Closed Railroad Crossings that still work
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Closed Railroad Crossings that still work
In this thread, post any videos or photos of crossings located on closed roads that still active anytime a train comes through.
The first video shows off the Bloomfield Road level crossing in Nilma (near Warragul) in Victoria, Australia. The uploader shot this video in late 2000 or early 2001 shortly after the crossing had been replaced with an overpass and freeway interchange.
Here's the site today:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.170 ... 312!8i6656
Another one I found (and have posted before), is the Ryan Road crossing in Pakenham. This road got cut in half at the crossing when the Pakenham Bypass was constructed in 2007, but no one removed the warning system! Thus, it was left there, protecting no one!
Despite what they said at the end of the news report, the signals were still in place in 2010! (I know it's hard too see, but it's there.) It's even active in this shot!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.083 ... 312!8i6656
From the Pakenham Bypass, you could see the crossing gates if you looked carefully!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.085 ... 312!8i6656
By 2014, someone had finally removed the crossing signals!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.084 ... 312!8i6656
The first video shows off the Bloomfield Road level crossing in Nilma (near Warragul) in Victoria, Australia. The uploader shot this video in late 2000 or early 2001 shortly after the crossing had been replaced with an overpass and freeway interchange.
Here's the site today:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.170 ... 312!8i6656
Another one I found (and have posted before), is the Ryan Road crossing in Pakenham. This road got cut in half at the crossing when the Pakenham Bypass was constructed in 2007, but no one removed the warning system! Thus, it was left there, protecting no one!
Despite what they said at the end of the news report, the signals were still in place in 2010! (I know it's hard too see, but it's there.) It's even active in this shot!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.083 ... 312!8i6656
From the Pakenham Bypass, you could see the crossing gates if you looked carefully!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.085 ... 312!8i6656
By 2014, someone had finally removed the crossing signals!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.084 ... 312!8i6656
Metro, why do you keep removing Mechanical bells?!
Click here if you want to see which crossings haven't been ruined by Metro Trains bell nazis.
Click here if you want to see which crossings haven't been ruined by Metro Trains bell nazis.
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Re: Closed Railroad Crossings that still work
Monroe Street in Courtland, AL had the signals at it operational after it was closed for a little while:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/Courtland/Monroe/
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/Courtland/Monroe/
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There was this crossing in Lakeland, FL from a few years ago. You can skip to the 2:00 mark if you want. The signals are gone now.
There's also this one in Tavares, FL: https://www.google.com/maps/@28.8030794 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Technically, the crossing is somewhat used as it leads to an orange grove. However, these tracks are not busy enough to warrant lights and gates IMO.
And sort of going in the opposite direction, you can't forget about this beauty of a crossing that was built before the road, then the road never finished:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2603708 ... 56!6m1!1e1
There's also this one in Tavares, FL: https://www.google.com/maps/@28.8030794 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Technically, the crossing is somewhat used as it leads to an orange grove. However, these tracks are not busy enough to warrant lights and gates IMO.
And sort of going in the opposite direction, you can't forget about this beauty of a crossing that was built before the road, then the road never finished:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2603708 ... 56!6m1!1e1
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Re: Closed Railroad Crossings that still work
Looks like the bell was replaced with a Safetran mechanical bell?cabman701 wrote: And sort of going in the opposite direction, you can't forget about this beauty of a crossing that was built before the road, then the road never finished:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2603708 ... 56!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2603577 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Closed Railroad Crossings that still work
Appears so!freebrickproductions wrote:Looks like the bell was replaced with a Safetran mechanical bell?
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2603577 ... 312!8i6656
Re: Closed Railroad Crossings that still work
I wonder if there's still power to that crossing!
Crossing pictures from Plant City, FL are finally here! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2538
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There might be! Unfortunately, I can't see any AC power indicators, if there are any, on the relay case.ZachL wrote:I wonder if there's still power to that crossing!
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By the way, if you look at the maps, it looks like the area was zoned to be a residential area, with a road crossing where that crossing is:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2602228 ... 425,18.29z
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2602228 ... 425,18.29z
Crossing pictures from Plant City, FL are finally here! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2538
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Clearly the project flopped. Oh well.ZachL wrote:By the way, if you look at the maps, it looks like the area was zoned to be a residential area, with a road crossing where that crossing is:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2602228 ... 425,18.29z
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Re: Closed Railroad Crossings that still work
I think I read somewhere where they were having issues with soil contamination of something to that effect.freebrickproductions wrote:Clearly the project flopped. Oh well.ZachL wrote:By the way, if you look at the maps, it looks like the area was zoned to be a residential area, with a road crossing where that crossing is:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2602228 ... 425,18.29z