Signal Maintainer on Street View

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Signal Maintainer on Street View

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Stumbled upon this by accident. Looks like he's changing a bulb. What are the odds? :LOL:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.2 ... 03184,,0,5
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here is what looks like a signal inspection
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.4 ... 9999999999

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.4 ... 4999999998

and a picture of the crossing in action!
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AndrewFields wrote:Stumbled upon this by accident. Looks like he's changing a bulb. What are the odds? :LOL:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.2 ... 03184,,0,5
Here is another cool shot from street view


972 Lexington St, Norman, OK, United States
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 94,,0,6.76

also here are some youtube videos of this crossing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_6PLmeK ... annel_page
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCYRqm4b ... annel_page
(go to 2:07)
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Somehow, I can't help but seeing an accident there, given the very short amount of space between the tracks and the intersection.
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SirKrunch wrote:
972 Lexington St, Norman, OK, United States
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 94,,0,6.76
Aw, look, he's holding it up to show Elton the lovely job they did installing the gates upside down.
Give the man a cookie. Nice gate lights too. Target practice anyone?
No just give thoes lights to me i seem to be the only person in favor of thoes things :OhWell:
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TRAINMANKIGHT wrote:
SirKrunch wrote:
972 Lexington St, Norman, OK, United States
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 94,,0,6.76
Aw, look, he's holding it up to show Elton the lovely job they did installing the gates upside down.
Give the man a cookie. Nice gate lights too. Target practice anyone?
No just give thoes lights to me i seem to be the only person in favor of thoes things :OhWell:
They are huge and ugly. What more can we say? Would make GREAT targets! :LOL2:
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Better watch out, next thing you know someone will change the MUTCD and mandate only 12" lights on gates too... just because some bureaucrat thinks it's safer.
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Really, you mean you don't even think the lightbar type LED's that were on the EVA gate installs won't catch on either? Hey, if anyone from Safetran is reading... or the FRA... CHECK THIS OUT!!!!!!!!!!
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hey, at least the gate in that picture isn't upside down. Those kind of gate lights remind me of the ones in the Netherlands.
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