Bell only crossings

[AndyWS]

This one had flashing lights at one point, but is down to crossbucks, a bell and EXEMPT signs. It's actually out of service, there's a section of track removed and no trains can get to it. It probably won't exist for much longer, or it might already be gone.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=44.1 ... 1428571426

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=44.1 ... 4285714306

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=44.1 ... 7142857146

[Crossingman18]

I dont think that setup is legal...

[cabman701]

Here's a real dumb setup in Eastern Arizona. Two warning signs, one bell. No crossbucks or lights or gates.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=33.068734,-109.339591&spn=0,359.994512&z=18&layer=c&cbll=33.068551,-109.339688&panoid=ewqqcPMwwouZ0THpD97aRw&cbp=12,73.26087460197661,,0,-0.10263929618768346

Look on top of the bell. It almost looks like there is a gate light on there?

If you move around to the other side you can see it a little better.

[Crossingman18]

well since there is no flashing lights for this so called "Crossing", the engineers have to have a way to make sure the bell is working, so they put a dinky gate light on top to make this look even more retarded.

[cabman701]

Just doesn't make sense to me. With the way cars are built today, unless you had a window down you would never hear the bell unless you were right next to it. And if you had the radio on... forget it! Just my worth.

[legsbluetrain]

Here's the Little Rock & Western's(Rock Island) bell only crossing.Camcorder video will be up later.

[legsbluetrain]

Camera video.

[owensri]

That telephone pole is positioned just right so when you glanced over at the second crossbuck, it looked like it had a gate...

[legsbluetrain]

I've seen it in action once,but that was before I got a camera.

[Robert_Gift]

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 88273&z=17

Placed because of sight-handicapped or blind pedestrians?

If going to the trouble of train detection and having a bell, why not also flashing lights (o)=(o)