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Re: Locations Of Currently Known WRRS Mini-M-Bells
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 6:40 pm
by Steven429
Some updates:
One of the signals on East Ferry Street, Detroit, MI was knocked down, unknown if bell put back up
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3677403 ... 384!8i8192
On the MEC lower road, two Mini Bells were removed, one at Winthrop Street
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.3148203 ... bfov%3D100
and the one at Central Street
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.2862153 ... 312!8i6656
Probably scrap vandals
Re: Locations Of Currently Known WRRS Mini-M-Bells
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:45 am
by freebrickproductions
Make that both:
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.2862153 ... 312!8i6656
And another missing one to report at Greenville Street (along with the cast-iron crossbucks):
2011:
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.275315, ... 312!8i6656
2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.2753055 ... 312!8i6656
Two more MIA ones at ME-197 in Richmond:
2016:
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.0880528 ... 312!8i6656
2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.0880359 ... 312!8i6656
I honestly have to wonder why the line is OOS, given the condition it's in (the dilapidated signals not withstanding).
Also, as a side note, looking at street view, at least four of the mini-bells in the Auburn area are now gone.
Re: Locations Of Currently Known WRRS Mini-M-Bells
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:59 pm
by Steven429
Also I went through Augusta today, and the signals at Bridge Street have been removed
Re: Locations Of Currently Known WRRS Mini-M-Bells
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:42 am
by Trainzmandude2012
There's one on the Conway Scenic in Bartlett, NH
https://goo.gl/maps/XJdTPdkVA7P2rL7TA
Re: Locations Of Currently Known WRRS Mini-M-Bells
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:23 am
by freebrickproductions
Reminds me of SCL signals, only with a mini-bell, IMHO. Love those old Walpar cantilevers.
Installs of that style (8 inch mast lights, 12 inch overhead lights) seem pretty rare outside of the SE, however. That's one of only about 2 I've ever seen that wasn't on a SE Class I-owned line, if I'm gonna be honest.
Re: Locations Of Currently Known WRRS Mini-M-Bells
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:44 am
by ZachL
freebrickproductions wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:23 am
Installs of that style (8 inch mast lights, 12 inch overhead lights) seem pretty rare outside of the SE, however.
Really? No wonder why I see them a lot here.
Re: Locations Of Currently Known WRRS Mini-M-Bells
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:21 pm
by The BC Railfan
Re: Locations Of Currently Known WRRS Mini-M-Bells
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:50 pm
by NathanFromEngland
Probably a replacement for a Griswold bell that died a long time ago, so someone replaced it with a WRRS Mini Bell, keep in mind, this is a Griswold installation, not a WRRS installation, especially for it being on what i assume is an ex-Northern Pacific line!
Re: Locations Of Currently Known WRRS Mini-M-Bells
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:43 pm
by The BC Railfan
NathanFromEngland wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:50 pm
Probably a replacement for a Griswold bell that died a long time ago, so someone replaced it with a WRRS Mini Bell, keep in mind, this is a Griswold installation, not a WRRS installation, especially for it being on what i assume is an ex-Northern Pacific line!
Actually, it's a Safetran EM installation since I see the lights are Safetran as well as the Safetran logo placement on both EMs. So it probably replaced a Safetran Mechanical Bell that died early.
Re: Locations Of Currently Known WRRS Mini-M-Bells
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 1:24 am
by freebrickproductions
The BC Railfan wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:43 pm
NathanFromEngland wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:50 pm
Probably a replacement for a Griswold bell that died a long time ago, so someone replaced it with a WRRS Mini Bell, keep in mind, this is a Griswold installation, not a WRRS installation, especially for it being on what i assume is an ex-Northern Pacific line!
Actually, it's a Safetran EM installation since I see the lights are Safetran as well as the Safetran logo placement on both EMs. So it probably replaced a Safetran Mechanical Bell that died early.
I don't see any Safetran logos on the EM signals though? Also, WRRS mini-bells were made up until sometime after WCH came about (so 1976, at least), so...