Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

[ToledoRailfan]

Odd crossbuck.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7348074 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7348517 ... !1e1?hl=en

The other crossbuck looks very old!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7348898 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7348579 ... !1e1?hl=en
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More crossing railroads!
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Yreka ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7391677 ... !1e1?hl=en
Hopefully the new signals have correctly installed crossbucks.
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Odd signal.
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Very strange signals!
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3768714 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3770204 ... !1e1?hl=en
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Traffic signal controlled crossings.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5339989 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5339792 ... !1e1?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.533659, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5336758 ... 6656?hl=en

[McK&H.Aust]

I wonder why there are an extra pair of lights here?

My guess would be the extra pair of lights is because of the bus stop, as the bottom pair of lights would be obscured when a bus was stopped there https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-32.917 ... 312!8i6656

The crossing was upgraded in August 2016, prior to this both pedestrian crossings had GRS semaphore gate mechs. Now it's just the usual boring stuff. https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-32.918 ... 312!8i6656

Check out how this signal was moved to enable the upgrade of the pedestrian crossing....
From here https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-32.918 ... 312!8i6656
to here https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-32.918 ... 312!8i6656

[freebrickproductions]

Odd crossbuck.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7348074 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7348517 ... !1e1?hl=en

Looks like they mounted the two pieces wrong.

[ToledoRailfan]

Odd crossbuck.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7348074 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7348517 ... !1e1?hl=en

Looks like they mounted the two pieces wrong.

I wonder why the first link shows the road instead of the crossbuck. I'll fix it in my original post.

[cabman701]

My guess would be the extra pair of lights is because of the bus stop, as the bottom pair of lights would be obscured when a bus was stopped there https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-32.917 ... 312!8i6656

Agreed... and proof of that here.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-32.917 ... 312!8i6656

[cabman701]

Found these cantilevers in Pennsylvania with a rather interesting way to include gates.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9201968 ... 56!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9200724 ... 56!6m1!1e1

Classic signals... but the one of the right looks like it's been hit. Leaning quite a bit.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9306476 ... 56!6m1!1e1.
The base is cracked... and they used duct tape to put it back together!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.930634, ... 56!6m1!1e1
I'd be curious to see if the gate still lowers correctly with the signal leaning like that. Hopefully it's received some TLC since 2012 when Google last came through there.

[ToledoRailfan]

Found these cantilevers in Pennsylvania with a rather interesting way to include gates.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9201968 ... 56!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9200724 ... 56!6m1!1e1

Nice find! That is just strange! Kind of like a poor-man's WT/F cantilever.

The base is cracked... and they used duct tape to put it back together!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.930634, ... 56!6m1!1e1
I'd be curious to see if the gate still lowers correctly with the signal leaning like that. Hopefully it's received some TLC since 2012 when Google last came through there.

Redneck railroad!

I wonder if that is the same abandoned Septa line that you posted in Tracks out of service earlier today.

[ZachL]

Found these cantilevers in Pennsylvania with a rather interesting way to include gates.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9201968 ... 56!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9200724 ... 56!6m1!1e1

What I want to know is why did they do that instead of putting up those gate mechanisms made for attaching to a cantilever?

[Joosh]

On the topic of strange set-ups, here's this. They're also active in the StreetView.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3102004 ... 312!8i6656

[ToledoRailfan]

On the topic of strange set-ups, here's this. They're also active in the StreetView.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3102004 ... 312!8i6656

Those are WT/F (Yes!) cantilevers. I forgot who the manufacturer is. Although I don't recall ever seeing one with the gate in front of the cantilever instead of behind before!