Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

chris96 wrote:
The one crossing on the line with a WRRS mechanical bell leftover:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-42.792 ... 56!6m1!1e1

That looks a lot more like a WCH mechanical bell:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-42.792 ... 312!8i6656

freebrickproductions wrote:

chris96 wrote:
The one crossing on the line with a WRRS mechanical bell leftover:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-42.792 ... 56!6m1!1e1

That looks a lot more like a WCH mechanical bell:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-42.792 ... 312!8i6656

Definitely a WCH bell with that hat-like base. WRRS bells only hvae one level on their bases and don't stair upward.

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

chris96 wrote:
The one crossing on the line with a WRRS mechanical bell leftover:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-42.792 ... 56!6m1!1e1

That looks a lot more like a WCH mechanical bell:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-42.792 ... 312!8i6656

Definitely a WCH bell with that hat-like base. WRRS bells only hvae one level on their bases and don't stair upward.

If they haven't had the base replaced, that is. This bell is a WRRS mechanical bell, believe it or not. The only reason why it looks like a WCH is that it appears that the base on it got replaced:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1508777 ... 312!8i6656

But general rule of thumb, if it has that "stair-stepped/hat-like" base, then it's a WCH.

freebrickproductions wrote:If they haven't had the base replaced, that is. This bell is a WRRS mechanical bell, believe it or not. The only reason why it looks like a WCH is that it appears that the base on it got replaced:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1508777 ... 312!8i6656

But general rule of thumb, if it has that "stair-stepped/hat-like" base, then it's a WCH.

The base must have been replaced at some point, because I have seen this crossing in person and it is indeed a WRRS bell. Here's a video of the last train to ever pass through the crossing:

chris96 wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:If they haven't had the base replaced, that is. This bell is a WRRS mechanical bell, believe it or not. The only reason why it looks like a WCH is that it appears that the base on it got replaced:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1508777 ... 312!8i6656

But general rule of thumb, if it has that "stair-stepped/hat-like" base, then it's a WCH.

The base must have been replaced at some point, because I have seen this crossing in person and it is indeed a WRRS bell. Here's a video of the last train to ever pass through the crossing:

Huh, I wonder why they'd replace the base then. It doesn't make any sense.

Signals along the closed Cobram branch (last passenger train ran 1993, last freight train ran 1999).

A crossing near Cobram station: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-35.921 ... 312!8i6656
Cobram train station: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-35.920 ... 312!8i6656

Another one on the outskirts of the town: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-35.925 ... 328!8i1664

Passive crossing: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-35.925 ... 328!8i1664

Signals that seem to have taken a beating: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-35.925 ... 328!8i1664

Another passive crossing: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-35.925 ... 328!8i1664

These signals have been removed since these were taken. I believe the track is still intact...

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5014114 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0063119 ... 312!8i6656

brett nc railfanner wrote: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0063119 ... 312!8i6656

Here's what that crossing had before it was torn out. What a waste.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0063085 ... 312!8i6656

freebrickproductions wrote:

brett nc railfanner wrote: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0063119 ... 312!8i6656

Here's what that crossing had before it was torn out. What a waste.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0063085 ... 312!8i6656

It looks to me that the line is only out of temporary service, or something. Based on the satellite imagery, there's construction going on at the airport.

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0012702 ... a=!3m1!1e3

The line still appears to have service to the north and the south of that crossing.

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

brett nc railfanner wrote: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0063119 ... 312!8i6656

Here's what that crossing had before it was torn out. What a waste.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0063085 ... 312!8i6656

It looks to me that the line is only out of temporary service, or something. Based on the satellite imagery, there's construction going on at the airport.

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0012702 ... a=!3m1!1e3

The line still appears to have service to the north and the south of that crossing.

The next crossing to the south in 2013: https://www.google.com/maps/@32.989239, ... 312!8i6656

And here it is in April 2016 with car carriers parked on both sides of the crossing: https://www.google.com/maps/@32.9883349 ... 312!8i6656

Will be interesting to see what happens in this area as things progress.