Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
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- freebrickproductions
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Some later SOU signals with e-bells:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1165777 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1859914 ... 6656?hl=en
Here's an interesting install, with an old US&S signal from the CofG in one corner:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0534361 ... 6656?hl=en
A bit of an odd install here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0547396 ... 6656?hl=en
This crossbuck has a partial red outline!
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0547396 ... 6656?hl=en
Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0557512 ... 6656?hl=en
More classic signals here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0643166 ... 6656?hl=en
Another classic SOU/CofG install here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0350735 ... 6656?hl=en
A 45° crossbuck!
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.9837319 ... 6656?hl=en
Classic crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8398255 ... 6656?hl=en
A pair of very classic CofG signals, save for the e-bells!
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8258626 ... 6656?hl=en
Another pair of old CofG signals:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8253958 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1165777 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1859914 ... 6656?hl=en
Here's an interesting install, with an old US&S signal from the CofG in one corner:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0534361 ... 6656?hl=en
A bit of an odd install here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0547396 ... 6656?hl=en
This crossbuck has a partial red outline!
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0547396 ... 6656?hl=en
Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0557512 ... 6656?hl=en
More classic signals here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0643166 ... 6656?hl=en
Another classic SOU/CofG install here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0350735 ... 6656?hl=en
A 45° crossbuck!
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.9837319 ... 6656?hl=en
Classic crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8398255 ... 6656?hl=en
A pair of very classic CofG signals, save for the e-bells!
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8258626 ... 6656?hl=en
Another pair of old CofG signals:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8253958 ... 6656?hl=en
They/Them for me, please.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Nah, that's just a southern thing. Yer at the railroad crossin'Ethan the Railfanner wrote:It's also missing the "G" on the crossbuck there:freebrickproductions wrote:Classic Central of Georgia install:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.2643324 ... 6656?hl=en
And in action!
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.2642483 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.2643324 ... 6656?hl=en
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- NathanFromEngland
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Active crossing in Geleen-Lutterade, Limburg. (Mechanical bells have since been replaced)
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.974771, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.974771, ... 312!8i6656
- freebrickproductions
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
The other crossing there can be seen in action as well:NathanFromEngland wrote:Active crossing in Geleen-Lutterade, Limburg. (Mechanical bells have since been replaced)
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.974771, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.9754837 ... 312!8i6656
Also, here's an unusual crossing in Commerce, GA:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.2050945 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.2053604 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.2052551 ... a=!3m1!1e3
Kinda surprised that NS hasn't bothered to move the crossbucks to the "correct" side of the street. Though I'm guessing that's due to visibility reasons...
There are others like it elsewhere in the town:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.2026791 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.2009184 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1961164 ... 312!8i6656
It appears that the above are due to the two streets forming a one-way pair, and pretty-much acting as one road. However, the two become a pair of two-way roads a bit to the east, leading to another somewhat unusual crossing (and intersection, for that matter):
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1906632 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1905953 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1901992 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1904371 ... a=!3m1!1e3
Here's a nice 1970s SOU install:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1738084 ... 312!8i6656
Another one further down the line:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0519714 ... 312!8i6656
This one had the bell replaced with a WCH mechanical:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0223755 ... 312!8i6656
Leaning e-bell:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.940813, ... 312!8i6656
The crossing is also otherwise all-SOU, though with an LED upgrade to the overhead lights:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.940854, ... 312!8i6656
Here's how it looked prior to any upgrades:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9408089 ... 312!8i6656
Some more old SOU equipment:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8987316 ... 312!8i6656
Some classic WRRS signals from the Central of Georgia:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8600617 ... 312!8i6656
Sadly, they likely don't see much use due to the cars being stored around them.
Seems that this signal isn't a stranger to being hit:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8577255 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8576979 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8576966 ... 312!8i6656
Another nice SOU install:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8543649 ... 312!8i6656
The line goes out of service for a while, but when it does come back into service, there's another old SOU install (though this time with an e-bell):
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.6165209 ... 312!8i6656
Here's a very long crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.6058516 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.6050868 ... 312!8i6656
There's also a CSX install, likely from about the same time, about halfway through the crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.6053961 ... 312!8i6656
And in action:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.605138, ... 312!8i6656
This van and car "disappear into thin air" when moving one step back from the crossing, which makes me think it was malfunctioning:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.605138, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.6050457 ... 312!8i6656
Here's an earlier mid-1990s NS install (prior to the swap to 12x20s on new installs in the mid-1990s) that looks like it hasn't seen any fresh paint on the lights since it was installed:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.5813982 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
That is the most sophisticated u-turn median I have ever seen.freebrickproductions wrote:Also, here's an unusual crossing in Commerce, GA:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.2050945 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.2053604 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.2052551 ... a=!3m1!1e3
Kinda surprised that NS hasn't bothered to move the crossbucks to the "correct" side of the street. Though I'm guessing that's due to visibility reasons...
Crossing pictures from Plant City, FL are finally here! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2538
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Active crossings in Douglas, GA:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.5196382 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.5052151 ... 312!8i6656
About to shut off:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.5051189 ... 312!8i6656
Of course CSX would do this:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.5022617 ... 312!8i6656
It appears that the crossing's now gone though, having been replaced by an overpass just east of it.
Active crossings in Valdosta, GA:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.8274787 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.8262832 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.826245, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.8288324 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.5196382 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.5052151 ... 312!8i6656
About to shut off:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.5051189 ... 312!8i6656
Of course CSX would do this:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.5022617 ... 312!8i6656
It appears that the crossing's now gone though, having been replaced by an overpass just east of it.
Active crossings in Valdosta, GA:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.8274787 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.8262832 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.826245, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.8288324 ... 312!8i6656
They/Them for me, please.
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Just from looking at that, this was probably done by a maintainer who was hired after CSX started placing bells midway down the mast.freebrickproductions wrote:Of course CSX would do this:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.5022617 ... 312!8i6656
It appears that the crossing's now gone though, having been replaced by an overpass just east of it.
Crossing pictures from Plant City, FL are finally here! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2538
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Interesting....
https://goo.gl/maps/zyULBpR43Zp
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https://goo.gl/maps/eX38X4hbBVA2
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
So that's where that thing is. Maybe I should go there and wave the next time I am up there.LARDLOGO wrote:Virtual Railfan camera.
https://goo.gl/maps/eX38X4hbBVA2
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Active Crossings in Lakeland, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0441499 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0441141 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0441499 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0441141 ... 312!8i6656