Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

THATS GOING TO LEAVE A MARK

Gs spring http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Laredo,Tx ... 6,,1,-2.57

I finally found this one. It was meant to go into another thread but I forgot which one Oh well I'll post it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_n8OG_m ... age#t=158s
this is why they have this warning sticker on the gate mech.

http://youtu.be/eClBvJnyYa4?hd=1
Well got to give the truck driver props for stopping just didn't back up quick enough.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Col ... .14,,0,2.6
GS Bi-Directional Spring Gate keeper

http://g.co/maps/b5fmk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqTjbyRtGhI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYvbendG ... re=related

N.E.G. gate saver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqg5BOVLfCw

TrainmanKight wrote:this is why they have this warning sticker on the gate mech.

Can't see the sticker, but if it's the warning about the gate arm hitting overhead wires, thats to warn dumbass maintainers not to use aluminum gate arms past 22' from ground level. (This is an electrical code violation, in case you didn't know)

...Also fiberglass ones can cause shorting if the gate light wire makes contact and inducts

MD2020 wrote:

TrainmanKight wrote:this is why they have this warning sticker on the gate mech.

Can't see the sticker, but if it's the warning about the gate arm hitting overhead wires, thats to warn dumbass maintainers not to use aluminum gate arms past 22' from ground level. (This is an electrical code violation, in case you didn't know)

...Also fiberglass ones can cause shorting if the gate light wire makes contact and inducts

Yah and when a gate gets hit by lightning blows the motor because its a 40 ft HWP thats all aluminum,
then a maintainer doing an inspections is trying to figure out why the gate won't lower and taps that counter weights and in turn the gate crashes into the ground its FUN!!! damn luckly no cars were going under the gate at that time
BTW you have to right click "open image in new tab" that will bring up the picture full size.

http://g.co/maps/jvnnz

Really messed up gate I found on this line I'm following on Google Maps.

Cheers,
Joshua

Did you know that metallic (Aluminum, etc.) gate arms that extend more than 22 feet above ground level are in violation of the US electrical code? Yep, if they sway or blow over and hit some power lines and cause damage, and an attorney gets a hold of it, the Railroad can be liable for being in violation of the US electrical code, and held responsible for damages as a result of not following applicable codes.

MD2020 wrote:Did you know that metallic (Aluminum, etc.) gate arms that extend more than 22 feet above ground level are in violation of the US electrical code? Yep, if they sway or blow over and hit some power lines and cause damage, and an attorney gets a hold of it, the Railroad can be liable for being in violation of the US electrical code, and held responsible for damages as a result of not following applicable codes.

Railroad doesn't care. Also there are no power lines anywhere near the xing AND the railroad forces us to use Spring gates at the crossing.
You can only guess what happens when a 40ft gate gets hit by a semi going 75mph on a spring loaded gate.