Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Here is a clock-ticking bell on a crossing in Germany, sounds satisifying to me for some reason.

I love how it's in sync with the lights!

Hard to tell, but it sounds like one of these WRRS motor bells sounds extremely flat.

NathanFromEngland wrote: Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:28 am Hard to tell, but it sounds like one of these WRRS motor bells sounds extremely flat.

*WCH

And not only that, they're mechanical bells too.

https://www.google.com/maps/@27.7824628 ... 384!8i8192

The WCH e-bell here sounds a bit messed-up:

This GS Type 1 doesn't sound too happy!

NathanFromEngland wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:16 am This GS Type 1 doesn't sound too happy!

Probably got water in it.

freebrickproductions wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 12:28 pm

NathanFromEngland wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:16 am This GS Type 1 doesn't sound too happy!

Probably got water in it.

That's a CSX crossing too! I didn't realize they had crossings with continuously-ringing bells. Is that Michigan state law or something?

ZachL wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 2:45 pm

freebrickproductions wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 12:28 pm

NathanFromEngland wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:16 am This GS Type 1 doesn't sound too happy!

Probably got water in it.

That's a CSX crossing too! I didn't realize they had crossings with continuously-ringing bells. Is that Michigan state law or something?

I personally think so, as NS's crossings up there typically have the bells ring while the gates are down as well. Seems like Michigan requires every crossing signal to have a bell and for the bells to remain on until the crossing deactivates.

Also, in terms of more flat bells, the least mechanical bell in Folkston (a WCH mechanical bell at Martin Street) sounds really bad now, and is probably about to die:

One of the Hybrids here sounds rather horrible: