Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by ZachL » Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:00 pm

Yeah those are not Swedish gates.

The counterweights are the way they are because their purpose is to keep the gates properly balanced, even if it means installing them differently than normal.

Those 8" lights I think are actually GRS lights. And older than 60s/70s as well.

RACO did not make those cantilevers! They are either GRS, US&S, or Griswold!
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by freebrickproductions » Sat Oct 20, 2018 12:00 am

The 8 inch lights are actually WABCO lights, it appears.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by ZachL » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:42 am

freebrickproductions wrote:The 8 inch lights are actually WABCO lights, it appears.
My second thought was going to be US&S because of the vandal guard, but those looked to be a little too new for US&S.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by NathanFromEngland » Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:24 am

ZachL wrote:Yeah those are not Swedish gates.

The counterweights are the way they are because their purpose is to keep the gates properly balanced, even if it means installing them differently than normal.

Those 8" lights I think are actually GRS lights. And older than 60s/70s as well.

RACO did not make those cantilevers! They are either GRS, US&S, or Griswold!
But the real question to ask is, why have yellow and red striped Swedish style gates? Was this some sort of experiment?
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by ZachL » Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:12 pm

Crossing pictures from Plant City, FL are finally here! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2538
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by Erik-Gorb-Hamilton » Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:37 pm

ZachL wrote:
Are there any other changes to the crossing not shown there aside from the e-bell?
Not AFAIK. It was beginning to get dark when I went through. The only thing that could be different might be the addition of wind guards, but even I am unsure of that :Unsure:
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by freebrickproductions » Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:02 pm

Erik-Gorb-Hamilton wrote:
ZachL wrote:
Are there any other changes to the crossing not shown there aside from the e-bell?
Not AFAIK. It was beginning to get dark when I went through. The only thing that could be different might be the addition of wind guards, but even I am unsure of that :Unsure:
WCH e-bells have been cropping up on the BNSF occasionally, which makes me wonder if they're starting to move away from General Signals e-bells, or were just experimenting with them like they did with the Safetran Type 3s.
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Post by NathanFromEngland » Thu Nov 01, 2018 2:17 am

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by NathanFromEngland » Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:25 pm

What's the point of installing a canteliever when your not gonna use it?
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5971836 ... 6656?hl=en
(IMO, the question to ask is whether this part of the line was supposed to be resurrected, but then it fell through suddenly)

What could be on this flatcar?
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6492082 ... 6656?hl=en
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