This company certainly has the hype going ....
http://www.dwnewman.com/AmazingRailroadSignals/
And their Facebook page ....
https://www.facebook.com/AmazingRailroadSignals?fref=nf
If the actual product ends up being as great as they claim they are, these should be pretty impressive. I especially like the crossing signals / gates with full lighting that actually works as it should !
Mark.
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Hi Mark:
WOW! If they can deliver on all of their promises they will have a really great product line. Thanks for bringing them to our attention.
I love the working lights on the crossing gate arms, the light on the control box and the security light with pole.
I couldn't find a price list. I guess we will have to wait for that. Price will be a big factor in determining their popularity, but if they can come close to the prices of the current offerings hopefully they will do OK.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Those crossing signals and gates seem to be a vast improvement over other brands that have been available up to this point. I'm also very interested in their statement that they will have a train speed sensitive motion detection system to trigger the signals.
hon30critter Hi Mark: WOW! If they can deliver on all of their promises they will have a really great product line. Thanks for bringing them to our attention. I love the working lights on the crossing gate arms, the light on the control box and the security light with pole. I couldn't find a price list. I guess we will have to wait for that. Price will be a big factor in determining their popularity, but if they can come close to the prices of the current offerings hopefully they will do OK. Dave
This link has pricing.
http://www.dwnewman.com/AmazingRailroadSignals/xings.html
Mel
Clickable price page ....
Mel and Mark:
Thanks for the pricing. I actually saw the page but I didn't read it carefully enough. My bad!
I'll have to do some thinking about those prices. Undeniably it will be a great product.
Sounds too good to be true; wish they had photos of the actual models. They would be a vast improvement if they come thru with their claims. I would definately want a set of crossing gates.
-Bob
Life is what happens while you are making other plans!
Considering the price of individual components from other sources required to make a road crossing with flashing lights and operating gates, this system will be cheaper in the long run.
Ok..... They have my attention.
Looking for more details, but..... So far they sound really good!
If they are good on their statements, I will definitely be looking at getting a new crossing secene.
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
They talk a good game, let's see if they can produce.
I think they need to contract a web designer to better organize their web site.
Joe
Yes, and it's slow too.
It also appears that they are followers of the MRC school of advertising.
The D.W. Newman who seems to own the website for the signal outfit is also involved with something called Plowboy Universe, or Plowboy in the Cornmeal Universe which has some railfan content.
https://www.facebook.com/PlowboyUniverse
I am not saying this disqualifies this announcement as being bona fide and sincere. But there is something similarly hyper-ventilating about both sites.
Anyway it sounds wonderful. We shall see.
Dave Nelson
I looked on the uspato site and could not find "amazing railroad signals" being trade marked as stated on their site? Just sayin.
Price is a deal breaker. LION put in his grade crossing ellimination project for a lot less than that. With more than 200 block signals on the layout of him...
ROAR
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Hi,
All of this sounds great, but the proof is in the pudding as they say. When MR evaluates them and gives them a thumbs up, AND the prices are reasonable, AND they are readily available, I will jump right on them.
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
I am not quite certain why they feel "man with stubble glaring at the camera" represents to modelers the future of model signal systems.Also, many of the facebook comments are of the "sounds great, let see the prototypes".Apparently the "peephole" on the crossing signal is a big deal for them...also searching around, apparently these peepholes often get painted over or obstructed in the real world - oops.
Apparently the "peephole" on the crossing signal is a big deal for them...also searching around, apparently these peepholes often get painted over or obstructed in the real world - oops
Yes, they do get painted over. Yes, they are VERY important in the real world. We have lights on a double crossing that are next to impossible to see. Try watching for lights and traffic from four directions in the bright sunlight. It makes you nervous as heck. Average about one car a year on crossings in a seven mile stretch. People just don't see trains. Last year one was hit on Operation Lifesaver weekend!
God's Best & Happy Rails to You!
Bing (RIPRR The Route of the Buzzards)
The future: Dead Rail Society
I'm the frogmouth who, over on the Atlas Rescue Forum, saide he'd pay $300 for a crossing gate set that met his standards.
Here's someone who's maybe talking the talk.
Best wishes,
Ed
I'll ditch my Tomar gates and flashers if this progresses past the "vapor-ware" stage. I hope they deliver.
Sorry to be neg...Hypy and vaporware. Announce when you have a product ready to sell. You're not Apple.
Too bad.
Looks like all hat, no cattle.
They recently took down thier Facebook page as well.
Well, they had my attention when I first saw this thread. It still has my attention, but.... Looks to be all talk, nothing more.
Shame too, I was ready to find them somewhere and order....
Oh well. Maybe someone else will step in.
So, what was the purpose?
Wishful thinking?
Attempted fraud?
Prank?
Alton Junction
Gotta see the real product in action before I'll get too excited.
- Douglas
Looks like a lot of wishful thinking. With today's selection of ultra small surface mount LEDs, it's certainly possible to build what they say, but they may have bitten off more than they can chew when it comes to the actual logistics of setting up manufacturing for what is in truth a small subset of a relatively small hobby. We like to think that everyone is a model railroader, but it's not THAT huge of a hobby. Then this is an HO scale product, so that wipes out everyone in all the other scales (ok, so HO is the most popular, but still..), and then these are modern era crossing signals and signals, so you are down to modern era modelers in HO. And how many have full working signal systems?
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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rrinker And how many have full working signal systems?
And how many have full working signal systems?
His tiny arm shoots up as he firmly states "Me, me!"
OK. So my arm ain't so tiny anymore. But, thanks to the prodding of a certain person, I now have a working ABS signal on my Free-mo module. Well, two, really. They're back-to-back. It is really neat to see the colors change as trains move in and out of blocks. Working with Free-mo, I only have to have one working signal location to join into the "signal system"--I don't have to do an entire system as I would with a full layout.
Still, a lot of layouts don't need or couldn't use signaling: an industrial? No. logging? Nope. Narrow gage? Likely not. And you need a fair number of blocks to pull it off. So a small layout really can't use them as real signals.
And, of course, signals really aren't needed much on a layout, compared to the real thing. Except for tunnels and such, you can pretty much see what's ahead of your train, and not rear-end anyone. I know, I know, it DOES happen on layouts. But then in that case, I doubt the operator's error would have been lessened by working signals. They, too, can be ignored.
They proubly designed the things but when it came to manufacture things, something changed, could just be a falling out of partners, seen that before many times. Also some small part may be on the way out causing the whole project to die as the demand for that small part from us, is small.