Strange Railroad Crossing signals with traffic lights
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:07 pm
by ToledoRailfan
When I was searching on google maps of the Hawaiian Railway (witch is a narrow gauge heritage railroad) I found these strange railroad crossing signals that had what looks like traffic signal lights and strange gates https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=U ... 2,,0,-4.13
Re: Strange Railroad Crossing signals with traffic lights
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:38 pm
by freebrickproductions
Those signals do in fact have traffic light sections for the lights. The gates are also usually found at drawbridges, In fact, I have never seen any gate like that used at a railroad crossing before.
Re: Strange Railroad Crossing signals with traffic lights
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 11:29 pm
by ToledoRailfan
freebrickproductions wrote:Those signals do in fact have traffic light sections for the lights. The gates are also usually found at drawbridges, In fact, I have never seen any gate like that used at a railroad crossing before.
Maybe they did that because they have no freight railroads in Hawaii and don't have any railroad crossing codes?
Re: Strange Railroad Crossing signals with traffic lights
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:11 pm
by cabman701
You can see the signals active for a very brief moment by going to the 3 minute mark in the below video. As you can see, the signals flash awkwardly... and at least one of the gates on the side opposite Costco failed to go down.
Re: Strange Railroad Crossing signals with traffic lights
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:23 am
by SirKrunch
ToledoRailfan wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Those signals do in fact have traffic light sections for the lights. The gates are also usually found at drawbridges, In fact, I have never seen any gate like that used at a railroad crossing before.
Maybe they did that because they have no freight railroads in Hawaii and don't have any railroad crossing codes?
I don't think that reasoning would make them exempt from being bound to the rules of the MUTCD.
