Different crossings with old signals.

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Different crossings with old signals.

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That's a cool old industrial area with lots of spur tracks twisting and winding everywhere. One of those places it'd be fun to explore, but you wouldn't really expect to find a train. However...

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https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.23386 ... ,0.32&z=18
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If I had to fathom a guess, I'd say judging by the lack of sidewalk in front of the signal, and no curb that perhaps when the signal was originally installed there was a driveway approach immediately in front of the signal. That fencing there looks relatively new... and there is still quite a bit of gravel present there peaking through the grass. Perhaps they just put the fence up and let the driveway just get taken back by nature - and nobody bothered to construct a proper curb or complete the sidewalk to the railway approach.
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AndyWS wrote:That's a cool old industrial area with lots of spur tracks twisting and winding everywhere. One of those places it'd be fun to explore, but you wouldn't really expect to find a train. However...

Peek-a-boo!

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.23386 ... ,0.32&z=18
Nice catch. :Grin: :cool: I wonder what railroad operate those switchers though? :Confused: :Unsure:
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Re: Different crossings with old signals.

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NSrailfan4life wrote:
AndyWS wrote:That's a cool old industrial area with lots of spur tracks twisting and winding everywhere. One of those places it'd be fun to explore, but you wouldn't really expect to find a train. However...

Peek-a-boo!

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.23386 ... ,0.32&z=18
Nice catch. :Grin: :cool: I wonder what railroad operate those switchers though? :Confused: :Unsure:
Based on the DOT tag, I wanna guess it's CSX
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.23380 ... ,8.16&z=18
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Looks like they could well be CSX MP15s. I'm surprised that's a Class I though, but hey...
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They/Them for me, please.

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freebrickproductions wrote:Found a Federal Signal/Western Cullen Division 8 inch crossing with a 12 inch mast signal:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.23399 ... 0,1.4&z=21
It appears that the mast signal at that crossing has two pairs of FS 12 inch lights or WCH 12 inch lights. Can't really tell though:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.23404 ... -1.84&z=21

This one has a mix of WCH and FS 8 inch lights:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.23393 ... -5.76&z=21

Look at what I found: :cool:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.22995 ... ,2.13&z=20
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.23008 ... 2,2.4&z=20
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.22999 ... ,2.89&z=21
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.22999 ... ,3.19&z=21
"Road slug":
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.22998 ... ,4.59&z=21

Not to far away:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.23041 ... ,4.72&z=20
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.23041 ... ,0.75&z=20

And NS unit(s) not to far away:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.23049 ... -2.02&z=21

Take a look at old rusty here:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.24569 ... -7.16&z=20
With a cast-iron crossbuck to boot!
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.24569 ... 20.31&z=20

Pretty neat sign:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.24596 ... 3,6.2&z=21
What a bunch of neat stuff you found. I am really impressed. :Grin: I especially liked the link to the two CSX GP38-2s :Smile: :cool:
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Re: Different crossings with old signals.

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I'll have to make a Trainz route out of this.
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