Non-Standard Crossbuck Font

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Re: Non-Standard Crossbuck Font

Post by SirKrunch » Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:45 pm

freebrickproductions wrote:
Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:21 pm
SirKrunch wrote:
Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:29 pm
On the Nebraska Northwestern Railroad (Former DME, former CNW Cowboy Line segment)
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.8558732 ... ?entry=ttu
That seems to have been a custom job done by a local road department. The two pieces of the crossbuck are made out of extruded street blades (just one of the ones near me as an example), and the font appears to be the same Highway Gothic variant as what's typically used on street blades as well.

That C&NW cantilever's definitely nice to see though. :TUP2:
These crossbucks CP(KC) has in Davenport look somewhat similar. Perhaps custom jobbers too? (Sadly, they're probably all gone by now unless totally forgotten...)
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4988865 ... ?entry=ttu
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.500398, ... ?entry=ttu
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5006762 ... ?entry=ttu
Well, :Censored:
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Re: Non-Standard Crossbuck Font

Post by freebrickproductions » Thu Jun 29, 2023 7:52 pm

SirKrunch wrote:
Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:45 pm
freebrickproductions wrote:
Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:21 pm
SirKrunch wrote:
Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:29 pm
On the Nebraska Northwestern Railroad (Former DME, former CNW Cowboy Line segment)
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.8558732 ... ?entry=ttu
That seems to have been a custom job done by a local road department. The two pieces of the crossbuck are made out of extruded street blades (just one of the ones near me as an example), and the font appears to be the same Highway Gothic variant as what's typically used on street blades as well.

That C&NW cantilever's definitely nice to see though. :TUP2:
These crossbucks CP(KC) has in Davenport look somewhat similar. Perhaps custom jobbers too? (Sadly, they're probably all gone by now unless totally forgotten...)
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4988865 ... ?entry=ttu
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.500398, ... ?entry=ttu
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5006762 ... ?entry=ttu
Possibly, unless this was something a regional supplier did.
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Re: Non-Standard Crossbuck Font

Post by SirKrunch » Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:55 pm

Well, :Censored:
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Re: Non-Standard Crossbuck Font

Post by AbandonedRails3 » Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:31 pm

Never seen a crossbuck like that around here in my state. Looks pretty weird how the word "CROSSING" is right in the middle and has blank spaces between it.
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