Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Really guys, really? C'mon! The answer is obvious!

Mine are:
1. Griswold (beacause of the sound)
2. RACO
3. Safetran
4. WCH
5. US&S Teardrop
6. WRRS
7. WRRS Mini
8. Safetran Hybrid

For me, the rarity and the appearence dosn't matter, the sound dors.

I voted for Teardrop bell and WABCO tied because i really like how those bells sound, it is just rare and interesting bells in my opinion!

Top 5 for me:
1. US&S Teardrop
2. WABCO
3. Safetran Hybrid
4. Safetran
5. WCH

my favorite bell is WABCO, and US&S Teardrop

My 2 favorite Mechanical Bells are The US&S Teardrop Bell and the WRRS Mini-Bell. Both of them are unique and have great sounds.

US&S teardrop. I love the sound. I also like Safetran sound, but the Teardrop is cooler.

I chose safetran because that was the once common bell in Independence, Missouri before UP and KCS started replacing them all. Fortunately, I own a safetran mechanical bell which can been seen on my channel if anyone wants to check it out.

Nascar Fan007 wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:25 pm I chose safetran because that was the once common bell in Independence, Missouri before UP and KCS started replacing them all. Fortunately, I own a safetran mechanical bell which can been seen on my channel if anyone wants to check it out.

Yes, tragic.

UnionPacific4Life wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:23 am

Nascar Fan007 wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:25 pm I chose safetran because that was the once common bell in Independence, Missouri before UP and KCS started replacing them all. Fortunately, I own a safetran mechanical bell which can been seen on my channel if anyone wants to check it out.

Yes, tragic.

There were 15 safetran mechanical bells in Independence. 5 of them were in service on UP's Sedalia Subdivision, 4 on KCS's Mexico Subdivison, and 5 on UP's River sub. Overtime, those bells were replaced and now Independence has about 7 of them left in service. meanwhile, the wch mechanical bells are still working, though some are becoming weak over time. It's still sad to see the once common bell all die out.

Yes.

Webster Groves has ONE WCH mechanical left, all other bells are gone. Same with Kirkwood, but unfortunately the only Kirkwood M-Bell is on a dormant (basically defunct) line.