Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

[freebrickproductions]

Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.059267, ... 312!8i6656

[freebrickproductions]

Classic Griswold signals in Milton, WI:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7794964 ... 328!8i1664

The signal with the bell was still the same in 2012, but the other signal has had the lights replaced with different 8 inchers:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7791693 ... 312!8i6656

[ZachL]

Classic Griswold signals in Milton, WI:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7794964 ... 328!8i1664

That's on the site
http://rxrsignals.net/Wisconsin/L-P/Milton/John/

[freebrickproductions]

Classic Griswold signals in Milton, WI:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7794964 ... 328!8i1664

That's on the site
http://rxrsignals.net/Wisconsin/L-P/Milton/John/

Huh, didn't know that. I guess it's because we haven't gotten Wisconsin transferred yet to the current site. Though the bell-less signal has since had the lights replaced.

[ZachL]

Here's an intriguing one!

Here's a crossing (south of the one posted above), in 2007:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7758824 ... 328!8i1664

And in 2012, it gained signals!
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7758831 ... 312!8i6656

It gained Safetran "bridge" cantilevers! Those had to have been recycled from some other crossing!

[McK&H.Aust]

Looks like the streetview car drove through this active crossing in Decatur, Illinois.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437305 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437488 ... 6656?hl=en
You can see the train
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437488 ... 6656?hl=en

[ZachL]

Looks like the streetview car drove through this active crossing in Decatur, Illinois.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437305 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437488 ... 6656?hl=en
You can see the train
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437488 ... 6656?hl=en

Sadly that's normal of GSV to do.

[ToledoRailfan]

Looks like the streetview car drove through this active crossing in Decatur, Illinois.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437305 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437488 ... 6656?hl=en
You can see the train
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437488 ... 6656?hl=en

Sadly that's normal of GSV to do.

I wonder if Google can get in trouble for that if the railroad police or any other local law enforcement see it.

[ZachL]

Looks like the streetview car drove through this active crossing in Decatur, Illinois.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437305 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437488 ... 6656?hl=en
You can see the train
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437488 ... 6656?hl=en

Sadly that's normal of GSV to do.

I wonder if Google can get in trouble for that if the railroad police or any other local law enforcement see it.

Of course they can if they're caught by law enforcement.

[freebrickproductions]

Looks like the streetview car drove through this active crossing in Decatur, Illinois.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437305 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437488 ... 6656?hl=en
You can see the train
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437488 ... 6656?hl=en

Sadly that's normal of GSV to do.

I wonder if Google can get in trouble for that if the railroad police or any other local law enforcement see it.

Of course they can if they're caught by law enforcement.

Also looks like the train was stopped, so if the Google car had stopped and waited before proceeding, then, IIRC, it could've been perfectly legal for them to drive through the crossing since the train wasn't approaching and the crossing was gateless. Don't quote me on that though, but I seem to recall hearing that somewhere.

I do like those ex-NS engines however.

BTW, did anyone else notice the abandoned spur next to the crossing?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8437526 ... !2e0?hl=en