Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by freebrickproductions » Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:50 am

NathanFromEngland wrote: PRIVATE CROSSING? (At first glance i mistook it for a foreign crossbuck!)
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6500142 ... 312!8i6656
Never seen that before! Wonder if it's something Conrail did, or something Delaware did?
NathanFromEngland wrote: 1970's SOU installation, on its way out.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6308421 ... 328!8i1664
That's an old Conrail install that was being replaced, just FYI.
NathanFromEngland wrote: Unusual DOT tag.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.59106,- ... 312!8i6656
That used to be standard in Delaware prior to the introduction of the blue ENS signs, from my observations.
NathanFromEngland wrote: Vintage equipment (Transport Corporation Product lights?)
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.4805472 ... 312!8i6656
One signal has three US&S and one Safetran 8 inch light, other signal has WCH 8 inch lights.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by TheSignalMan2000 » Sun Jul 15, 2018 12:14 pm

freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote: PRIVATE CROSSING? (At first glance i mistook it for a foreign crossbuck!)
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6500142 ... 312!8i6656
Never seen that before! Wonder if it's something Conrail did, or something Delaware did?
That's pretty strange as well to see a crossbuck saying "Private Crossing", even any crossings that are private that are mast mounted (either with lights alone or lights & gates), they usually have those square Private Crossing signs instead of the crossbuck, and even those are extremely rare (because 95% of private crossings are passive crossings).
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by freebrickproductions » Sun Jul 15, 2018 12:28 pm

TheSignalMan2000 wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote: PRIVATE CROSSING? (At first glance i mistook it for a foreign crossbuck!)
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6500142 ... 312!8i6656
Never seen that before! Wonder if it's something Conrail did, or something Delaware did?
That's pretty strange as well to see a crossbuck saying "Private Crossing", even any crossings that are private that are mast mounted (either with lights alone or lights & gates), they usually have those square Private Crossing signs instead of the crossbuck, and even those are extremely rare (because 95% of private crossings are passive crossings).
All of the signalized private crossings I've seen have had the standard crossbuck on them.
They/Them for me, please.

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by freebrickproductions » Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:51 pm

Active crossing in Uttoxeter, England:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.8951391 ... 312!8i6656

Same crossing in action from the other side a few years prior:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.8954717 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by NathanFromEngland » Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:55 pm

freebrickproductions wrote:Active crossing in Uttoxeter, England:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.8951391 ... 312!8i6656

Same crossing in action from the other side a few years prior:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.8954717 ... 312!8i6656
How about a shot from half a mile away?
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.8968539 ... 312!8i6656

If memory serves me correctly, i believe there's only two barriers here now.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by freebrickproductions » Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:52 pm

NathanFromEngland wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Active crossing in Uttoxeter, England:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.8951391 ... 312!8i6656

Same crossing in action from the other side a few years prior:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.8954717 ... 312!8i6656
How about a shot from half a mile away?
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.8968539 ... 312!8i6656

If memory serves me correctly, i believe there's only two barriers here now.
Indeed it does:
They/Them for me, please.

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