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[UnionPacific4Life]

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.7015046 ... 384!8i8192

GRS Gate mech at Granite City, IL

[UnionPacific4Life]

Illinois Terminal Geep @ Litchfield, IL

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1752893 ... 312!8i6656

[Nascar Fan007]

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.7015046 ... 384!8i8192

GRS Gate mech at Granite City, IL

That crossing is already on the site.
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Illinois/A-K/ ... index.html
I still wonder why they haven't removed the cantilever and gate mech if it's abandoned.

[UnionPacific4Life]

1. I know
2. It was on a track that was removed, but the cantilever still functions when the crossing is active.

[Nascar Fan007]

1. I know
2. It was on a track that was removed, but the cantilever still functions when the crossing is active.

Do you know when the track was removed?

[UnionPacific4Life]

1. I know
2. It was on a track that was removed, but the cantilever still functions when the crossing is active.

Do you know when the track was removed?

I don’t

[Nascar Fan007]

1. I know
2. It was on a track that was removed, but the cantilever still functions when the crossing is active.

Do you know when the track was removed?

I don’t

I'm sure historic aerials might know. As a matter of fact, I actually found out when the track got removed. sometime in 2006 is when the track got removed. A 2005 aerial show shows the track still intact and not removed. Still haven't found why it was removed in the first place. Guessing it was not needed anymore. Not 100% sure, but that's my theory.

[UnionPacific4Life]

I think it was the old station track, theres a old boarded-up station next to the old alignment.

[Nascar Fan007]

I think it was the old station track, theres a old boarded-up station next to the old alignment.

Could be.

[UnionPacific4Life]

I think it was the old station track, theres a old boarded-up station next to the old alignment.

Could be.

Certainly seems that way.