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Product Description
Production: 1962 - 1969
History
The 262 Highway Crossing Gate is essentially a 252 Crossing Gate modified to include the addition of a pole, crossbuck and pair of functional red warning lights. Introduced in 1962, construction of the crossing gate remained unchanged until the end of the postwar era in 1969.
The Highway Crossing Gate is a dependable and reliable operating accessory and operates much in the same manner as a real life crossing gate with metal counterweights bringing the gate back to its resting upright position. The lights, however, do not flash alternately -- but rather remain on constantly as the train passes the signal.
Features
The 262 Highway Crossing Gate contains the following features: black plastic base, white plastic crossing arm with black stripes, a black plastic pole containing a crossbuck plus dual functional lights. Unlike the 252 crossing gate, the red lens on the top of the crossing gate -- as well as the interior light in the base -- were eliminated on the 262.
The dual red warning lights on this signal are wired together internally so both lights come on as the train passes the gate, they do not flash alternately as seen on a real life crossing gate. Lastly, the accessory was supplied with a 145C track activator to operate the signal.
Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information
White Crossing Gate with Black Stripes - Shown in first photo above - Production from 1962 through 1968 or 1969 all have black stripes on the crossing gate.
White Crossing Gate with Red Stripes - There is a variation of the 262 Highway Crossing Signal with red strips on the crossing gate. It is unclear whether this was manufactured in 1969 by the original Lionel corporation or in 1970 by the MPC division of General Mills. All of the parts and components of the red stripe version are postwar components -- which could have easily been manufactured in 1970 by General Mills. In either case, there is a slight premium for this variation as it is somewhat hard to locate these days.
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