Hey I got me a question what does a W crossed out mean - Trains Magazine

QUOTE: Originally posted by smalling_60626 You know, I wonder if some of the bell-clangers at RR crossings get their sound from electronics rather than real bells? Once in a while I run into one that doesn't quite sound like a real bell. If I'm totally wrong on this please accuse me of bad hearing (which is true) and not paranoia (hope not!).

Take a look sometime at your local crossing dinger. A lot of them around these parts have the old C&NW/DT&I nose-bell style dinger, while some of the newer ones have something that looks like a tin can, cut in half, with some screening in between -- these are those horrible electronic bells that I detest greatly. (What the heck is wrong with a normal bell I say???)

Oh, and I even have a picture!!! On take a look at the second picture, click on it and you can see a larger picture, click on it again to see a full-size picture of a crossing with "those horrible electronic bells"!!!

-Mark