i wonder if RSI made mechanical bells?

NathanFromEngland wrote:

https://www.google.com/maps/@63.6997379 ... 6656?hl=en

Look's like the mechanical bell was mounted on the cantilever once upon a time. In fact, i wonder if RSI made mechanical bells?

RSI isn't old enough for that.

IanMP wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:

https://www.google.com/maps/@63.6997379 ... 6656?hl=en

Look's like the mechanical bell was mounted on the cantilever once upon a time. In fact, i wonder if RSI made mechanical bells?

RSI isn't old enough for that.

We should have a page in Electronic Bells for RSI.

We should have a page in Electronic Bells for RSI.

You'd need to acquire one and record its sound if you want a useful page.

NathanFromEngland wrote:

We should have a page in Electronic Bells for RSI.

You'd need to acquire one and record its sound if you want a useful page.

I may just imbed this video on the webpage if the uploader is okay with that: