NJ sells crossing gates with a "modern" pedestal base and bi-directional flashers. Would these be suitable for late sixties layout?
Yes
Jimmy
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eddie19501 NJ sells crossing gates with a "modern" pedestal base and bi-directional flashers. Would these be suitable for late sixties layout?
Funny you ask, because just today I was looking at a railroad photo showing a grade crossing (on the Lehigh Valley I think?) with crossbucks, lights and gates and thought it had to be in the 1970s or 1980s because the crossing equipment looked very modern. However, a check of the caption dated the photo in 1959. I did not realize this type of equipment had been around for so long. So yes, it would be appropriate. Jamie
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thanks for the info. I'll probably use the modern ones cause I lke being able to see both sides flashing on my layout. I just didn't want to be too out of date. My layout is pretty generic, roughly late 60's to early seventies.
There are only three things I can think of that have changed in the past 50 years --
Crossing gates used to be white with black stripes and made of wood; now they are white with red stripes and made of aluminum.
The lights used to use incandescent bulbs; today they are LEDs.
The Bell used to be mechanical; today they are electronic.