Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

*originally recorded on 3-4-19*

Signal on the left: 2.5 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, 1 Harmon 12x24 inch light, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights.

This crossing is a somewhat nice one, featuring what appears to be a pair what appear to be late-1990s NS signals, that have seen better days. Neither gate mech goes up all the way, and the far signal appears to have gotten struck by something, causing one of the lights to have been replaced with an older reused Harmon 12x24 inch light (which is nice to see, since NS has removed most of the Harmon lights of that style from service in my area). The right-hand signal also features a broken lens in the left-rear light, as well as a ton of dirt caked onto the front of what's left of said lens. The original Safetran mechanical bell was obviously replaced at some point before 2015. For some reason as well, while the train is passing, the bell starts back up again and doesn't shut off until the gates start to rise. If anyone knows what could've caused this, feel free to let me know in the comments, though I suspect it might have had something to do with the wind from the passing train.