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Active Level Crossing in Camborne, UK.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@50.2107 ... 312!8i6656
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TrickyMario7654 wrote:Active Level Crossing in Camborne, UK.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@50.2107 ... 312!8i6656
Wow, I hope that ambulance wasn't active!
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Active crossing in Pakenham, VIC.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.079 ... 328!8i1664
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ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
This signal got hit by something! :Scared:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9572742 ... 312!8i6656

Seems to be prone to getting hit:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9573069 ... 328!8i1664

And in 2014, one of the lights was missing the back part of it, but the LED, background, and visor were all still attached to the signal! :Blink: :Ohmy:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9572679 ... 312!8i6656
And here it is being worked on!

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9573116 ... 312!8i6656
Seems that after so many "hits" they would consider moving the signal back and to the right a bit to keep this from happening.

Google caught it active in 2008 as well. Notice in these shots the "side" lights are on the bottom. They obviously changed the configuration (several times it appears) in an attempt to keep it from getting damaged so often. Obviously that didn't work out too well.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9574656 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9573473 ... 328!8i1664
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Active crossing near the famous Tehachapi loop in the town of Tehachapi, California:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%C2 ... 8?hl=en-US
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cabman701 wrote:
ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
This signal got hit by something! :Scared:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9572742 ... 312!8i6656

Seems to be prone to getting hit:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9573069 ... 328!8i1664

And in 2014, one of the lights was missing the back part of it, but the LED, background, and visor were all still attached to the signal! :Blink: :Ohmy:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9572679 ... 312!8i6656
And here it is being worked on!

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9573116 ... 312!8i6656
Seems that after so many "hits" they would consider moving the signal back and to the right a bit to keep this from happening.

Google caught it active in 2008 as well. Notice in these shots the "side" lights are on the bottom. They obviously changed the configuration (several times it appears) in an attempt to keep it from getting damaged so often. Obviously that didn't work out too well.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9574656 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9573473 ... 328!8i1664
Looks like they were WCH 1st Gen LEDs at the time:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9573158 ... 328!8i1664
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Classic signals.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8364194 ... 312!8i6656
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brett nc railfanner wrote:Classic signals.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8364194 ... 312!8i6656
The Griswold Type-Bs mixed in there certainly makes the one cantilever look a bit weird:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8364442 ... 312!8i6656
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Odd gate mechanisms from the same line as the one above.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.886443, ... 312!8i6656
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More classic signals:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7804251 ... 312!8i6656
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