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AmtrakProd
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Sad news Fail Safe signal

Post by AmtrakProd » Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:20 pm

Yes, as many of you have heard rumors about, the last fail-safe signal (http://www.rxrsignals.com/Virginia/Elliston/Private/) is gone. I know this because of this google map link: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.2290743 ... 312!8i6656 , it used to be: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.2291406 ... 312!8i6656 .
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Re: Sad news Fail Safe signal

Post by ZachL » Fri Oct 12, 2018 8:47 pm

Terrible news, and a loss to grade separation. :Sad:
Crossing pictures from Plant City, FL are finally here! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2538
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Re: Sad news Fail Safe signal

Post by TrickyMario7654 » Sat Oct 13, 2018 12:17 am

ZachL wrote:Terrible news, and a loss to grade separation. :Sad:
All because of Daniel Andrews... :Laugh:
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Re: Sad news Fail Safe signal

Post by NathanFromEngland » Sat Oct 13, 2018 12:04 pm

TrickyMario7654 wrote:
ZachL wrote:Terrible news, and a loss to grade separation. :Sad:
All because of Daniel Andrews... :Laugh:
The real question is, whatever railroad that owned it, i wonder whether they preserved it somewhere or left it to the scrapheap?
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Re: Sad news Fail Safe signal

Post by ZachL » Sat Oct 13, 2018 12:21 pm

NathanFromEngland wrote:
TrickyMario7654 wrote:
ZachL wrote:Terrible news, and a loss to grade separation. :Sad:
All because of Daniel Andrews... :Laugh:
The real question is, whatever railroad that owned it, i wonder whether they preserved it somewhere or left it to the scrapheap?
It's NS. They probably scrapped it. :CloseEye:
Crossing pictures from Plant City, FL are finally here! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2538
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Re: Sad news Fail Safe signal

Post by Ethan the Railfanner » Tue Oct 16, 2018 6:03 pm

R.I.P Signal. I made a custom gravestone from a website I found:
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