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Tom Kepshire

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Green Light Signals
« on: February 09, 2012, 09:56:45 am »
Anyone know the height of the mast???
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Kevin Ruble

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Re: Green Light Signals
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2012, 11:24:55 pm »
I wish you'd asked me just a bit earlier, Tom.  I just saw one at Bald Knob Rd in New Albany (MP 312.90) this past weekend.  Perhaps one of out south enders could go take a few measurements?
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Re: Green Light Signals
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2012, 11:53:30 pm »
Kevin

Cecil Smith measured the one he has at the depot and said it was 8 feet tall. I don't think there was a uniform height. Steve Long mentioned 7 feet. It may have all depended on where it was to be placed and what was on hand.
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Gene Remaly

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Re: Green Light Signals
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2012, 09:48:44 am »

The photo is of the one at Owasco looking North

A member rescued the old style wooden cross buck pictured in the right hand background.

This green light is laying on the ground at Linden.
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Re: Green Light Signals
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2012, 10:16:00 am »
Well, for many years one sat west of the tracks near the Mill Street crossing at Lowell. It was behind the former Carlson welding shop. I thought about getting it out of there many times. Finally when I was seriously ready, the Town of Lowell came in and got it at the request of the new property owner. Day late and a dollar short. Story of my life.... :o
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Re: Green Light Signals
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2012, 05:02:50 pm »
I like that,  that right there is a whole lot easier to build then a set of full crossing signals..... I am going to try to build that in 1.8 scale... Thanks for the post~
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Re: Green Light Signals
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2012, 06:00:21 pm »
@Tom - speaking of "green light", maybe he will visit you this year at Duneland!
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Re: Green Light Signals
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2012, 08:54:11 pm »
Our buddy "Green Lite" has been absent the past few shows, ergo, he got the message that I was not going to let him fondle all the merchandise anymore. Or, he found him a green light for real?? As long as he was buying, I would tolerate his antics, once he became a wndow shopper and started being annoying to other, I made him move along.
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Re: Green Light Signals
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2012, 03:51:14 pm »
Quote from: Kevin Ruble on February 13, 2012, 11:24:55 pm
I wish you'd asked me just a bit earlier, Tom.  I just saw one at Bald Knob Rd in New Albany (MP 312.90) this past weekend.  Perhaps one of out south enders could go take a few measurements?

I went out there today and measured the mast (the green light was missing.) I took 18 photos of it, most with a measuring stick beside the mast and box. Pretty detailed and adds up to a whopper of a file. It would be great if there is a place I could upload all of this.

To answer the original question this mast is 8 ft 2inches tall to the top of the cap.

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