* - one or more of the gate mechanism(s) at this crossing has been replaced since this video was recorded
** - crossing has received an upgrade since this video was recorded, but the gate mechanism(s) still remain
Decided to also go through and make a compilation of crossings I've recorded with these Model 75 gate mechanisms, as I quite like the look of them. They also, admittedly, aren't exactly the most common gate mechanism out there, far from it in fact. A good few railroads did use them, however, such as Conrail, the SCL, the SP, the ATSF, the SBD, the N&W (it appears), the L&N (albeit very rarely, it seems), and the Frisco, among probably at least a few others that I'm forgetting. It seems these were largely installed in the 1970s and 1980s, though it seems at least some may have been installed in the 90s? IIRC, these gate mechanisms are the descendant of the WRRS & US&S joint venture with the WRRS Type 3568. Eventually, I believe in the 1990s, US&S would replace the Model 75 gate mechs with the somewhat more common US&S Model 95 gate mechanism, which BNSF was a noticeably big user of. Despite their relative rarity, I've still managed to record 35 different crossings with them so far. Not a bad amount, IMHO, especially since there aren't any in northern Alabama. In fact, the vast majority of these I've recorded have been in Georgia, with a few scattered across other states.
These typically feature WABCO-branded counterweight arms, which I believe were standard, though a good few, typically being part of Modern Industries installs it seems, used WRRS-style counterweight arms. It seems the latter were the ones the L&N liked to use on the few they had installed. Personally, I think the standard WABCO arms look better on these than the WRRS ones do.
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