@@deborahamantea5557 Many years of collecting, a few came from out of state contractors and passed through collector hands, some came from people who've worked at MDOT, one I bought brand new from the factory, and also working directly with a small town.
This is so awesome! I love your collection. I'm currently growing mine! I have one signal currently and I go to pick up another one in two weeks. My new one I am going to pick up is an LED eagle doghouse signal and I got it for such great pricing. Was it hard to do this setup? How long did it take you?
This is the result of over 20 years of work. Right place at the right time, networking with collectors, manufacturers and contractors. I enjoy the engineering aspect and integrating video detection and other technology into the display.
Yep I am still around. Life (and 2 kids) has pulled me away from the hobby a bit, but I tinker from time to time. My 3 year old son, really enjoys the signals so they're on whenever he's in the basement.
I have a British siemans raghead (helios) lantern. It's featured in my lights out video. The lantern in my case is fitted with pedestrian hoods as the traffic version would make it front heavy. I've also mounted the upper bracket to act as a counter balance, and the lower bracket stored in the base I have tapes, pedestrian hoods, arrow and crossing masks and the longer traffic hoods. This way I can recreate any of the main versions you see in the UK.
Fascinated with traffic lights since I was young. Are there any new traffic light style in 2023? Do you have a traffic light with a cutaway visors on red & green, and tunnel visor on yellow?
They didnt exist in Michigan if at all. Prior to right turn doghouses, Michigan used single section right turn green arrows that came on when the cross road left was active, then went dark at the start of phase thru green
How do you even order a traffic signal from a manufacture lol? I have an 8" Econolite that I got from eBay but I want to buy another one that's new but I don't know how to go about that
You can inquire via email or call them up. Most large manufacturers run sales through a distributor network and they may or may not deal with private citizens. They are used to large orders, and don't always want to do a small order. And if they do, they want the buyer to be serious in the sale. They're not "ebay", and manufacturer pricing on equipment is typically much higher than what you see on ebay or otherwise. It also takes time to get orders made up - case in point my Dialight head was a prototype signal so I inquired about it when I saw the bulletin they were being developed. I had several phone calls with Dialight sales during that time, as well as my local Dialight distributor whom I paid directly. And it took about a year and a half to actually receive it. It was an expensive head, compared to a standard LED signal head, but I ordered exactly what I wanted in terms of color, lens arrangement, visor type, etc... One manufacturer you may want to consider is Traffic Parts in Texas (google them), which runs Chapel Hill Manufacturing. They have done direct sales before. Call them up and see what they can do for you. They should be much quicker in getting you something then a prototype. But expect the price to be relatively high - 300-500 for a new 3-section head.
