Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

ToledoRailfan wrote:

Joosh wrote:On the topic of strange set-ups, here's this. They're also active in the StreetView.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3102004 ... 312!8i6656

Those are WT/F (Yes!) cantilevers. I forgot who the manufacturer is. Although I don't recall ever seeing one with the gate in front of the cantilever instead of behind before!

They kinda look like Safetrans. Knowing this line is owned by NS, it wouldn't surprise me.

Also, it looks like they're crossing railroads.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3101502 ... 312!8i6656

Joosh wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

Joosh wrote:On the topic of strange set-ups, here's this. They're also active in the StreetView.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3102004 ... 312!8i6656

Those are WT/F (Yes!) cantilevers. I forgot who the manufacturer is. Although I don't recall ever seeing one with the gate in front of the cantilever instead of behind before!

They kinda look like Safetrans. Knowing this line is owned by NS, it wouldn't surprise me.

Also, it looks like they're crossing railroads.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3101502 ... 312!8i6656

That isn't a crossing that you would expect to have cantilever signals as well!

Safetran was the manufacturer of those WT/F cantilevers. I'm also pretty certain that was the response from marketing when engineering needed a name for the design they had just come up with.

WTF y'all...

Has it ever been known what WT/F stands for anyways?

Why are there pedestrian gates here?
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1850358 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1850381 ... !1e1?hl=en
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Double stop signs.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.2393057 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.2393046 ... !1e1?hl=en

This setup is kind of weird.
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This crossbuck isn't in good shape!
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Kind of a cool crossing!
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3862564 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.386436, ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3863143 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3863143 ... !1e1?hl=en
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There is some crossing equipment here!

Looks like 8x24 inch lights do exist here in the US!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7574644 ... 312!8i6656
They still have the original backgrounds as well!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7573867 ... 312!8i6656

freebrickproductions wrote:Looks like 8x24 inch lights do exist here in the US!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7574644 ... 312!8i6656
They still have the original backgrounds as well!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7573867 ... 312!8i6656

A newly found light size!

Maybe it deserves it's own page in the Crossing signal types section?

freebrickproductions wrote:Looks like 8x24 inch lights do exist here in the US!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7574644 ... 312!8i6656
They still have the original backgrounds as well!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7573867 ... 312!8i6656

Looks like they just placed plastic Safetran 12x24" backgrounds on them... wonder why?

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Looks like 8x24 inch lights do exist here in the US!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7574644 ... 312!8i6656
They still have the original backgrounds as well!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7573867 ... 312!8i6656

Looks like they just placed plastic Safetran 12x24" backgrounds on them... wonder why?

Maybe they somehow thought that the lights had a visibility problem?

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Looks like 8x24 inch lights do exist here in the US!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7574644 ... 312!8i6656
They still have the original backgrounds as well!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7573867 ... 312!8i6656

Looks like they just placed plastic Safetran 12x24" backgrounds on them... wonder why?

Maybe they somehow thought that the lights had a visibility problem?

Probably had them lyin' around in a storage lot somewhere and Conrail decided that they would be cheaper to put up than getting a can of paint from the store.