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by ZachL
Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:39 am
Forum: Lights, Bells, & Gates
Topic: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS
Replies: 858
Views: 598602

Re: Locations Of ACTIVE US&S TEARDROPS

Here's one in Tampa, FL on CSX's Clearwater Subdivison http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b122/Mistyben/PICT0373.jpg I know this is an old post, but this very teardrop bell was removed sometime in late 2012 when CSX was upgrading all of the signals along Busch Blvd. in Tampa :CloseEye: The older WRR...
by ZachL
Sat Dec 29, 2012 2:52 pm
Forum: Lights, Bells, & Gates
Topic: Something new to me...
Replies: 5
Views: 6679

Re: Something new to me...

Interesting, that signal on the first link has the traffic light-like lights.. :huh:
by ZachL
Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:02 pm
Forum: Previews
Topic: Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, LA
Replies: 3
Views: 8886

Re: Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, LA

cabman701 wrote:Guess they decided to slap on a few extra lights over the last couple of years? Looked better the old way in my opinion.

http://goo.gl/maps/6tsHd
Not only that, but they also decided to replace a Hybrid bell. :OhWell:
by ZachL
Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:31 pm
Forum: Lights, Bells, & Gates
Topic: odd WRRS mini bell
Replies: 5
Views: 7443

Re: odd WRRS mini bell

Here's the picture I was referring to: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=267484 I found it in this thread and a post or two down from that mentions a mini bell that was on eBay that had a mounting like that.. maybe it was the mini bell you own? :Tongue2: Dunno though because the thread is...
by ZachL
Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:52 pm
Forum: Lights, Bells, & Gates
Topic: odd WRRS mini bell
Replies: 5
Views: 7443

Re: odd WRRS mini bell

I'm thinking it came that way because it was mounted on a wigwag before Maybe not just a wigwag.. it looks like a bell that is meant to be mounted onto a mast on the side.. I have seen pictures of mechanical bells before that are mounted onto the masts from the side instead of at the top, and I cou...
by ZachL
Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:28 pm
Forum: Crossing Signal Discussion
Topic: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Replies: 5785
Views: 3253149

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

I think I've seen a Crossbuck mounted like this to a cantilever (maybe not, I cannot remember), but how about the way that this 3 Tracks sign is mounted? :huh:
http://goo.gl/maps/J3IGq
by ZachL
Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:45 pm
Forum: Crossing Signal Discussion
Topic: Weird, unusual Crossing
Replies: 25
Views: 23664

Re: Weird, unusual Crossing

I was browsing around my crossing area to check out any crossings I'm thinking of taking some pictures to put on this site and I come across a weird looking signal just southwest of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=30.40238,-91.233655&spn=0.004067,0.008256&t=m&z=18&laye...
by ZachL
Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:08 pm
Forum: Crossing Signal Discussion
Topic: Tracks out of service
Replies: 2022
Views: 1241377

Re: Tracks out of service

Heres some tracks in Tampa, FL that never got torn up from the road
http://www.google.com/maps?ll=28.052884 ... 3,,0,-0.21
by ZachL
Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:13 pm
Forum: Crossing Signal News
Topic: Busch Gardens Tampa
Replies: 4
Views: 7293

Re: Busch Gardens Tampa

I really apologize for bumping a topic that is over a year old, but I thought I could go ahead and share some photos of some of the crossings at Busch Gardens Tampa.. On this crossing, the gates are both on the left hand side instead of the right, however the gates do stretch across the whole way on...