Model railroad crossing gates

Crossing gates model railroad on my HO scale layout

[@ntekniklaus3710]

10 years later and i still watch this...

[@ImmortalTimm19]

NTekNiklaus lol same

[@hemipaterson2486]

10 years later and this is still the best mechanism out there.

[@rickscott5290]

You’re not alone. Watching in February 2019.

[@savagedude9689]

11

[@victorstrains]

12 for me!

[@PhilTronics1]

These are the most realistic signals ive seen on youtube.. the gates have the right speed going up and down! Great video

[@cpguy29]

Thanks for the great comments. The gates are made by NJ International, the controller is by Grade crossing Pro and the bell sound unit is by ITT.Gates are controlled by Tortoises by I recommend getting a Switch Master switch machine.

[@prorobo]

Awesome! Love the realistic speed action of the gates as well!

[@sphauler]

Wow !! Great looking gates and incredible realism. I think the timing is perfect! Thanks for sharring.

[@DinoCantBeSerious]

12 years good times Ive been watching this for 6 years

[@disarray6856]

this was the first video I ever watched on youtube, so glad I found it again. Watched it at the age of 7 and now I’m about to graduate high school. Crazy to think about.

[@ccolimon]

The gate action is so smooth and realistic ! Super !!

[@pawfan]

Very smooth operation. Very realistic motion...Good work!

[@LtGiant]

Very Cool Railroad Crossings & Layout!!!

[@mgr_video_productions]

Nice! I remember watching this as a kid.

[@Targetsignal2]

Very nice impressive. Now add some cantilevers and it will really look spiffy

[@TourDriverSean]

I saw the title, and thumbnail. I thought, "there's no way that's a model, looks too real." that's awesome. Nice work

[@ballparkfrank10]

nice job! those look real and the train was great.

[@nssd70m2]

Nice crossing gates and layout! 5/5!

[@STL-Railfan]

I love NJ International signals. I previously had Tomar and then switched to NJ. NJ signals look better and actually come pre-wired with resistors already attached! I had so many issues with Tomar with keeping the wires connected and making sure I had the correct resistors. Plus, Tomar's signals are bigger than scale whereas NJ actually looks more like the real thing and at correct scale.

[@MrNesha2240]

Mike K THE VID IS SO OLD

[@Chessie9009]

those are insayne!!!! and for HO too? thats crazy scale!!!

[@Austin765]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing. I love the trains and some of these days, I will be setting my massive collection in the basement. Now I have to get me one of those signal crossings, have not seen any around on e-bay. Austin.

[@austinstitzel]

This is so cool!

[@rockbench500]

Nice set up. Nice job filming too.

[@keatrobot]

awesome signals!

[@JBurk2322]

wow very awesome, looks very real great job!

[@nonexistentialcrisis]

Very nostalgic watching during this quaratine.

[@redshirt012]

Awesome video! You did a very good job

[@BigAlFPV17]

That is awesome!!! Got to get me a set of those. 5*****

[@osjcag]

They are even too fast! Have you never seen those gates in real? This is so fantastic!!

[@ricardoarvizu2693]

1:08 GTA like the game!

[@sithlord1626]

awesome vid....love the gates and the train was equally awesome as well, im installing mine on my layout soon and will have a video up to show them...when i do i'd like u to see them

[@dennisb-trains23]

Pretty cool. At least yours work correctly. Nice.

[@crazykong1967]

Very nice!

[@Targetsignal2]

Very nice! Anyone who is a CP Rail fan is all right in my book!:)

[@myrealghostbusters]

sweet video.

[@jon1111111122222222]

nice CEFX unit you got there, i see those thing a fair bit up in canada

[@chuckchristian2059]

That was awesome I want to do something like that when I get my train started

[@arlingtontrains7]

badass!!:D

[@ApproachDiverging013]

It looks like the signals are NJ International and the sound/detection unit is from Logic Rail. Great vid!

[@unionpacifictrain]

nice crossing signals

[@trainman1986]

Very realistic and cool, I seen some of these at my local hobby shop, one question does the gate motor come seperate? I assume you also have to buy the detection circuitry as well.

[@prorobo]

The NJ International gates aren't too bad I suppose. They still lack the awesome gate flashing lights of the Signalogic units but I suppose I'll have to give these a go. I especially love the accurate prototypical functions of the bell and lights as they stop when the gates begin going up and not after.

[@jazzlife1]

KOOL!!! Hope to see from you.

[@justkiddin08]

very nice good job.

[@therealbill45]

Those are some awsome crossings! Where did you get them and how do you set them up?

[@zcg3]

I was waiting for the caboose...

[@Silver1Sprg]

Do you use one Tortoise machine per gate, or does one machine control both gates? Also, why do you recommend the Switch Master switch machine? I'm not familiar with that one... just wondering, cause I plan on doing the same with my own crossing gates... Thanks! Rick

[@QuebecCentral]

wow ! nice !!

[@Trainsk8]

thats awesome, it would be perfect if you had a sound equipped loco

[@unionpacifictrain]

where did you find such realistic crossing signals like that

[@cpguy29]

Thanks for the great comments. The gates are made by NJ International, the controller is by Grade crossing Pro and the bell sound unit is by ITT.Gates are controlled by Tortoises by I recommend getting a Switch Master switch machine. All these are available from Jim's Model Trains on Ebay.

[@prorobo]

Fantastic! What make of signals/gates are those?

[@DinoCantBeSerious]

I remember watching this I watch this 3 years ago

[@keatrobot]

Where did you get those crossing gates? They are awesome!

[@scott4152]

Well done! Put some sound in them units blast the horn and you got made!

[@carlosmembreno7932]

I'm going to have that toy railroad crossing today

[@cpguy29]

@Silver1Sprg -Each gate has its own Tortiose. The voltage to them is reduced by the gate controller to get the slow speed action. Only problem is you lose your torque and the gates don;t always go down smoothly. Switchmaster will have higher torque. Jeff

[@MrRaymondyates]

How's your very nice games that came down so real it was all the technology why didn't they make those little red lights on the bar flash have it it really gave me a happy day feeling but nice I like it Deli Delicious my friend

[@biketrainman7]

very nice. felt like i was actuialy railfanning :) any how to vids of installing these crossing gates? also wiring it up step by step? i realy need the help. diagrams dont help me at all. i dont have the knowledge

[@cpguy29]

@Silver1Sprg Each gate has its own Tortiose. The voltage to them is reduced by the gate controller to get the slow speed action. Only problem is you lose your torque and the gates don;t always go down smoothly. Switchmaster will have higher torque. Jeff

[@Silver1Sprg]

@cpguy29 Ok, that makes sense.... thanks Jeff for the tip. I'll try it !!!!

[@thetrainman407]

Where did you get those Farmland 3 bay hoppers? Are those Athearn models? The farmland plant here in Albert Lea MN burned down about 10 years ago, and I have always wanted a farmland car or to as kind of a "Memento" to the plant.

[@RichardRomanowski]

Very nice, well done, bravissimo, das ist gut, pretty fricking good.

[@cpguy29]

just a Tortoise under the benchwork. 0.015 wire attached directly to switch machine. I recommend getting a SwitchMaster switch machine ( more torque)

[@scottpool4777]

That’s impressive who build railroad crossings very very good I like to get in contact with them.

[@WAYNE1980AA]

nice.

[@Johnnymkttrains]

Fantastic! Every grade crossing IC with Gates, the gates always go up and down too fast. Yours doesn't. This is exactly how I want mine to operate when I get them installed. Did you use servos?

[@disneyfan81]

Was the graffiti on one of the last boxcars already on it when you, or whoever owns the set, bought it?

[@TWphoenix24]

are those tomar crossing gates? omg gotta have em

[@miketlow]

Cool...what linkages did you use?

[@enessevimlikurt5633]

that was long and i love the car,road and the crossing do you have a big layout?

[@zoeylilcuds]

cool video!!! mind if I ask what scale the train is?

[@Metracab123]

Awesome What Kind Of Crossing Is That Or How Did You Make It?

[@chevelle396guy]

Im also intrested in who makes those gates/signals.

[@endy2012]

bello veramente complimenti

[@Karsonist]

why are the gates move slowly?

[@cpguy29]

@thetrainman407 They are Athearn Genesis hoppers

[@ni3535ni]

It's of the goοdest level crossing models

[@southern4501isawesom]

what kinda set is this ? id like to get one for my layout

[@ac124278]

are those signals from NJ International

[@TheOutdoorsWithJohnny]

Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Mrcharles.]

ive heard this before at the museum of science and industry in chicago

[@LincLux]

I've seen a CP rail engine like that. It had the mix of the Canadian/American flag and it said "CP rail" though.

[@gregpavitt6867]

nice Railway Gates but missing a few things lights on the gates itself and no DCC Engine train whistle sounds approaching Crossing

[@miketlow]

Also how did you mount the switch machine??

[@miketlow]

Can the lights be ajusted to stay on until the gates go all the way up??

[@remikrl8080]

Where can i get one of these as the site is frozen?

[@EDJK_]

dang i live in palmdale ca and the gates out here just comes down fast but some don't!!!!who cares lol but thats sick tho i need to get that with my set

[@gabrielfigueroa788]

Is that the nj internatinal crossing gates!

[@WAYNE1980AA]

they are.

[@NJTJake]

where did you get the gates

[@EWLR89]

hay! I got that MP boxcar (it's the secnd car).

[@gregtrain1]

the bell sound effects are pretty faint. Otherwise great signals!

[@enessevimlikurt8984]

is the crossing model?

[@TheTrainChasingPoet1999]

who'd you buy those gates from?

[@moutiandewpresents1712]

Noah whitehouse $4.99

[@EIC89]

kurwa this kurwa pociąg was kurwa so long kurwa :O awsome kurwa!

[@aaron13133]

can you send me a name and description of the flasher system for the lights? cause I have teh EXACT same ones(crossing lights)

[@chuckchristian2059]

What scale is that

[@rainman29]

Nice SD90/43 Mac I have the exact same unit, how do you like it? I love mine!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cpguy29]

the bell sound volume can be turned up to the point where it becomes anoying. Had it turned down when I filmed video.

[@SantaFe5995]

What brand are these ? There good as!

[@hohobbyist1098]

I think MTH.

[@nicholascrump831]

What brand are those??

[@cpguy29]

NJ International

[@unionpacifictrain]

i think there nji HO Crossing Gate Signals w/4 LEDs

[@aircraftsandtrains2309]

Rail ASMR LOL