Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

*originally recorded on 9-13-17*

Signal on the left: 4 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight ball LEDs, a Safetran mechanical bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and General Signals gate lights.
Signal on the right: 4 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight ball LEDs, a Safetran mechanical bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and NEG gate lights.
Pedestrian signal on the left: a Safetran gate mechanism.
Pedestrian signal on the right: a Safetran gate mechanism.

The crossing is a rather nice Safetran install here, though the crossing got an LED upgrade around the same time the others did, likely replacing some 8 inch lights. It still has incandescent gate lights, which is nice. Like a lot of other crossings in Hackensack, the rear overhead lights on the far signal have had the visors cut-down so they wouldn't be hit by the gate arm.

Also, a word of warning for those who want to go railfanning in Hackensack: be careful around the stations. While I was documenting the crossing before the train came, someone saw me and thought I was probably a terrorist and called me into the police. However, since the same thing had happened to me earlier while down at Essex Street documenting the crossing there next to the station, they pretty much let me go and told me to be careful after seeing I was the same guy who was railfanning and the train had passed. I'm guessing that they were glad that they didn't have to stay here to long or make any arrests as they had other calls to get to. Though if you're wondering who I was chatting with during the video, it'd be one of the officer's who responded.