Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

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Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

Post by MR Newton » Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:48 pm

Here are some locations, not sure which have and haven't been mentioned.

Charles City Rd, Henrico, VA: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.4959537 ... 384!8i8192

Hugo Rd, Margarettsville, NC(old street view, but it's still there): https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5408687 ... 328!8i1664

E Rice St, Latta, SC: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.3395827 ... 312!8i6656

W Main St, Dillon, SC: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.4195047 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

Post by pluey200 » Mon Sep 14, 2020 12:28 pm

Dover Center Rd in Westlake OH has been replaced with what I’m guessing are GS type 3s. This means the teardrop in Marion OH is the last teardrop on a class 1 main line in the state
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Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

Post by MR Newton » Thu Sep 24, 2020 8:14 pm

UPDATE: Hugo Rd in Margarettsville, NC was replaced by a GS type 2 last week.
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Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

Post by Trainzmandude2012 » Tue Oct 20, 2020 3:08 am

MR Newton wrote:
Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:48 pm
Here are some locations, not sure which have and haven't been mentioned.

Charles City Rd, Henrico, VA: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.4959537 ... 384!8i8192
I may have forgotten to mention it here but I do have a video of that one in action
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Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

Post by MapsSurfer » Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:43 pm

Ok so for a second I got scared that these signals were completely removed, but it looks like they were just moved aside.
This was an old WRRS setup in Eskişehir, Turkey. Note the signal on the left hand side, other side of the tracks. The bell is still there.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.771594, ... 384!8i8192
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Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

Post by JosephTrains » Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:47 pm

I'm not sure if this has been added but there is a disconnected one in Altamont, Il it's the last on the CSX St. Louis Line.
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Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

Post by MapsSurfer » Sat Dec 26, 2020 2:50 pm

One still exists at the Calle Fabrica (Industry Road) in Havana, Cuba.
I am told it still works, it just operates manually, as in when a crossing guard is on duty.
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btw this is the only one at this crossing, the other side has a typical Russian flasher setup.
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Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

Post by freebrickproductions » Sun Feb 21, 2021 3:08 pm

Well, as a collaboration between JosephTrains, Gametrain, TommyBNSF, several other railfans, and I, we have compiled every known US&S Teardrop location into one interactive map for easy viewing!
Across the map, we have marked-out 410 different Teardrop locations, which break-down as follows:
  • 144 active locations
  • 47 abandoned/OOS locations
  • 196 former locations
  • 23 displays
Check-out the map here!
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Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

Post by MapsSurfer » Sun Feb 21, 2021 11:20 pm

freebrickproductions wrote:
Sun Feb 21, 2021 3:08 pm
Well, as a collaboration between JosephTrains, Gametrain, TommyBNSF, several other railfans, and I, we have compiled every known US&S Teardrop location into one interactive map for easy viewing!
Across the map, we have marked-out 410 different Teardrop locations, which break-down as follows:
  • 144 active locations
  • 47 abandoned/OOS locations
  • 196 former locations
  • 23 displays
Check-out the map here!
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https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8979949 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Locations Of Currently Existing US&S TEARDROPS

Post by luke » Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:08 pm

Found this absolute gem of a crossing on Parker Creek Rd in Alturas, CA. All 8-inch lights, two teardrop bells, and two triangle gates.
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