Hey
When did Canadian crossbucks change from the anglo “Railway Crossing” to the bilingual-friendly, typeless, red bordered crossbucks?
Did it happen all at once or was it phased in?
Thanks!
It was phased in over time. It started in the 70’s when the govt of the day decided to go bilingual officially for the country. Basically all were converted over by the mid 80’s with the odd straggler.
Rob
Thanks!
Not a problem. There are a couple small cottage companies uop here that make them in HO and N scale, most are laser cut wood.
Rob
Why, yes – I picked up a few when I was in my hometown … of Brantford.
I believe Railflyer Model Prototypes makes etched metal ones as well. The photos I’ve seen of them so far look really nice. [:)]
It’s been so long since I’ve seen a railway crossing I didn’t know they had changed.
Wow …talk about a small world.
I grew up in Brantford and now reside on the CN mainline in Paris, just a few metres east of from the Paris Junction. It runs by at the end of my yard in fact
I think the railroads adapted this generic crossbuck (no lettering) to save on paint. But seriously…I think it’s the universal symbol for railway crossing. They do use the lettered ones on secondary highways and roads though. (My Guess)
Must be something in the water,with all of we model railroaders in Brantford.[:-^]
Well, I’m not in Brantford, but the Grand River was my inspiration for this:
I called mine the Maitland River, though, as the Grand, in most areas of my layout, would be in the operator’s aisle. [swg]
Wayne
Dr Wayne, great job as always [tup] the water colour looks like you took a sample from the Grand just under the Lorne Bridge [bow]
Rob
Thanks, Rob. Actually, it was a little farther downstream, at York, many years ago. The spring run-off was pretty heavy that year, with a lot of Ontario farmland heading for Lake Erie. [swg]
Wayne
Did somebody mention the Lorne Bridge? This pic was taken on 12 June…
Nice shot. Too bad the two story LE&N and B&H electric lines station is not still there.[sigh]Any cows in that land slide to Lake Erie Wayne ?[:-^]
Rob
Actually, yes. Well, sorta. When folks see a train venturing out onto the west end of the bridge, like this…
…they don’t often realise that, just out of view, behind the locomotive, is this…
Residents of the Town, which gets its water from nearby Lake Erie, have complained of the water’s taste, although none have referred to it as “beefy”. [;)] Most of the waste is hauled away in gondolas, although some suspect that it’s merely being dumped farther upstream. [:-^] More likely, run-off during rainstorms is the problem, and, of course, who knows what else might be going on upstream.
I was out at York today, actually, and the colour was pretty much the same, although no “odeur de boeuf” was apparent. [swg]
Wayne
LOL ! I was out this morning for a paddle on the big green just above Paris,no beefy oder there yet though we did see lots of green on the rocks.
Rob