Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O73b_YUYisE
- Taken today. The train JUST beat me to the signal activation, but at least I beat the train there.

So THAT's where the CP SD40-2s went!

What's up with those tanker cars that are connected at the top with a hose? I've never seen those before.

I've been told those are tanker cars and those hoses allows the liquid in each tank to be siphoned out at once when unloading as opposed to each tank having to be unloaded individually.

weatherdan882002 wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O73b_YUYisE
The train JUST beat me to the signal activation, but at least I beat the train there.

Cool. :)

Did you notice how that crossing's got some sort of electronic flasher and not an
FN-16a with shunt wired lights? :)

Alvin in AZ

Not my videos, but a couple of vids that I found while searching YouTube. It includes the crossing from startup to finish:

Taken today (this time by me):

AlvinAZ wrote:Did you notice how that crossing's got some sort of electronic flasher and not an
FN-16a with shunt wired lights? :)

How can you tell? The flash rate?

weatherdan882002 wrote:

AlvinAZ wrote:Did you notice how that crossing's got some sort of electronic flasher and not an
FN-16a with shunt wired lights? :)

How can you tell? The flash rate?

Flash rate is to fast here needs to be slowed down
Since its a new install I'd guess it haves the "latest and greatest" equipment including flasher relays.

AlvinAZ wrote:Did you notice how that crossing's got some sort of electronic flasher and not an
FN-16a with shunt wired lights? :)

Alvin in AZ

Flash rate does seem to be rapid. Faster is not always better. A slower, rhythmic flash rate is what people perceive as a "Railroad Crossing".

Also, I have mechanical flashers that flash pretty fast too. I had to slide washers over the post to slow them down. I don't see how you can tell if it's a SSCC, an X-Pak or a mechanical flasher by the flash rate, though.

Also, I have mechanical flashers that still allow the lights to appear to go completely dark inbetween flashes.

Tell us, just how can you tell what kind of flasher is in the case...