Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

*originally recorded on 8-30-18*

Signal on the left: 3 pairs of RSI 12x20 inch lights with RSI LEDs, 1 pair of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with GE Uniform Look LEDs, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Siemens gate mechanism, and NEG LED gate lights.
Signal on the right: 3 pairs of RSI 12x20 inch lights with RSI LEDs, 1 pair of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with GE Uniform Look LEDs, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Siemens gate mechanism, and NEG LED gate lights.

This crossing was the first crossing I filmed on August 30th, and it's a bit interesting. First off, this is the only crossing on this part of the line with two bells, along with being the only crossing on the TSRR to have Siemens gate mechanisms (AFAIK). The crossing used to have MI 12x20 inch lights and a WCH mechanical bell from the 80s when this crossing was still gateless, up until a few years ago when the TSRR installed gates at the (at the time) two remaining gateless crossings in Columbia. However, they left the old cantilever signals in place but upgraded the lights and bells on them, which is why one bell is mounted on the cantilever and the other is on the gate mast, with the gate masts being in front of the cantilevers.