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Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:

freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:

Holy cow that thing sounds very healthy!

freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:

WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!

Ethan the Railfanner wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:

WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!

It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.

freebrickproductions wrote:

Ethan the Railfanner wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:

WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!

It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.

WABCO/US&S are kinda sorta almost identical with their equipment. The light heads between the two companies are alike, and I believe the gate mechs are as well.

However, there is a difference with their mechanical bells.

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

Ethan the Railfanner wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:

WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!

It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.

WABCO/US&S are kinda sorta almost identical with their equipment. The light heads between the two companies are alike, and I believe the gate mechs are as well.

However, there is a difference with their mechanical bells.

I believe WABCO was owned by US&S for a long time.

freebrickproductions wrote:

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

Ethan the Railfanner wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:

WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!

It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.

WABCO/US&S are kinda sorta almost identical with their equipment. The light heads between the two companies are alike, and I believe the gate mechs are as well.

However, there is a difference with their mechanical bells.

I believe WABCO was owned by US&S for a long time.

Didn't US&S go under in the late-1980's after Ansaldo STS acquired them?

NathanFromEngland wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

Ethan the Railfanner wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:

WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!

It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.

WABCO/US&S are kinda sorta almost identical with their equipment. The light heads between the two companies are alike, and I believe the gate mechs are as well.

However, there is a difference with their mechanical bells.

I believe WABCO was owned by US&S for a long time.

Didn't US&S go under in the late-1980's after Ansaldo STS acquired them?

US&S was still around up until the Electronic Bell era as they have their own E-Bell model which is kinda a unique design, at least the housing. I don't know if they're still around or not.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

Ethan the Railfanner wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Here's another crossing in Italy with WABCO teardrop bells:

WABCO Teardrop Bells? I didn't know they existed!

It's what they were branded in Italy, probably due to WABCO being a crossing equipment distributor there.

WABCO/US&S are kinda sorta almost identical with their equipment. The light heads between the two companies are alike, and I believe the gate mechs are as well.

However, there is a difference with their mechanical bells.

I believe WABCO was owned by US&S for a long time.

Didn't US&S go under in the late-1980's after Ansaldo STS acquired them?

US&S was still around up until the Electronic Bell era as they have their own E-Bell model which is kinda a unique design, at least the housing. I don't know if they're still around or not.

IIRC, they are. After US&S and WABCO separated, WABCO split in two becoming Wabtec (merger of part of WABCO and MotivePower Industries) and WABCO Holdings (which was owned by American Standard for 30 years up until 2007).

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There are some more at this entrance to a chemical plant in Pittsburg, California.
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