Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by TrickyMario7654 » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:39 pm

Classic crossing in Frankfort, Indiana.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2796061 ... 312!8i6656

Look's like someone left the bell open!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2796365 ... 312!8i6656

Another old crossing...
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2808293 ... 6656?hl=en

US&S Teardrop!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.285215, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.285215, ... 6656?hl=en

Don't know if it works because there's a General Signals e-bell on the other signal.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2854505 ... 6656?hl=en

US Highway crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2888793 ... 6656?hl=en

RACO? Signals.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2905204 ... 6656?hl=en

More oldies...
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2904996 ... D100?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2743219 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2739412 ... 6656?hl=en
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by TrickyMario7654 » Tue Apr 24, 2018 12:12 am

Strange private crossing in Knoxville, TN.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9767691 ... 6656?hl=en

Both signals are on the wrong side of the road!
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9346047 ... 6656?hl=en

The surroundings make this crossing look nice.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9692665 ... 6656?hl=en

L&N gated setup in Powell, TN. Sadly, the original bell and gate mechs have been replaced.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.030253, ... 6656?hl=en

Both signals are on one side of the road, likely due to the lack of space.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0455394 ... 6656?hl=en

Same here...
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0622967 ... 6656?hl=en

Signals being installed in Clinton, TN.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0722055 ... 6656?hl=en

The finished product...
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0722326 ... 6656?hl=en

A road overpass runs over this crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1040378 ... D100?hl=en
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by NathanFromEngland » Tue Apr 24, 2018 1:47 pm

Crossing next to an overpass.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.76195,- ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by freebrickproductions » Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:08 am

TrickyMario7654 wrote: A road overpass runs over this crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1040378 ... D100?hl=en
That one's actually on the site!
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Tennessee/Clinton/Market/
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by NathanFromEngland » Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:44 am

freebrickproductions wrote:
TrickyMario7654 wrote: A road overpass runs over this crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1040378 ... D100?hl=en
That one's actually on the site!
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Tennessee/Clinton/Market/
Sadly, my links crossing has now been removed. Daniel Andrews strikes again!
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7611748 ... 312!8i6656
I still seriously want to know what "Begin test mile" means.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.5055801 ... 312!8i6656

Active crossing in Los Angeles, California (That gate could do with a hinge)
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7891736 ... 384!8i8192
Is this a tradition in California?
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7714725 ... 384!8i8192
Private cars in a railyard.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7764147 ... 384!8i8192
Active crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7763211 ... 312!8i6656
Workers on a cantilever.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.776646, ... 312!8i6656
Dumb question, i'm not sure if this is true. Wasn't this crossing in a movie?
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7418048 ... 384!8i8192
Inside an autorack.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7799855 ... 312!8i6656
FRA violation.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8704081 ... 384!8i8192
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by freebrickproductions » Wed Apr 25, 2018 12:25 pm

NathanFromEngland wrote: Active crossing in Los Angeles, California (That gate could do with a hinge)
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7891736 ... 384!8i8192
More like a stabilizer.
NathanFromEngland wrote: Is this a tradition in California?
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7714725 ... 384!8i8192
#1. You mean standard not "tradition".
#2. IIRC, it is standard in California.
NathanFromEngland wrote: FRA violation.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8704081 ... 384!8i8192
Wrong.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by Erik-Gorb-Hamilton » Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:52 pm

NathanFromEngland wrote: Dumb question, i'm not sure if this is true. Wasn't this crossing in a movie?
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7418048 ... 384!8i8192
I don't think this one was used in a movie

NathanFromEngland wrote: Workers on a cantilever.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.776646, ... 312!8i6656
However, this one WAS used in a movie. IIRC it was the first Transformers Movies that came out in mid 2000's
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by ZachL » Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:53 pm

freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote: FRA violation.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8704081 ... 384!8i8192
Wrong.
I've told him more than enough times now that stop signs at intersections where crossings are located are not FRA violations. :glare:
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by Erik-Gorb-Hamilton » Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:49 pm

Some old SP crossbucks on the Siskiyou

This one still has an old yellow stop sign!

Am I correct that this Wig-Wag is no longer here?
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Post by ToledoRailfan » Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:17 pm

ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote: FRA violation.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8704081 ... 384!8i8192
Wrong.
I've told him more than enough times now that stop signs at intersections where crossings are located are not FRA violations. :glare:
Saying that stop signs at intersections where crossings are located is an FRA violation should be an FRA violation.
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