Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

That's probably just poor planning on the part of the municipality.

ToledoRailfan wrote: These North Carolina crossings have Western Cullen-Hayes clear L.E.Ds and Western Cullen-Hayes E-bells!
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4306425 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.430344, ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4340906 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4340821 ... 6656?hl=en

Only one of the bells here is a Western-Cullen Hayes E-Bell.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4331177 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.432906, ... 6656?hl=en

They also all have Premier Products Inc. lights!
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4340821 ... 6656?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote: FRA Violation!

The stop sign is placed there due to the intersection next to the crossing being an all-way stop, and the town probably didn't want to place the stop sign were it would imply that drivers had to stop on the tracks...

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote: FRA Violation!

The stop sign is placed there due to the intersection next to the crossing being an all-way stop, and the town probably didn't want to place the stop sign were it would imply that drivers had to stop on the tracks...

You're absolutely right on that!

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote: FRA Violation!

The stop sign is placed there due to the intersection next to the crossing being an all-way stop, and the town probably didn't want to place the stop sign were it would imply that drivers had to stop on the tracks...

You're absolutely right on that!

That makes sense. Would the FRA allow it because of that?

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote: FRA Violation!

The stop sign is placed there due to the intersection next to the crossing being an all-way stop, and the town probably didn't want to place the stop sign were it would imply that drivers had to stop on the tracks...

You're absolutely right on that!

That makes sense. Would the FRA allow it because of that?

Quite possibly, yes.

Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.4664766 ... 312!8i6656

freebrickproductions wrote:Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.4664766 ... 312!8i6656

Are those LEDs or incandescent?

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.4664766 ... 312!8i6656

Are those LEDs or incandescent?

Halogen.

Pedestrian gates in Kansas.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6570967 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6570971 ... 6656?hl=en
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Classic setup.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6589002 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6589062 ... 6656?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote:Pedestrian gates in Kansas.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6570967 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6570971 ... 6656?hl=en

Looks like the mechanical bells might be dead there.