A couple years ago I did a post on various off brand signals in the North American market. You know, cCompanies not named US&S, GRS or Safetran like L&W or Harmon. While I was sure I didn't have every last signal supplier listed, I had most of the second tier. Well, it seems that the new TexRail project in Fort Worth has managed to dig up a new supplier...and one old one, to supply some of its signals.
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| Eastbound track 1 signal at 6th St Interlocking |
In the dwarf capacity TexRail chose to use LED searchlights, replacing Safetran Unilens and stacked cube signals in the Fort Worth terminal area that is shared with TRE.
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| Westbound Track 2 dwarf at Nancy Interlocking |
Now, while L&W has an LED searchlight product that is used by Amtrak and Metra, TexRail decided to go with Lindsay Industries, who are best known for making central pivot irrigation systems. Go figure. These LED searchlight dwarfs were also employed as single lamp varieties at a number of locations along the line.
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| Westbound Track 1 stick dwarf at Nancy Interlocking |
The second oddball supplier was technically covered in that Harmon Industries was purchased by GE in 2001 and that was kind of the last I heard of them, with whatever product lines likely being included in the same of GE Transportation to Wabtec.
EDIT: According to some comments, Lindsay Industries appear to have inherited the GE / Harmon signaling business, which would explain the GE branded lamp housings.
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| Westbound Track 1 stick dwarf at Nancy Interlocking |
Well to my surprise TRE dug up some literally GE branded signal heads that were made sometime after 2001 when someone bothered to wind down the Harmon brand and change the casting molds. I am not sure if these were purchased new or used. Please let me know in the comments ;-)
