File:Federal Signal Corporation Bell

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Due to other commitments and bad luck with the weather I have not been able to film any crossings lately, so I thought I would do another bell video.

This is my Federal Signal Corporation crossing bell. I purchased the bell through ebay Australia, the base had been broken off and I suspect it came from a signal that was knocked over in a traffic accident. I managed to get another base (marked WRRS CO) from an old beat up Western Cullen Hayes bell which I purchased for spare parts.

Federal Signal purchased the Western Railroad Supply Company (WRRS) in 1968. Although the bell is branded Federal Signal Corp on the outside, the sticker inside says Western Cullen Hayes and I believe it was one of their very early bells made just after they purchased the business from Federal Signal in 1977. Many of the parts from WRRS, Federal Signal and WC Hayes bells can be interchanged as they are essentially the same company, just with different owners over the years.