"Old-fashioned" crossing signal in rural PA.
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:50 pm
As a young child in the late 1950's driving from Pittsburgh to Lewistown, PA, in rural middle Pennsylvania I recall seeing an "old-fashioned" grade crossing signal on a single track in the middle of nowhere.
I did not like it. -It looked very old and unusual and worn and rusty.
I recall the signal lamps were a smaller diameter and longer - kind of tubular shaped.
The black disks may not have touched the signal lamp housings. -There may have been space bewteen the disk and the lamp housing.
I recall they also had strange two-curve visors -like some present-day 8-1/4 inch traffic signal visors. (I like them on traffic signals.)
Homemade?
Any ideas?
Thank you.
I did not like it. -It looked very old and unusual and worn and rusty.
I recall the signal lamps were a smaller diameter and longer - kind of tubular shaped.
The black disks may not have touched the signal lamp housings. -There may have been space bewteen the disk and the lamp housing.
I recall they also had strange two-curve visors -like some present-day 8-1/4 inch traffic signal visors. (I like them on traffic signals.)
Homemade?
Any ideas?
Thank you.