Talk about signals ranging from wigwags to EVA signals here.
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LARDLOGO
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by LARDLOGO » Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:20 am
freebrickproductions wrote: Railroad crossing near a tornado siren:
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=3 ... 3,,0,-8.98
End of a loaded UP coal train:
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=3 ... .2,,0,6.02
Active crossing just down the tracks:
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=3 ... 7,,0,10.09
Another active crossing:
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=3 ... 72,,0,1.75
First off, it's always nice to see a Federal Signal Thunderbolt still in service, they're my favorite.
The flag on the UP engine is backwards! I've never seen a UP train in person because i live in western washington (BNSF/Safetran-ville)
It seems like the Google Street View Crew was railfanning the way the same coal train showed up in every shot
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by LARDLOGO » Mon Jun 24, 2013 3:48 pm
That's actually what appears to be a Griswold signal, however the quality of the camera makes it look like it's a strange setup.
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by LARDLOGO » Tue Jun 25, 2013 4:22 pm
Or perhaps the same setup as in Winslow, NJ but with extra support
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by AndyWS » Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:17 pm
Those tracks are pretty active, The Metra MD-W and MD-N lines to and from Chicago Union Station go through there, as well as all the Amtrak Hiawathas and Empire Builders.
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by AndyWS » Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:57 pm
Nice, that's one of two Metra F40PH-3s numbered in the 200s (the others are in the 100s, and the rest of the 200s are F40PHM-2s with the "Winnebago" cabs. Somewhat rare to see those on a Milwaukee District line, which tend to be the domain of the MP36PH-3S fleet.