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Crossing Signals Who Makes Them?

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#1

Okay, so I want some crossing signals. The only problem, no one makes them any more. South Bend is not doing anything anymore.

I emailed Z Stuff and they said they won’t do them because of the standard gauge stuff that is available…

So what can I use for crossing signals and or gates.

Thanks

#2

Indoors you can use balsa wood and to lift them perhaps a cheap airplane remote control to activate 90 degree servos or enlarge the arms of the standard gauge ones …

#3

You could peruse the results from a search such as the following. Who knows, you might find what you are looking for!

g scale crossing signal

#4

Mark Hadler said:

You could peruse the results from a search such as the following. Who knows, you might find what you are looking for!

g scale crossing signal

Yes, I know how to google, and no I didn’t see any g scale results. Just mth stuff.

Thanks though

#5

Hiya Steve, I still have two or three of them laying around new in their boxes, g-scale, they are Bachmann. They have the crossing, track, two lights and crossbars, wired, etc etc. I think I paid about $50 each for them, but I’d sell 'em to you for $30 each plus maybe ten bucks or something to cover the shipping.

If you don’t want to pay for them, f**k it, I’ll just send 'em to you.

edit: I forgot we’re not supposed to use bad words.

#6

Reindeer Pass has a few South Bend Crossing signals left. Look under South Bend Signal Company on the left in their website. www.reindeerpass.com

#7

Hmm, I see more than just “mth stuff” on this ebay page from that search.

However since I don’t know what scale or specific item you are looking for, perhaps I’m being a bit to expansive in my reading of the available items such as LGB and Bachmann.

#8

John Passaro said:

Hiya Steve, I still have two or three of them laying around new in their boxes, g-scale, they are Bachmann. They have the crossing, track, two lights and crossbars, wired, etc etc. I think I paid about $50 each for them, but I’d sell 'em to you for $30 each plus maybe ten bucks or something to cover the shipping.

If you don’t want to pay for them, f**k it, I’ll just send 'em to you.

edit: I forgot we’re not supposed to use bad words.

Lol, you still have them? Please let me know…

Thx Steve

#9

Mark Hadler said:

Hmm, I see more than just “mth stuff” on this ebay page from that search.

However since I don’t know what scale or specific item you are looking for, perhaps I’m being a bit to expansive in my reading of the available items such as LGB and Bachmann.

Hi Mark,

Yes, I do ebay all the time… I’m looking for “realistic” crossing signals, either with or without gates, like south bend did. I’m not into scale like most, I have a bit of everything, mostly Piko trains, and soon some USAT engines… most buildings I have are Piko as well… so I guess the majority would be 1/29… but I have some LGB stuff as well, mainly PRR passenger cars… I’m aware of the z stuff signals, and had bought the PRR 7 light position, but it didn’t work, had to send it back, now I can’t find a hobby shop that has them.

Thanks…

#10

Colin Criswell said:

Reindeer Pass has a few South Bend Crossing signals left. Look under South Bend Signal Company on the left in their website. www.reindeerpass.com

Hi Colin,

I do business with them all the time in fact they are working on 2 USA trains GP9 right now for me… adding dcc and sound. I’ll have to ask Mike if he has them in stock when they get back from the convention…

Thanks, I didn’t even think about asking them what the had left.

Steve

#11

Steve said:

John Passaro said:

Hiya Steve, I still have two or three of them laying around new in their boxes, g-scale, they are Bachmann. They have the crossing, track, two lights and crossbars, wired, etc etc. I think I paid about $50 each for them, but I’d sell 'em to you for $30 each plus maybe ten bucks or something to cover the shipping.

If you don’t want to pay for them, f**k it, I’ll just send 'em to you.

edit: I forgot we’re not supposed to use bad words.

Lol, you still have them? Please let me know…

Thx Steve

Hiya, Steve, I still got 'em. Send me a message and call me or something.

edit: Just don’t let David Russell get ahold of my email and phone number…I don’t want to start getting spam and robo-calls from Amtrak.

#12

Mark Hadler said:

You could peruse the results from a search such as the following. Who knows, you might find what you are looking for!

g scale crossing signal

Steve, you said you did not see any g scale stuff… I clicked this link and the first hit was ebay, and it has LGB and lifelike signals, as well as 1:29… that is the FIRST HIT.

Second hit was walthers, and several G scale signals: https://www.walthers.com/products/layout/signals-detection-units-signs/signal/scale/g-scale

Third hit was south bend signal stuff on reindeer pass: http://www.reindeerpass.com/southbendsignalcompany.aspx

I got tons of hits for just g scale signals, and several were indeed crossings… if you did not get these results, I would ask, did you actually click Mark’s link? If you did and did not get the same things, you have a computer issue.

I clicked mark’s link and got exactly what you asked for.

Greg

#13

They’re kind of nifty, actually. When the train crosses it triggers something or other and the gate go down.

#14

If you can find them, this is what you want. It’s a VCS XG2000.

#15

Greg Elmassian said:

Mark Hadler said:

You could peruse the results from a search such as the following. Who knows, you might find what you are looking for!

g scale crossing signal

Steve, you said you did not see any g scale stuff… I clicked this link and the first hit was ebay, and it has LGB and lifelike signals, as well as 1:29… that is the FIRST HIT.

Second hit was walthers, and several G scale signals: https://www.walthers.com/products/layout/signals-detection-units-signs/signal/scale/g-scale

Third hit was south bend signal stuff on reindeer pass: http://www.reindeerpass.com/southbendsignalcompany.aspx

I got tons of hits for just g scale signals, and several were indeed crossings… if you did not get these results, I would ask, did you actually click Mark’s link? If you did and did not get the same things, you have a computer issue.

I clicked mark’s link and got exactly what you asked for.

Greg

Again, I said crossing Signals… who makes them. The above is toy like… no lights. I want operational stuff. Reindeerpass has 1 southbend crossing signal left… they are not being produced anymore, so why would I want it… when the items you need to get it to work won’t be available.

So, I say this again. Who makes an operational crossing signal with alternating lights for g scale…

#16

Todd Brody said:

If you can find them, this is what you want. It’s a VCS XG2000.

Yeah, I hear they aren’t made any more been watching ebay though…

#17

Steve said:

Okay, so I want some crossing signals. The only problem, no one makes them any more. South Bend is not doing anything anymore.

I emailed Z Stuff and they said they won’t do them because of the standard gauge stuff that is available…

So what can I use for crossing signals and or gates.

Thanks

Giving someone a hard time for trying to help… hmmm… and also notice the lack of specifics here in the original post… sorry I bothered… (and that picture was not the only hit)

#18

Steve said:

Okay, so I want some crossing signals. The only problem, no one makes them any more. South Bend is not doing anything anymore.

I emailed Z Stuff and they said they won’t do them because of the standard gauge stuff that is available…

So what can I use for crossing signals and or gates.

Thanks

Make your own…

https://www.dallee.com/Grade-Crossing-Flasher-Controller-367

#19

Greg Elmassian said:

Steve said:

Okay, so I want some crossing signals. The only problem, no one makes them any more. South Bend is not doing anything anymore.

I emailed Z Stuff and they said they won’t do them because of the standard gauge stuff that is available…

So what can I use for crossing signals and or gates.

Thanks

Giving someone a hard time for trying to help… hmmm… and also notice the lack of specifics here in the original post… sorry I bothered… (and that picture was not the only hit)

Not giving you a hard time Greg, just stating what I’m looking for and that there are none available, other than the Bachmann and German LGB. All my searches brings up O scale stuff, or HO.

Steve

#20

We’ve come a long way since VCS. I would suggest that you/someone find a small servo and 3D print a utility cabinet to mount it in and an arm assembly to mount to it. They now have cheap servo controllers/testers and this would be a relatively easy project to persue.