Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

[brett nc railfanner]

Malfunction in Vernon, California
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.0045 ... 312!8i6656

[freebrickproductions]

Is it just me, or is this crossbuck have a different font?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5417384 ... 6656?hl=en

That's a Harmon crossbuck, which does use a different front. Conrail was a huge user of them, though I have seen a few elsewhere. There is some evidence that CSX may have used them at one point.
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But Railroad archaeologists haven't confirmed it yet.

Well, outside of two early 2000s CSX installs on the ATN, there aren't any other CSX crossings (current or former) that have Harmon crossbucks:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/Alber ... Mountain1/
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/Albertville/Main/

[brett nc railfanner]

Active crossing in Nicolaus, California:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9105707 ... 312!8i6656

[ToledoRailfan]

Active crossing in Waterman, Illinois.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7690497 ... 6656?hl=en

[NathanFromEngland]

Blue lights on a crossing in Orlando, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4183997 ... 1664?hl=en

[freebrickproductions]

Old cantilever signal in Washington Court House, OH:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5366979 ... 312!8i6656

Some classic signals, though I wouldn't be surprised if these were upgraded to LED, as Ohio seems to require all gateless crossings to be LED:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5462685 ... 328!8i1664

More classics, likely also since upgraded though:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.552584, ... 312!8i6656
GRS 8 inch lights!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5526907 ... 312!8i6656

Some more classic signals:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7714462 ... 312!8i6656
The Griswold cantilever still retains a pair of Type B lights!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.771351, ... 312!8i6656
More GRS 8 inch lights!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.77116,- ... 312!8i6656
And in action!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7702691 ... 312!8i6656

Doesn't look like CSX runs through this crossing anymore, but it appears that they still maintain their 1990s signal install. The NS crossing also has a pair of 1990s Conrail signals, though with the bell replaced:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7731692 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7733764 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7733764 ... 312!8i6656

A rather cool modern NS crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8139932 ... 312!8i6656
Sadly replaced an almost-pure 1990s Conrail install:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8142145 ... 328!8i1664

Old RACO signals here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9070483 ... 312!8i6656

Some old Federal Signal signals here, I wonder if the gate mechs are also from Federal Signal?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9180505 ... 312!8i6656

More old Griswold equipment here! Wow!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9341398 ... 312!8i6656

Some cool old signals here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8835092 ... 312!8i6656

More classic signals here, though likely LED now:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8822668 ... 312!8i6656

Some Safetran S-85s here!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9594171 ... 328!8i1664
Looks like they may have since been replaced though, sadly.

Pure late Conrail installs!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9606752 ... 328!8i1664

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9610219 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9615513 ... 312!8i6656

Looks like the first two might be gone now though.

Another pure 1990s Conrail install!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9620899 ... 312!8i6656

Somehow this old cantilever signal has managed to avoid replacement:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9645891 ... 312!8i6656

More Safetran S-85s!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9655518 ... 312!8i6656

Quite an upgrade here!
2007:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9613786 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9615859 ... 328!8i1664
2011:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9615881 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9612424 ... 312!8i6656
2014:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9613701 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9615829 ... 312!8i6656

Pure 1990s CSX install on a former CSX line:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9448375 ... 312!8i6656

Big crossing on a CSX line with some old 8 inch signals. Checkout how the signal for the side street doesn't have a gate while the other two do! And I'm betting there used to be a spur here, based on how far back it is:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9701222 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9705247 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9711875 ... 312!8i6656

NEG e-bell on an NS crossing?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8896378 ... 312!8i6656
And a 1980s CSX install on an NS line as well?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8896661 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8896812 ... 312!8i6656

At it with those tall masts again, NS?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6030751 ... 312!8i6656

Another tall mast:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5936766 ... 312!8i6656

This looks like it'd be a cool spot to railfan some industrial switching action from, if you didn't have to stand on the side of a highway bridge, that is! Still looks really cool though:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3235371 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3235599 ... 312!8i6656

Classic crossings:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8632543 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8661019 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8692847 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.845633, ... 312!8i6656

[NathanFromEngland]

Is this a Westinghouse gate mechanism?
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.7152819 ... 6656?hl=en

Active crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.717689, ... 6656?hl=en

[freebrickproductions]

Is this a Westinghouse gate mechanism?
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.7152819 ... 6656?hl=en

No. I forget the name of the company, but it's some Dutch company that makes all of the crossing equipment for the Netherlands. It appears that a lot of their stuff is based off of GRS/WRRS equipment.

EDIT: The company name is Machinefabriek Alkmaar (Machinefactory Alkmaar).

[ToledoRailfan]

Active crossing in Montgomery, Quebec.
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.973189, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9733989 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9734839 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9735779 ... 6656?hl=en

[cabman701]

Quite an upgrade here!

2014:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9613701 ... 312!8i6656

That gated signal on the right with no forward facing lights sure looks odd!