Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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freebrickproductions wrote:Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0983051 ... 312!8i6656
Can you tell me WTF that cantilever is? :LOL3:
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ToledoRailfan wrote:I don't know why but public railroad crossings especially signalized ones on narrow gauge lines always interest me!
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.7152877 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.7152877 ... !1e1?hl=en
Holy cow, amazing find! I always thought that the only public narrow-gauge crossing in the country was this one in Imperial, CA!
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7910965 ... 56!6m1!1e1
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That crossing could have been signalized at one point many years ago. :Wink:
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ZachL wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:I don't know why but public railroad crossings especially signalized ones on narrow gauge lines always interest me!
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.7152877 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.7152877 ... !1e1?hl=en
Holy cow, amazing find! I always thought that the only public narrow-gauge crossing in the country was this one in Imperial, CA!
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7910965 ... 56!6m1!1e1
There are several others. I'll post them here for you right now! :TUP1:
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.7029531 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.660772, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/search/narr ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/search/narr ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/search/narr ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6694735 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@59.4523189 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@59.4522407 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@59.4535942 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@59.4673872 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3476008 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3374982 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3327521 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3250121 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3254677 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3265704 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@21.341516, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3445856 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3531857 ... 6656?hl=en

Not public but somewhere in the ballpark.

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.2703956 ... 6656?hl=en
There is a lot here so I skipped over some.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.2785956 ... 6656?hl=en
Nice! :TUP2:
Sweet! :TUP1:
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3038258 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3503658 ... 6656?hl=en
. :Clap:
. :Smile:

https://www.google.com/maps/@20.8850503 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@20.8875986 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@20.8935999 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@20.9358831 ... 6656?hl=en


https://www.google.com/maps/@34.6979503 ... 312!8i6656

There are a handful of other narrow gauge lines here in the US with public crossings but I think I showed you all of the signalized ones that I know of and possibly all of the signalized ones in the country.
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Richmond, CA really has some nice crossings. :TUP1:
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ToledoRailfan wrote:
ZachL wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:I don't know why but public railroad crossings especially signalized ones on narrow gauge lines always interest me!
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.7152877 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.7152877 ... !1e1?hl=en
Holy cow, amazing find! I always thought that the only public narrow-gauge crossing in the country was this one in Imperial, CA!
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7910965 ... 56!6m1!1e1
There are a handful of other narrow gauge lines here in the US with public crossings but I think I showed you all of the signalized ones that I know of and possibly all of the signalized ones in the country.
I forgot two.
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0950017 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.1102421 ... 6656?hl=en
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