Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

busman_49 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:S&S Shortline Railroad Park & Museum in Farmington, Utah.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.989305, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9895262 ... 6656?hl=en

Interested in knowing who made these. Very realistic...also a house in my old hometown has one of these by the doorstep, with a porch-type light on top.

They look pretty homemade to me. Those look like metal fence posts for the masts.

Not the best photo, but here ya go...
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Orrvi ... 81.7640212

cabman701 wrote:

busman_49 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:S&S Shortline Railroad Park & Museum in Farmington, Utah.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.989305, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9895262 ... 6656?hl=en

Interested in knowing who made these. Very realistic...also a house in my old hometown has one of these by the doorstep, with a porch-type light on top.

They look pretty homemade to me. Those look like metal fence posts for the masts.

Y'all notice the full-sized bell there too?

busman_49 wrote:Not the best photo, but here ya go...
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Orrvi ... 81.7640212

Nice find! I'm kind of curious as to how you came across it as it seems that is just being used as a decoration.

It's at a house in my old hometown... That thing's been there for quite some time; possibly even before I moved away.

The Hamilton Miniature Railway in Hamilton, Victoria, Australia has a full-scale setup with a hybrid bell to protect the driveway:


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Here's some miniature signals at The Beachouse in Glenelg, South Australia:

St. Louis, Missouri
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Museu ... !1e1?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Museu ... !1e1?hl=en

Plopsaland De Panne, De Panne, Flanders.
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0806301 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0803851 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0828772 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0828874 ... 6656?hl=en

LARDLOGO wrote:St. Louis, Missouri
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Museu ... !1e1?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Museu ... !1e1?hl=en

There use to be a different miniature railway there that had 8'' signals with wishbone gates and a US&S Teardrop bell!

Found these miniature signals at the Ghan Train and Rail Museum in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-23.777 ... 56!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-23.777 ... 56!6m1!1e1

Some images I found of the crossing and its signals:




The National Railway Museum in Adelaide, South Australia has some full scale signals for their miniature train, complete with GRS lights!:




Here's some videos of the crossing operating:



They also had a Wig Wag signal at this location at one point:


It has since been moved to the rear of the museum and still operates alongside a Teardrop Bell!