Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Signal on the left: 3 pairs of Modern Industries 12x20 inch lights and a Federal Signal mechanical bell.
Signal on the right: 1 pair of WCH 8 inch lights and 2 pairs of Modern Industries 12x20 inch lights.

When I had been plotting out these crossings on Google Maps, I had thought that this crossing just simply had a first generation WCH mechanical bell painted black. However, I got a pleasant surprise when I went to this crossing earlier to get photos of it for the site and found out the bell here is actually a Federal Signal mechanical bell! If I had to take a guess, both signals here were probably mast signals with Federal Signal 8 inch lights, but then the L&N later replaced the signal on the right with the current WCH cantilever that is there now (I'm not sure if the WCH 8 inch lights are original to the signal or not, as Spring Street has a cantilever with the exact same set-up), and then the NERR replaced the 8 inch lights on the left-hand signal with the Modern Industries lights that are there now. Also, the cantilever signal has older 1st Generation MI 12x20s while the mast signal has 3rd Generation MI 12x20s. The cantilever also features a spot where some lights used to go, but I'm not sure if they were side lights for a nearby driveway, or if the mast lights were moved upwards if/when they were replaced. Either way, it probably explains why they appear to be so high up.

*originally recorded on 12-12-18*

Signal on the left: 1 pair of WCH 8 inch lights and two pairs of Modern Industries 12x20 inch lights.
Signal on the right: 3 pairs of Modern Industries 12x20 inch lights and a General Signals Type 3 electronic bell.

The only change that has been made to this crossing since I was last here was the Federal Signal bell on the right-hand signal was replaced with a General Signals Type 3 electronic bell.