Looking for a tall pantograph / long crossing gates

[janathan]

I'm making the Metro-North M1A, M2A, M3A, M4A and M6A and Long Island Railroad M1 and M3 as a request from a fan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVOnIRtMrDg) but have run into a problem with the M2A, M4A and M6A, namely, I'm having a hard time finding a tall enough pantograph to reach the New Haven-style catenary that's on the DLS. Most of them are much too short. I'm looking for a pantograph that's 2.45 meters tall when fully raised.

Also, I'm making a replica of a railroad crossing in Mulberry, Florida (https://www.google.com/maps/@27.894...4!1stbtdKADcgV3ixFAZWI9sJw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) and I need a 50ft long gate, but the longest I've found are 32ft. So if anyone knows where I could find that, it'd be very helpful.

 

[Leverettrailfan]

just a thought, have you looked into Paul Weiser (pweiser)'s content? His electrics use pantographs with a script for adjustable height, would any of his pantographs fit your needs? (In order to use the adjustable height script, you need to have two panto attachment points for a given panto)

 

[janathan]

It looks like all his pantographs are diamond pantographs. Unfortunately, the M2, M4 and M6 use the other type of pantograph (that I can't remember the name of). If it wasn't for that, they'd be a perfect fit probably.