Crossing gates

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The state pays for the installation of a new crossing.  Then it
becomes the railroad's responsibility from then on to maintain it,
test it, and keep it working.

The oldest equipment I know of was the Magnetic Flagman, more commonly
known as the wig-wag signal.  As for gate mechanisms and flashing
lights, they used Western Railroad Supply (WRRS) quite a bit, as
there's still some of that equipment out there.  They also used some
Union Switch & Signal crossing equipment, Western Cullen Hayes, and
Safetran.

NS is currently using Safetran for its crossing equipment.

Ben Blevins


On 10/1/09, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> Did the N&W or now NS show a preference for the type or manufacturer of

> crossing gates used?  Are they the railroad’s or highway

> dept's responsibility?

> Mike Shockley

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