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.
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
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.
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.
Dave
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
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.
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.
Joe
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
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.
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!
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