are these types of cantilevers rare?

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Oh ok. The view is messed up when you're under the gate. Made it look to me like a broken wood gate. Looks like there used to be a center median signal on that approach too that was removed. (planned or by force who knows...)
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AndrewFields wrote:Is the crossing from BTTF III on Street View?
From what I could find on the web, the train collision scene was shot in Port Hueneme, CA. Unfortunately only parts of that city are on Street View. I looked around as best I could, but could not find a crossing that looked like the one in the movie.
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SirKrunch wrote:Oh ok. The view is messed up when you're under the gate. Made it look to me like a broken wood gate. Looks like there used to be a center median signal on that approach too that was removed. (planned or by force who knows...)
Actually I think that it is an old wooden gate that is busted. Take a look at this view:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 16&iwloc=A

Probably was busted by the same vehicle that took out the median signal! :LOL:
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cabman701 wrote:
SirKrunch wrote:Oh ok. The view is messed up when you're under the gate. Made it look to me like a broken wood gate. Looks like there used to be a center median signal on that approach too that was removed. (planned or by force who knows...)
Actually I think that it is an old wooden gate that is busted. Take a look at this view:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 16&iwloc=A

Probably was busted by the same vehicle that took out the median signal! :LOL:
The gate isn't busted. It's hinged...because there are power lines above... :LOL:
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yeah its probably plexiglass or plastic
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owensri wrote:The gate isn't busted. It's hinged...because there are power lines above... :LOL:
My bad... I understand now! The one on the left is me---> :LOL3:

The Street View images aren't doing it much justice though. And I still assume some idiot wiped out the median signal.
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popibros1 wrote: my dad remembered where they filmed it :Smile:
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http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=ven ... 48576,,0,5
I was wondering if that road was it or not. If that is the one, it has changed quite a bit since the filming. The signals in the movie had lights for a side road where Marty parks his 4x4 in the ending scene... I don't see any side lights on the one's above. Of course, the movie shows 8 inch lights also.
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The gates were RACO Hydrolics too. The crossing has changed a lot since Back To The Future 3 days.
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popibros1 wrote:
cabman701 wrote:
AndrewFields wrote:Is the crossing from BTTF III on Street View?
From what I could find on the web, the train collision scene was shot in Port Hueneme, CA. Unfortunately only parts of that city are on Street View. I looked around as best I could, but could not find a crossing that looked like the one in the movie.
my dad remembered where they filmed it :Smile:
here http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=ven ... 48576,,0,5
Thank you, sir.

As far the comments that it might not be the crossing, it matches closely the description given on the DVD commentary (yes I listen to those :Roll:). They said it was literally a football field from the ocean and that crossing is indeed very close to the beach.
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AndrewFields wrote:
Thank you, sir.

As far the comments that it might not be the crossing, it matches closely the description given on the DVD commentary (yes I listen to those :Roll:). They said it was literally a football field from the ocean and that crossing is indeed very close to the beach.
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