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Oddball gates, mechanisms, and counterweights
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 11:25 am
by gedunk
Seems like the teardrop bell thread is changing to this topic, so I thought I'd start the topic proper and be the first.
http://www.rxrsignals.net/California/Ol ... iver/2.jpg
Is it time for another Google Maps scavenger hunt?
Please! No posting of of teardrop bells on this thread.
Re: Oddball gates, mechanisms, and counterweights
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 7:58 pm
by TrainmanKight
gedunk wrote:Seems like the teardrop bell thread is changing to this topic, so I thought I'd start the topic proper and be the first.
http://www.rxrsignals.net/California/Ol ... iver/2.jpg
Is it time for another Google Maps scavenger hunt?
Please! No posting of of teardrop bells on this thread.
THANK YOU FOR CREATING A NEW TOPIC
BEFORE I WOULD HAVE WENT POSTAL FOR PEOPLE GOING OFF TOPIC
Re: Oddball gates, mechanisms, and counterweights
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 11:08 am
by Crossingman18
that gate mechanism is called WHAT THE F
K?!
Re: Oddball gates, mechanisms, and counterweights
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 4:36 pm
by TrainmanKight
Re: Oddball gates, mechanisms, and counterweights
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 4:49 pm
by SirKrunch
Those look like some kind of used sub-compact model... Like the Geo to our Ford SUV.
Re: Oddball gates, mechanisms, and counterweights
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 8:08 pm
by cabman701
I like the lights on that signal too. Pointed towards one way on that street... but no lights pointing the other way. Guess they don't care about cars coming that way, just let them smack into the gate if it's down.
By the way... just have to do this after reading all these threads...
It's been raining here too! 
Re: Oddball gates, mechanisms, and counterweights
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 8:23 pm
by SirKrunch
Yeah, I think some "growth" is in order for that signal instead of relying on the lights from the back side of other signal to cover the approach from the right. Although those 7" gate lights look killer also on there...it's tough NOT to see them!
(Since everyone's into this rain thing... We got almost 4" of rain here yesterday. Enough to leave a nice puddle soaking over the E-18 crossing, evidentally causing it to activate falsely this morning while on my drive to work.)
Re: Oddball gates, mechanisms, and counterweights
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:02 pm
by Andrewsaxamophone
Re: Oddball gates, mechanisms, and counterweights
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:23 am
by Crossingman18
looks like someone stuck a weight for a Griswold or a Safetran EM Gate mechanism, and I am sorry but that looks stupid.
Re: Oddball gates, mechanisms, and counterweights
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:28 am
by Crossingman18
double post sorry but this is weird
