Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Inverted "2 Tracks" sign!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9496727 ... 328!8i1664

Classic-style cantilevers
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1247589 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1253437 ... 312!8i6656

Active signal
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1224874 ... 312!8i6656

Another classic cantilever
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1241967 ... 312!8i6656

Even more classic cantilevers!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3457456 ... 328!8i1664

Three pairs of lights on the front of this signal?
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.485073, ... 312!8i6656

Missing a visor on this one
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4179702 ... 312!8i6656

Joosh wrote: Another classic cantilever
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1241967 ... 312!8i6656

I'm not sure if the stop sign here would be an FRA violation because it is on a signal even though it is right in front of an intersection. Regardless it is pretty interesting and odd.

Joosh wrote: Three pairs of lights on the front of this signal?
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.485073, ... 312!8i6656

These lights are for this, and these lights are for this. Still pretty odd and interesting though.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

Joosh wrote: Three pairs of lights on the front of this signal?
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.485073, ... 312!8i6656

These lights are for this, and these lights are for this. Still pretty odd and interesting though.

Yeah, that was the only thing I could think of for the extra lights. A lot of the crossing signals on that line seemed to have extra pairs of lights for nearby driveways and other pathways people could drive on.

Joosh wrote: Classic-style cantilevers
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1247589 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1253437 ... 312!8i6656

Another classic cantilever
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1241967 ... 312!8i6656

Even more classic cantilevers!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3457456 ... 328!8i1664

All of those are on the site:
http://rxrsignals.com/Illinois/A-K/Kankakee/N_Indiana/
http://rxrsignals.com/Illinois/A-K/Kankakee/Harrison/

http://rxrsignals.com/Illinois/R-W/Streator/Kent/

http://rxrsignals.com/Illinois/L-Q/Ottawa/Main/

Joosh wrote: Three pairs of lights on the front of this signal?
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.485073, ... 312!8i6656

Tommy got pictures of that one for the site last winter.

ToledoRailfan wrote:Interesting crossing wayside cab signal!... Or whatever its called!

I've seen those before. I don't quite know what the amber one does, but the red one is used for signal activation indication. The white one indicates power to the crossing.

ZachL wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:Interesting crossing wayside cab signal!... Or whatever its called!

I've seen those before. I don't quite know what the amber one does, but the red one is used for signal activation indication. The white one indicates power to the crossing.

Maybe the amber one lights up when the gates lower and the red one lights up after the gates have finished lowering.

Active crossing in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5737652 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5737175 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5736206 ... !1e1?hl=en
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Has anyone noticed that Western-Cullen Hayes E-Bells have been showing up outside of western and western midwestern states?

ToledoRailfan wrote: Has anyone noticed that Western-Cullen Hayes E-Bells have been showing up outside of western and western midwestern states?

The MBTA is a big fan of WCH e-bells. There are also a few shortlines and regionals here on the east coast (like the NYSW and the CCKY, for example) that are big fans of them as well. The TSRR seems to have adopted them as well.

ToledoRailfan wrote: Has anyone noticed that Western-Cullen Hayes E-Bells have been showing up outside of western and western midwestern states?

Yes I have.