Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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cabman701 wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:Gated signals without light. I wonder if the gates are permanently down and if it had lights at one point. https://www.google.com/maps/@33.5748513 ... 312!8i6656
You need to remove the "s" at the beginning of the link. But to answer your question, the satellite image shows this crossing is in use now, looks like GSV caught it before the road was put in. https://www.google.com/maps/@33.5746462 ... a=!3m1!1e3
Looks like an access road for CSX. I'm sure they're not worried about the lights.
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I found this pedestrian tunnel in Milwaukee, WI. Interesting! I wonder what it sounds like in there when a train comes through?
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9833234 ... 56!6m1!1e1
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Here is a crossing on Military Highway in Chesapeake VA.

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7730855 ... 312!8i6656

Here is an active crossing in Norfolk VA.

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.8413261 ... 312!8i6656
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ToledoRailfan wrote:Odd cantilever. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1613698 ... 1664?hl=en
Looks like a GRS/WRRS cantilever that got shortened after it was installed. Something like one of these:

However, the signal appears to still be there!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1612875 ... 6656?hl=en
They/Them for me, please.

Click here if you want to submit crossing photos to the site!

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Here's an odd signal:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6264797 ... 56!6m1!1e1
For those of you wondering how it'd look in action, it can be seen in action at 0:51 in this video:
They/Them for me, please.

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freebrickproductions wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:Odd cantilever. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1613698 ... 1664?hl=en
However, the signal appears to still be there!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1612875 ... 6656?hl=en
And the next crossing over has a teardrop bell! https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1615151 ... 6656?hl=en

Here's a video of the teardrop crossing in action... and you can hear the first crossing's bell in this video too. This video also shows some sort of short in the gate lights on the signal on the far right. Watch the gate lights closely starting at about the 1 minute mark:

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freebrickproductions wrote:Here's an odd signal:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6264797 ... 56!6m1!1e1
That is the first time I've seen a modern no left/right turn signal. I did not know that they were still being made. Kind of odd that they were alternating.
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The Military Highway crossing has been updated:

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7729571 ... 312!8i6656
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