Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by ToledoRailfan » Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:30 pm

Joosh wrote: Another classic cantilever :TUP2:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1241967 ... 312!8i6656
I'm not sure if the stop sign here would be an FRA violation because it is on a signal even though it is right in front of an intersection. Regardless it is pretty interesting and odd.
Joosh wrote: Three pairs of lights on the front of this signal? :Confused:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.485073, ... 312!8i6656

These lights are for this, and these lights are for this. Still pretty odd and interesting though.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by Joosh » Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:43 pm

ToledoRailfan wrote:
Joosh wrote: Three pairs of lights on the front of this signal? :Confused:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.485073, ... 312!8i6656

These lights are for this, and these lights are for this. Still pretty odd and interesting though.
Yeah, that was the only thing I could think of for the extra lights. A lot of the crossing signals on that line seemed to have extra pairs of lights for nearby driveways and other pathways people could drive on.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by ZachL » Sun Apr 16, 2017 12:05 pm

I've seen those before. I don't quite know what the amber one does, but the red one is used for signal activation indication. The white one indicates power to the crossing.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by ToledoRailfan » Sun Apr 16, 2017 12:18 pm

ZachL wrote:
I've seen those before. I don't quite know what the amber one does, but the red one is used for signal activation indication. The white one indicates power to the crossing.
Maybe the amber one lights up when the gates lower and the red one lights up after the gates have finished lowering.
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Post by freebrickproductions » Sun Apr 16, 2017 1:02 pm

The MBTA is a big fan of WCH e-bells. There are also a few shortlines and regionals here on the east coast (like the NYSW and the CCKY, for example) that are big fans of them as well. The TSRR seems to have adopted them as well.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by ZachL » Sun Apr 16, 2017 5:23 pm

Crossing pictures from Plant City, FL are finally here! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2538
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