This picture caught my eye: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=282177
Check out the base of that cantilever. I decided to go find it on StreetView... here is the rest of it:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 3318777284
Overkill?
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Re: Overkill?
Doesn't anyone think that the private crossing could've gotten signals too? Maybe without bells, and have it tapped into the bridge cantilever relays?
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good lord, that cantilever you posted popi is just overkill itself. I feel bad for the Aluminum MIG or TIG welder who had to weld that up.

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HOWS THE CROSSING OVERKILLCrossingman18 wrote:good lord, that cantilever you posted popi is just overkill itself. I feel bad for the Aluminum MIG or TIG welder who had to weld that up.
all i see is abig cantilver thats NEEDED for a rd that big and busy and
crossingman18 the more welding the more money the welder made
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PRaTICaLLY DEAD no its not its a major highway and street view probley wasnt taken at rush hourpopibros1 wrote:its overkill because that road is practically deadTRAINMANKIGHT wrote:HOWS THE CROSSING OVERKILLCrossingman18 wrote:good lord, that cantilever you posted popi is just overkill itself. I feel bad for the Aluminum MIG or TIG welder who had to weld that up.
all i see is abig cantilver thats NEEDED for a rd that big and busy
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when did you live in FL tell mepopibros1 wrote:whatever... argue with a guy that's lived near there for 8 years......i just know del norte blvd is practically deadTRAINMANKIGHT wrote: PRaTICaLLY DEAD no its not its a major highway and street view probley wasnt taken at rush hour
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yah oxnard one is a bit much but if theres high winds out there..........popibros1 wrote:oh i tought you were talking about this http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=5th ... 7023202175TRAINMANKIGHT wrote:when did you live in FL tell me
because you quoted crossingman saying "good lord, that cantilever you posted popi is just overkill itself" i thought you were talking about oxnard but i guess not....
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