Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Interesting idea for a longer gate arm...

Interesting.

Obviously the gate is long and pretty heavy... I like how the one maintainer tried to lift it himself to let the hi-railer through but then couldn't hold it on his own.

Park Ave here in town has 4 as well:



However that's the only one that does. The gate on the other side of the road (which is still rather long) only has 3:

weatherdan882002 wrote:Park Ave here in town has 4 as well:

Does it have the same flash pattern as the one in the video or did they wire it differently?

Here's one with 5. http://www.rxrsignals.net/Texas/G-P/Hig ... age/14.jpg

Another with 5 gate lights on one signals.

http://www.rxrsignals.net/California/A- ... ton2/8.jpg

cabman701 wrote:Interesting.

Obviously the gate is long and pretty heavy... I like how the one maintainer tried to lift it himself to let the hi-railer through but then couldn't hold it on his own.

Its a damn fiberglass gate, what maintainer installs a 2 lane fiberglass gate on a gate saver it will snap in half like a twig
Now I would like to see this guy lift a heavy WCH aluminium gate.

SirKrunch wrote:

weatherdan882002 wrote:Park Ave here in town has 4 as well:

Does it have the same flash pattern as the one in the video or did they wire it differently?

Yep, same as in the vid: the two end ones stay on steady and the two in the middle alternate back and forth.

cabman701 wrote: Obviously the gate is long and pretty heavy...
I like how the one maintainer tried to lift it himself to let the hi-railer through but then
couldn't hold it on his own.

First, betcha money that guy (or the other) wasn't a signal maintainer. ;)

Next, the gate isn't heavy feeling ...it's counter weighted! :)
Check it out, look how easy it was to lift up-to about 45 degrees. :)

The gate mechanism "drives" the gate down (using the motor) to about 45 degrees.
Those two Gandy Dancers were holding it up against the spot where the contact
makes.

You can really see it in action with the first track-laborer when he lifts it and it drives
back down then sort of looks like it bounces. That's just him and the motor fighting
each other and the motor is winning. LOL :) It does every time too since it doesn't
get tired.

BTDT very same thing while letting the traffic go through when the crossing system
was broken. Mostly where there was a concrete median but some people just won't
drive around the gates even when you're standing there with the case doors open
and waving your arms.

Cool video but it creeps me out when the bells stop ringing tho. {shiver}

Alvin in AZ

AlvinAZ wrote:

cabman701 wrote: Obviously the gate is long and pretty heavy...
I like how the one maintainer tried to lift it himself to let the hi-railer through but then
couldn't hold it on his own.

First, betcha money that guy (or the other) wasn't a signal maintainer. ;)

Next, the gate isn't heavy feeling ...it's counter weighted! :)
Check it out, look how easy it was to lift up-to about 45 degrees. :)

The gate mechanism "drives" the gate down (using the motor) to about 45 degrees.
Those two Gandy Dancers were holding it up against the spot where the contact
makes.

You can really see it in action with the first track-laborer when he lifts it and it drives
back down then sort of looks like it bounces. That's just him and the motor fighting
each other and the motor is winning. LOL :) It does every time too since it doesn't
get tired.

BTDT very same thing while letting the traffic go through when the crossing system
was broken. Mostly where there was a concrete median but some people just won't
drive around the gates even when you're standing there with the case doors open
and waving your arms.

Cool video but it creeps me out when the bells stop ringing tho. {shiver}

Alvin in AZ

Well the WCH has an "EGM" that will cut power if it over heats
http://www.wch.com/video/video_trainer.html
Click 3597