Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

i found that two of the four gates in Fresno ca on central ave are half- striped in a lazy way i mean the bottom of the gate is striped diagonally while the top of the gate is striped straight here is the gsv https://www.google.com/maps/place/3115+ ... 19.7351408

dan the ca railfan wrote:i found that two of the four gates in Fresno ca on central ave are half- striped in a lazy way i mean the bottom of the gate is striped diagonally while the top of the gate is striped straight here is the gsv https://www.google.com/maps/place/3115+ ... 19.7351408

That happens all the time, usually when one section gets damaged that wouldn't necessitate the replacement of the entire gate arm. Much more economical for the railroads just to replace the damaged section than to install a whole new gate arm, especially on longer arms.

I did not know this was a common thing.