Old Railroad Crossings

[CSXAC4413]

Would it be great to go back to the old times and see the old thing? Railroad Crossings is one of them, with TearDrop Bells, Safetran, YOU NAME IT. Ok, so i was wondering if there were any Old Railroad Crossings like these: (Warning Big Pictures)

[Bananarama]

You must be very young, as the above I would consider relatively modern. Wigwags, crossbucks (all wood and RR-named), and banjos (US&S, Griswold, etc.), on the other hand, would be considered old.

[CSXAC4413]

You must be very young, as the above I would consider relatively modern. Wigwags, crossbucks (all wood and RR-named), and banjos (US&S, Griswold, etc.), on the other hand, would be considered old.

LOL, i would just like to go to the old days with like the BN, ATSF, Chessie, and Seaboard Coast Line Systems.

[FourEightFour]

I have always been fond of cat's eyes myself.

[bpetit]

Still have all wooden crossbucks here.

[jpetersjr]

If possible, I'd like to see someone do a flagman from the 1930's. That was before railroad crossings, it was a person on each side of the track that stood out with a large white flag and waved it around when a train came by.

[1225fan5358]

If possible, I'd like to see someone do a flagman from the 1930's. That was before railroad crossings, it was a person on each side of the track that stood out with a large white flag and waved it around when a train came by.

We still do that TO THIS VERY DAY!! We're not allowed to blow the horn in Coopersville so we can't blow for the crossings. The brakeman usually will dismount the locomotive when they arrive at the crossing and stand in the middle of the road with an orange flag and mount the locomotive while it goes on its way through the crossing with the bell ringing. Sometimes other volunteers will flag for the crew just to save them some time. This happens at 2 crossings that surround the platform. and the crossings west of the engine house.

[CSXFECRailMan]

Yeah, and even in Florida they do that, CSX, Maybe Amtrak, and FEC

[jonmorrie]

It really sucks, especially on the CSX Miami Sub. No horns in Palm Beach County :/