Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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NathanFromEngland wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:
"Google.ca"

Since when you were Canadian?
NathanFromEngland wrote:It didn't work...

Strange setup, it gets even more stranger as the gates practically get thinner.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@42.5769 ... 312!8i6656
Since when were you Australian? :Tongue2:
It was TrickyMario7654's idea.

Anyway, lets get back on topic instead of judging people of since what nationality they are.

Some interesting blood red crossbucks and a yield board.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8216153 ... 1664?hl=en

Its gone now. :Awww:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8214869 ... 6656?hl=en
That is a buckeye crossbuck setup. They were once common here in Ohio as they were kind of experimented here, but they've recently been rapidly disappearing. A couple days ago I made a post here about some crossings that were recently upgraded to a buckeye crossbuck setup which I thought was pretty interesting. One of the crossings was on an alley while the other one was for an entrance to a car park. There was also this one public crossing in Indiana that has a buckeye crossbuck setup and if I remember correctly, previous streetviews showed the crossing before it had a buckeye crossbuck, it is also pretty odd to see a buckeye crossbuck setup outside of Ohio.
NathanFromEngland wrote: What the heck? 3 bells, which one is operational?
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7447845 ... 6656?hl=en
Someone posted a photograph of that crossing signal to the railway crossings group on Facebook. It is pretty interesting! I think only one is operational. What probably happened was that when a bell died, the railroad was to lazy to remove them.
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This crossing in Cass Lake, Minnesota has crossbucks and stop signs for the sidewalk. Of coarse one of them is installed incorrectly. :CloseEye:
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.3772498 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.3769677 ... 6656?hl=en
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ToledoRailfan wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote: What the heck? 3 bells, which one is operational?
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7447845 ... 6656?hl=en
Someone posted a photograph of that crossing signal to the railway crossings group on Facebook. It is pretty interesting! I think only one is operational. What probably happened was that when a bell died, the railroad was to lazy to remove them.
Yea, only the e-bell works, IIRC.
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US&S or WABCO, probably.
General Signals, actually.
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freebrickproductions wrote:
US&S or WABCO, probably.
General Signals, actually.
wow! I didn't know GS made lights actually, what make them stop?
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freebrickproductions wrote:
US&S or WABCO, probably.
Those are Harmons
https://www.google.ca/maps/@36.0093136, ... 6656?hl=fr
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IanMP wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
US&S or WABCO, probably.
General Signals, actually.
wow! I didn't know GS made lights actually, what make them stop?
They didn't stop. In fact, they still make lightheads.
IanMP wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
US&S or WABCO, probably.
Those are Harmons
https://www.google.ca/maps/@36.0093136, ... 6656?hl=fr
The ones in your first link are US&S/WABCO though. The second link are Harmon.
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45 degrees crossbuck
https://www.google.ca/maps/@36.0914109, ... 6656?hl=fr

BTW Did you saw any in person of those GS lightheads? And where can i find more?
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