Crouse-Hinds Two Color Traffic Signal Sequence

A video of a Crouse-Hinds Type-M two color signal displaying the original Crouse-Hinds sequence. Uploaded as a reference for signal collectors who want to replicate the original sequence and for signal enthusiasts to see.

http://www.kbrhorse.net/signals/ch_m_4way01.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• traffic
• signal
• crouse-hinds
• two
• color
• 4-way

[Gdunn585]

Would you mabye be able to help me? I have a Crouse HInds 3-way (I think, only 1 light tall and 2 yellow one red light) and I cant tell the type. It looks like it says MP but its a little too distorted. Just looking into possibly getting rid of the thing or restoring it. Just wondering if someone could offer some help, thank you.

[wildhorseguy]

I'd need to see photos to know for sure what you have. Please PM me.

[wildhorseguy]

Here's the deal on these kinds of signals. For many years there were 2-color signals and 3-color signals. To let traffic know that a 2-color signal was changing to red, either the signal went all dark for 3 seconds or the red came on over the green for 3 seconds. The green+red was the most common sequence. The old Crouse-Hinds controllers had small dark periods when the light changed colors. I was told the last 2-color signals in NYC were taken down in 2003.

[Steven197981]

@bugs3483 The 1960s saw new installations of Marbelite two-section traffic signals in most parts of the city of New York. Queens is a great example of an area within New York City. Along Liberty Avenue in Queens were numerous signalized intersections that were composed of solely two-section traffic signals. Many of them were old (probably 1930s to early 1940s), while others were fairly new (1960s). The remaining handful of two-section traffic signals in N.Y.C. were removed around 2005.

[ammarkmr]

cool!!

[ChrisAltoona]

interesting

[cleostreet]

New York City was full of these in the 1950s. They started vanishing by the 60s, but there may yet be a few left.

[hellsmaw84]

i bet you have one very colorful basement when the lights are out!

[form109]

Generally i find there are Three main Ways you Obtain a Signal...you can Find them being sold on Ebay and other sites on the Net.....you just happen to be at an intersection removing an old signal and you ask for it...and Utility Yards and Scrapyards are my Favorite and most used sources since they are cheaper.

[curly5599]

how do you get these trafic lights