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Re: BNSF San Jacinto Branch Update
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 01-13-2012 - 19:20
Marty Bernard Wrote:
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> On top of the four crossbucks, gates, and flasher
> poles are the device shown in Picture 2. I
> speculate they make bell sounds and horn sounds to
> control the noise to the crossing area.
>
The devices on top of the posts definitely appear to be electronic bells. Here is a link with more details on electronic bells:
[www.rxrsignals.net]
General Signals bell from the link above
The wayside horns (for a "quiet zone" crossing) that I have seen generally have a horn prominently pointed at the oncoming road traffic, so it seems unlikely that the bells in Picture 2 also function as wayside horns.
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> On top of the four crossbucks, gates, and flasher
> poles are the device shown in Picture 2. I
> speculate they make bell sounds and horn sounds to
> control the noise to the crossing area.
>
The devices on top of the posts definitely appear to be electronic bells. Here is a link with more details on electronic bells:
[www.rxrsignals.net]
General Signals bell from the link above
The wayside horns (for a "quiet zone" crossing) that I have seen generally have a horn prominently pointed at the oncoming road traffic, so it seems unlikely that the bells in Picture 2 also function as wayside horns.
