05-20-2011, 07:18 PM
Thanks guys. So on my little shortline industrial railroad, without a "mainline" per se, how would this stuff be handled, circa 1990?
I know alot of the prototype crossings in the industrial areas around where I work don't have crossing signals and the crews just flag the roads when crossing. But I would like one or two automatic crossing gates, but since these are in areas that would also see back and forth switching duty, I thought I might need some sort of manual over-ride.
Ed's comments seem to indicate that might be appropriate - a toggle switch on the fascia that could bypass the auto circuit.
I know alot of the prototype crossings in the industrial areas around where I work don't have crossing signals and the crews just flag the roads when crossing. But I would like one or two automatic crossing gates, but since these are in areas that would also see back and forth switching duty, I thought I might need some sort of manual over-ride.
Ed's comments seem to indicate that might be appropriate - a toggle switch on the fascia that could bypass the auto circuit.