Signals getting damaged/destroyed
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Re: Signals getting damaged/destroyed
You can see a crossing signal on fire in this picture.
(I'm thinking about wanting to have this moved to Crossing Signal Discussion, i just don't think it fits in this subforum.)
(I'm thinking about wanting to have this moved to Crossing Signal Discussion, i just don't think it fits in this subforum.)
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Re: Signals getting damaged/destroyed
Done.NathanFromEngland wrote:
(I'm thinking about wanting to have this moved to Crossing Signal Discussion, i just don't think it fits in this subforum.)
They/Them for me, please.
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Re: Signals getting damaged/destroyed
As a CSX train pushes the bus in the Biloxi bus crash, it brings down a signal Warning, Graphic Content
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Re: Signals getting damaged/destroyed
Found this today.
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Found this one a couple of days ago, notice how the gate lights shut off upon inital impact
I also found this, but i'm kinda unimpressed with the peoples inital thoughts at the start, one even going as far as asking whether he should remove the Safetran hybrid bell.
I found this too, this driver turned too short, and ended up knocking a light loose, he did the right thing by stopping but called it in to emergency services instead of CSX firstly. A train also passed through around the 5 minute mark.
I also found this, but i'm kinda unimpressed with the peoples inital thoughts at the start, one even going as far as asking whether he should remove the Safetran hybrid bell.
I found this too, this driver turned too short, and ended up knocking a light loose, he did the right thing by stopping but called it in to emergency services instead of CSX firstly. A train also passed through around the 5 minute mark.
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Re: Signals getting damaged/destroyed
Not sure how this impact managed to rip the canteliever off its foundations.
Re: Signals getting damaged/destroyed
I'm surprised you even think the cantilever could have survived that. With all that force going into it, I have no doubt that it would have been torn off its foundation!NathanFromEngland wrote:Not sure how this impact managed to rip the canteliever off its foundations.
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Re: Signals getting damaged/destroyed
Many cantilevers are only held down with four bolts into a concrete foundation below them. Granted, they're large, thick bolts, but a sufficient force could still easily topple them.
Also, here's the crossing on street view. It appears that the right-hand cantilever is the one that got struck:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9447177 ... 312!8i6656
Also, here's the crossing on street view. It appears that the right-hand cantilever is the one that got struck:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9447177 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Signals getting damaged/destroyed
Here's a signal getting destroyed in Midland, TX recently:
https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/VIDEO ... 68451.html
https://www.facebook.com/10001032148237 ... highlights
Not the most visible, but one of the signals gets plowed over by the train dragging the truck. Here's the crossing it occurred at, with the right-hand signal being the one that got destroyed:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9724806 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/VIDEO ... 68451.html
https://www.facebook.com/10001032148237 ... highlights
Not the most visible, but one of the signals gets plowed over by the train dragging the truck. Here's the crossing it occurred at, with the right-hand signal being the one that got destroyed:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9724806 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Signals getting damaged/destroyed
At least the signal with the Mechanical Bell wasn't hit!freebrickproductions wrote:Here's a signal getting destroyed in Midland, TX recently:
https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/VIDEO ... 68451.html
https://www.facebook.com/10001032148237 ... highlights
Not the most visible, but one of the signals gets plowed over by the train dragging the truck. Here's the crossing it occurred at, with the right-hand signal being the one that got destroyed:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9724806 ... 312!8i6656
And the relay case was barely missed by the truck!
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