Brockton Montello MBTA station railroad crossing

[mulatto321]

You said these WCH bells? What does that acronym stand for? Thanks!

[wileyk209zback]

@mulatto321 It stands for Western Cullen Hayes.

Seems nowadays the MBTA uses WCH for their bells and Safetran for other signal parts

[mulatto321]

@wileyk209zback Oh...

I was'nt aware they still made mechanical bells...i heard that only Ansaldo ST made mechanical bells, which sux cuz mechanical bells sound a lot better than the electronic ones!

[jph0917]

Actually, when the tracks were first laid out, wasn't Brockton sill called North Bridgewater?

[tpirman1982]

Hey! This is where I catch the MBTA Commuter Rail trains on Sunday mornings to Braintree for the Red Line when it's clear and sunny. And on Saturday mornings, rain or shine, I catch the 230 bus at 6:45am to Quincy Center.

[jph0917]

Unusual to see the crossbucks turned toward the tracks rather than away from them.

[microbusss]

@jph0917 exactally my thought! They should be the other way around LOL

[tpirman1982]

I board trains here, inbound to Boston whenever I come to this station on my bike.

[Spaceshotx7]

It seems like at brocton and montello stations, the inbound and outbound trains seem to arrive and depart on opposite sides. How are people supposed to know which side the train will arrive on?

[wileyk209zback]

These days, the commuter trains (both inbound and outbound) use only one track, and the freight trains use the other track. Besides, they're upgrading the stations with new technology, and I'm sure it will also tell you which track the train will be arriving on well in advance before the railroad crossing signals start up.

[Spaceshotx7]

I don't know why they only use 1 track. the two tracks are suppose to allow for commuter rail trains to pass each other.

[wileyk209zback]

They modified the schedule for this route; so commuter trains rarely pass each other now for some reason

[claire1667]

the other side of the lights on a signal had no pointy cap.

[GenesisSanctuary]

That's an interesting crossing. BTW, when did MBTA start putting e-bells on their bi-level cab cars?

[wileyk209zback]

IDK. I think it was only recently, because msot commuter trains I have seen until recently used single-level cab cars. But at least the locomotives still have their old bells! (I like the ones on the F40PHs best

[GenesisSanctuary]

That's true. It probably was only recently. Maybe the mechanical bells kept breaking or something.