Tracks out of service

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Re: Tracks out of service

Post by brett nc railfanner » Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:46 pm

A couple abandoned signals with teardrop bells in Fairfield, California:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.2684707 ... 328!8i1664

A set of abandoned gate less signals in Fairfield, California:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.209054, ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Tracks out of service

Post by freebrickproductions » Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:58 pm

brett nc railfanner wrote: A set of abandoned gate less signals in Fairfield, California:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.209054, ... 312!8i6656
Looks like the bells were stolen:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.209051, ... 328!8i1664
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Re: Tracks out of service

Post by NathanFromEngland » Thu Jul 05, 2018 12:22 pm

Salem to Peabody, Massachusetts.
A nice 1960's WRRS installation, but it appears the cantelievers WRRS 8 inch lights were replaced with WCH 12x20 inch lights in recent years.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5214547 ... 6656?hl=en
Crossing railroad.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5219833 ... 6656?hl=en
It appears the crossbucks have been replaced along with the sidewalks, must be some economic development going on here.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5219799 ... 6656?hl=en
Looks like the branches are beginning to overgrow badly here.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5243527 ... 6656?hl=en
Why are there rectangular crossbuck clamps here?
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5250138 ... 6656?hl=en
...Now i just think this is completely unnessecary.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5267679 ... 6656?hl=en
There are some traces of trestles, thanks to satelite view.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5562192 ... !1e3?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5532601 ... !1e3?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.551052, ... !1e3?hl=en
Some trackage views.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5581844 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5581844 ... 6656?hl=en
Interesting crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5630093 ... 6656?hl=en
The overgrowth here is insane.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5648447 ... 6656?hl=en
Look's like the line ends here.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5653864 ... !1e3?hl=en
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Re: Tracks out of service

Post by freebrickproductions » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:05 pm

They/Them for me, please.

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Re: Tracks out of service

Post by dan the ca railfan » Wed Jul 11, 2018 11:51 pm

ex-ATSF / tulare valley railroad remains

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3115175 ... authuser=0

pavement marking

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3332529 ... authuser=0

marking

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3551223 ... authuser=0

rails at the same crossing

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3547766 ... authuser=0

Rails plus abandoned relay case right next to the pole in which it would be wired

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5444279 ... authuser=0

below are all the different street views of the different remains which i will not describe because i had just done the hardest hike of my life today and so i feel to lazy.

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.6097445 ... authuser=0

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.6122612 ... authuser=0

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.6291591 ... authuser=0

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.4286747 ... QRQxzLsyB-

PBiA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D351.62955%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en&authuser=0

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.4286722 ... authuser=0

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1728787 ... authuser=0
very lucky to live two-three blocks away from three teardrop bells. one of which i see at least once a week!
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Re: Tracks out of service

Post by dan the ca railfan » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:45 pm

it has been a long time since the cantilever lit up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8102571 ... 384!8i8192
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very lucky to live two-three blocks away from three teardrop bells. one of which i see at least once a week!
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Re: Tracks out of service

Post by freebrickproductions » Sat Jul 14, 2018 1:26 pm

Abandoned NS line in Des Moines, IA:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5866474 ... 312!8i6656
Back when it still had signals:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5866666 ... 312!8i6656
The crossing is on the site as well:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Iowa/Des_Moines/2(2)/

More abandoned signals:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5863885 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5861191 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5862041 ... 312!8i6656

A pair of older signals with newer lights:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5859494 ... 312!8i6656
This crossing is also on the site:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Iowa/Des_Moines/6(3)/

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5853791 ... 312!8i6656
The line disappears on the other side of this bridge:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5854343 ... 312!8i6656

Another abandoned NS line (which apparently BNSF had trackage rights over):
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5843055 ... 312!8i6656
Back when it had signals:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5843351 ... 312!8i6656
The crossing is on the site:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Iowa/Des_Moines/6(1)/

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5843263 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5833811 ... 312!8i6656

Nearby there's an abandoned rail. Not sure what railroad used it originally:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5819076 ... 312!8i6656

According to sattelite view, this somewhat modern Iowa Interstate crossing has been taken out of service due to the spur it's on having had the switch removed from the main:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.580797, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5810337 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5811472 ... a=!3m1!1e3

Another abandoned line in the Des Moines area, also likely NS:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5832715 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5826931 ... 312!8i6656

The line continues further east, but there's nothing left of it other than the ROW before you reach where it becomes active again.
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Re: Tracks out of service

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Re: Tracks out of service

Post by freebrickproductions » Sun Jul 15, 2018 1:31 am

Fixed. The closing parenthesis made the automatic link generation goof and cut off part of the URL.
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