help... bell wrrs big ????

[DAVID KINHART]

Hello was wondering what this bell was,its 12 volt and says wrrs .thanks david

 

[Rader Sidetrack]

WRRS stands for "Western Railroad Signal", the manufacturer. But I don't know any more than that.

 

[Tacoma Tom]

Strange indeed. I have been collecting my whole life and have never seen a bell like this. I don't believe it came from a locomotive as it would have been operated by air or steam. It probably came from a crossing signal possibly a wig wag?

 

[bcp]

These guys would probably know all about it:

http://www.rxrsignals.net/Phpbb3/viewforum.php?f=17

Bruce

 

[DAVID KINHART]

bell

thanks for looking .i can not find anything even close to it on the net

 

[Larry S.]

A lot of REALLY early crossings used only a bell on a post next to the crossing to alert the public of an approaching train. There may have been a sign there to tell what the bell warning was for. That is probably one of the early crossing bells.

Larry S.
Lead Signalman, NS Ry