Crossing gates

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I think this Link photo shows that. Wish it was not such an oblique angle.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2567355412_ff2c46cea3.jpg

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:23 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>wrote:


> Faulty though my memory may be, I remember when N&W crossing gates in

> Roanoke had flashing neon tubing along practically the full length of each

> arm.  Here's where the faulty part comes in.  I think I remember that the

> neon tubes were in a zig-zag configuration, i.e., like a bolt of lightening.

>

> Gordon Hamilton

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> While we're on the subject, my memory growing up in Farmville during the

> 1950's and 1960's is that the flashing lights on crossing gates then were

> neon tubes that ran the length of the gate.  Sections of clear glass

> alternated with sections that were painted black.  Of course, they flashed

> red in the clear sections.  Can anyone corroborate this, or is my memory

> faulty.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Sam Putney

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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

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>> 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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