Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

[freebrickproductions]

Interesting crossing ID tag mounting.

The other crossing Id tag is pretty interesting too.

Normally CSX would mount their DOT tags where the SORS signs are, however I'm not sure where else they could be mounted.

I've seen a few CSX crossings with the emergency info mounted like that on at least one of the signals:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Tennessee/Christiana/Parsons/
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Tennessee/Chr ... hristiana/
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Florida/Cypress/Main/
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Florida/Sneads/Hunter/

[ToledoRailfan]

FRA violation?


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Interesting.....
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I don't think I've seen these signs before.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7816912 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7812515 ... 6656?hl=en
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I wonder what these are for.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7731888 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7728558 ... 6656?hl=en
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I've never seen a CCTV camera on a signal before!
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Active crossing in Denver, Colorado.
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Are these new pedestrian gates?Appears that anyone can just walk around them. Although they could be being used to slow people down before crossing the crossings.
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Another active crossing in Denver, Colorado. The crossing appears to be being worked on.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7728792 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7728243 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7727772 ... 6656?hl=en
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Yet another active crossing in Denver, Colorado.
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This just looks sketchy.

[ZachL]

Yes, it's an FRA violation to have a stop sign at a protected at-grade crossing.

[freebrickproductions]

Active crossing in Prahran, VIC:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.849 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.849 ... 328!8i1664

And then seen in action again in 2009:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.849 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.849 ... 312!8i6656

[TrickyMario7654]

Active crossing in Prahran, VIC:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.849 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.849 ... 328!8i1664

And then seen in action again in 2009:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.849 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.849 ... 312!8i6656

That reminds me, I found another crossing (South Road, Brighton) further down the line active in this 2010 image.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.927 ... 312!8i6656

They also forgot to cover this Connex logo up, as Metro had only taken over the operation of the network a month earlier and by that point, all Connex logos on the trains had been covered with temporary stickers.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.927 ... 312!8i6656

[ToledoRailfan]

Interesting.

[ZachL]

Interesting.

Wow, I've never seen that before! And it's an oldie too (by several decades), because of the yellow color.

It also has ghetto shielding on it too: https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8809478 ... 6656?hl=en

[cabman701]

Interesting.

Wow, I've never seen that before! And it's an oldie too (by several decades), because of the yellow color.

It also has ghetto shielding on it too: https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8809478 ... 6656?hl=en

LOL... that's the same crossing I found awhile back with the CSX guy "working".
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8809656 ... 6656?hl=en

It's also the same line that has these nice looking 8 inch signals just a few blocks North. I would really like to catch these in action sometime.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8875907 ... 6656?hl=en

[ZachL]

Interesting.

Wow, I've never seen that before! And it's an oldie too (by several decades), because of the yellow color.

It also has ghetto shielding on it too: https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8809478 ... 6656?hl=en

LOL... that's the same crossing I found awhile back with the CSX guy "working".
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8809656 ... 6656?hl=en

It's also the same line that has these nice looking 8 inch signals just a few blocks North. I would really like to catch these in action sometime.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8875907 ... 6656?hl=en

Yes, that's the CSX Port Tampa Spur. I have pictures of crossings on the northern end of this spur on the site.

[freebrickproductions]

Interesting.

Wow, I've never seen that before! And it's an oldie too (by several decades), because of the yellow color.

It also has ghetto shielding on it too: https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8809478 ... 6656?hl=en

LOL... that's the same crossing I found awhile back with the CSX guy "working".
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8809656 ... 6656?hl=en

It's also the same line that has these nice looking 8 inch signals just a few blocks North. I would really like to catch these in action sometime.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8875907 ... 6656?hl=en

Nice find with that mostly-pure early CSX install!