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 Posted - March 02 2009 : 7:05:02 PM
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This Railroad Crossing has been put up in a section of my yard/driveway. It is a WRRS set that has been changed over to work by electric. A control unit from "LIghts To Go" allows the lights to alternate back & forth like normal. I have a motion sensor on the pole that picks up a car coming thru the driveway..Then blinks for 5 seconds after the car has passed. I wanted to include a WRRS bell on the pole top, but deceided even 5 seconds of the bell may irritate the neighbors... I got the most of the set up from a neighbor. I bought NOS targets as the originals were bent up more than I liked.... I sandblasted the metal parts and repainted them two years ago. They are beginning to get dingy again, but how nice does railroad equipment stay???
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Posted - March 05 2009 : 05:50:15 AM
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I have a brand new set of the crossing part....I picked them up and they have been laying againt my fence out back ever since. You would be supprised what the CSX throws out. is that picture at a buisness or something? Thats a pretty big driveway and for a residential Walt....lol...You have a lot of cars too..
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Posted - March 05 2009 : 08:40:01 AM
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Just for you Iluvbudwsr, The new & improved photo that may drown all doughts of where my sign is located. Since the RR crossing sign was the titled subject, I had cropped the first pic down quite a bit to focus on the sign. Plus a small pic loads easier on the forum. You are right, I do have alot of cars...Cars are my livelihood & passion. Sorry if I mislead the viewers, I will post more detailed pics in the future in attempt to protect my integrity...
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Posted - March 08 2009 : 7:24:36 PM
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When are you laying down the tracks? 
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Posted - March 08 2009 : 8:59:07 PM
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thats real cool man! the heck with the neighbors USE the bell I got a double sided crossbuck & lights just not the parts to set it up  also have a couple of the "private railroad crosing" signs & the RXR sign which I made into a clock 
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Posted - March 17 2009 : 10:35:08 PM
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Microbus.. I like your clock idea with the round signs!
Nicleplate, I have many "good" stories & ideas that this crossing has created... and one nieghbor who is determined to lay some short rails!
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Posted - March 18 2009 : 1:52:44 PM
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| thanks walt will get pic of the railroad signs & the clock when I buy another camera
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Posted - March 19 2009 : 11:16:04 AM
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I have to admit that's pretty cool. I do have one-half of a signal (red housing). And I once found a brand-new reflective aluminum crossbuck at a yard sale for $40.... but before I convinced myself to buy it and lug it around, someone beat me to it. Boo.
Have you thought about putting a G-scale railroad in place at the crossing? I've wanted to do that for some time. Would be funny to stop at a signal, and then see a tiny train go by...
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Posted - March 19 2009 : 11:54:45 AM
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| hey I'm always looking for railroad signs do not send me to eBay! If anyone's got the whistle posts like the W or the __ __ . __ signs or ANY railroad signs let me know & will get pics of the X that I has & the lights
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Posted - March 20 2009 : 12:14:44 AM
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Microbus, For railroad signs, check Ebay in the transportation department...
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Posted - March 25 2009 : 5:05:03 PM
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heh your fine HEY I just got a BELL!! it was just replaced with a new one! its a WC Hayes 12" bell!
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Posted - September 30 2014 : 09:03:38 AM
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That's pretty cool, Walt. Honestly, that's a really cool decorative thing to tell people you're into trains.
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Posted - September 30 2014 : 11:41:07 PM
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| Thank You, Stephen.. This was a lot of fun. During December I would put on one green lens for the holiday. Visible from the highway this thing got a bunch of attention...
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Posted - October 01 2014 : 12:24:58 AM
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LOVE the setup! You can clearcoat the signs to keep them much more weatherproof. Polyurethane or lacquer (my choice) - lay down several coats and THAT is what weathers, not the sign underneath. I vote for the bell.
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Posted - October 01 2014 : 01:12:37 AM
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| I was happy to accidentally run across this thread last night but as you may have noticed, it's a few years old. When I moved from this home in late 09, I gave this whole set up to the young man who is employed at the car lot next door. I had quite a bit invested in it but decided to let him have it. It was a blast to own and to watch people reactions when it come on as they approached it was a riot... A great conversation piece for certain...
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Posted - October 01 2014 : 11:46:36 PM
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| That's pretty fun Walt, and a cool restoration.
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Posted - October 02 2014 : 12:59:34 AM
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quote:I was happy to accidentally run across this thread last night but as you may have noticed, it's a few years old. When I moved from this home in late 09, I gave this whole set up to the young man who is employed at the car lot next door. I had quite a bit invested in it but decided to let him have it. It was a blast to own and to watch people reactions when it come on as they approached it was a riot... A great conversation piece for certain...
Originally posted by walt - October 01 2014 : 01:12:37 AM
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OOOOO!! wish I coulda got that crossing from you!
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Posted - October 02 2014 : 10:42:22 PM
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quote:That's pretty fun Walt, and a cool restoration...
Originally posted by Barry - October 01 2014 : 11:46:36 PM
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Yes, Barry... The crossing was a lot of fun. The long driveway was the perfect place for it... But one of these would be fun anywhere....
Ben, Everybody wanted it... I actually let my wife decide who got it.
Posted correct pic in my second comment. It was mixed in the forum when posted...
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Posted - February 22 2015 : 10:03:56 PM
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| I've been thinking the last few days, of buying another one of these crossing light assemblies , to put at this home... After thinking about it some I have a perfect place to put it along our driveway..
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Posted - September 15 2019 : 03:27:44 AM
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Would like to have another working crossing signal for my driveway... This thing was a blast.
 
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Posted - September 15 2019 : 11:39:29 AM
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well I sold a couple crossbucks & the lights for $150 this summer
still have a few of the crossbucks tho
promises to get pix of the signs & the round RXR clock this week
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Posted - September 15 2019 : 12:59:55 PM
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| I had found a pair of NOS targets for this. Thought about the bell but decided it would be a nuisance to the neighbors...
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Posted - September 16 2019 : 10:45:19 AM
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| I will be danged!
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Posted - September 16 2019 : 2:35:03 PM
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| :) The motion sensor between the targets activated the lights to flash until the car passed by...
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