Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

*originally recorded on 9-14-17*

Signal on the left: 2 pairs of WCH 12x20 inch lights with GE Uniform Look LEDs, 1 pair of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Safetran Fading LEDs, a WCH mechanical bell, a WCH gate mechanism, NEG gate lights, and a WCH gate light.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of WCH 12x20 inch lights with GE Uniform Look LEDs, 1 pair of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Safetran Fading LEDs, a WCH mechanical bell, a WCH gate mechanism, NEG gate lights, and a WCH gate light.
Pedestrian signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Safetran Fading LEDs, a Safetran gate mechanism, and a WCH gate light.
Pedestrian signal on the right: 1 pair of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Safetran Fading LEDs, a Safetran gate mechanism, and a WCH gate light.

On September 14th, my dad and I went over to Long Island, NY so my dad could play some golf and I could record the Long Island Railroad. The first place we went to was the LIRR Mainline in New Hyde Park, NY and saw several trains. This was the first one I saw with an eastbound LIRR M7 train passing through.

This crossing seems to be pretty typical of most LIRR signals, it seems. It's also worth noting that it appears that the LIRR still uses mechanical bells as well, which is nice. The LIRR also uses a lot more Alstom LED gate lights compared to the NJT.