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LIONEL 252 CROSSING GATE, 50-62
LIONEL 252 CROSSING GATE, 50-62
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The Crossing Gate No. 252 overcame many of the faults of the No. 152 that it replaced in 1950. Gone was the troublesome pedestrian gate and the problematical spring and adjusting screw that adjusted the tension on this gate. Instead the No. 252 would use metal counter weights that would raise the arm once power to the solenoid ceased. This followed the method that was used by the prototype railroads.
Activation of the gate was accomplished with the use of a No. 145C Contactor that came with this accessory. When this contactor is hooked up, and adjusted properly, the crossing gate arm will lower automatically caused by the weight of a passing train. The No. 145C was always supplied with this gate and came in envelope No. 252-49 illustrated to the right. The wiring for this gate is illustrated on the FRONT page of the No. 145-40 Instruction Sheet dated 2-53.
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It uses a clear No. L363 bayonet based lamp to light the gate. This light was transmitted to the RED warning lights on the gate by a transparent square plastic bar. No instruction sheet was included, but the proper wiring of the gate was always shown in the instruction sheet that accompanied the No. 145C Contactor. The number of this sheet changed over the production time of this contactor. The last issue, No. 145-56, still showed the gate’s wiring diagram two years after the gate was last shown in the catalogs in 1963. |
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According to the Lionel Service Manual there was only one production change during the 14 year production span of the crossing gate. In 1951 the pivot axle of the gate that has square ends was oriented 45 degrees, and the position of associated cam was changed to account for this. According to the manual this was to improve performance. |
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