Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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Active manually operated crossing in Hódmezővásárhely, Csongrád (Hungary).
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.4121174 ... 6656?hl=en

There's the operator.
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.4122942 ... 6656?hl=en

Here it is active again a year before.
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.4119766 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.4122766 ... 6656?hl=en
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ToledoRailfan wrote:Interesting old cantilevers in Port Colborne, Ontario.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.8874096 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.8870606 ... 6656?hl=en
Wonder if the lower arm on one of them got whacked by something and wasn't ever properly fixed?
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brett nc railfanner wrote:Active crossing in Tampa, Florida:
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9495865 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like someone or something broke the crossing gate at this crossing and I wonder if this is keeping the crossing activated.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9495865 ... 312!8i6656
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TheSignalMan2000 wrote:
brett nc railfanner wrote:Active crossing in Tampa, Florida:
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9495865 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like someone or something broke the crossing gate at this crossing and I wonder if this is keeping the crossing activated.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9495865 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like someone hit it, although it was active for this train here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9496096 ... 312!8i6656

There's also this gate right here that's not fully in the up position, so that it balances out with the broken gate on the other side:
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9495865 ... 312!8i6656
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Active crossing in Miami, Florida.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@25.80894 ... 312!8i6656
This signal is placed sideways!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@25.78462 ... 312!8i6656
Malfunctioning crossing
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@25.80719 ... 312!8i6656
These signals (And cars) are placed on the wrong side of the road!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@25.80203 ... 312!8i6656
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ZachL wrote: There's also this gate right here that's not fully in the up position, so that it balances out with the broken gate on the other side:
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9495865 ... 312!8i6656
That one could be the culprit. It appears to be hung up on the wind guard.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.949605, ... 312!8i6656

However both gates are normally more vertical when the crossing is property deactivated.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9495765 ... 312!8i6656

Probably an impatient driver whacked the one gate... cuz that never happens here. :Laugh:
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NathanFromEngland wrote: Malfunctioning crossing
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@25.80719 ... 312!8i6656
Deactivating I believe. It's half a quad crossing, so the one gate is delayed it appears.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@25.80736 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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cabman701 wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote: Malfunctioning crossing
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@25.80719 ... 312!8i6656
Deactivating I believe. It's half a quad crossing, so the one gate is delayed it appears.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@25.80736 ... 312!8i6656
And you can even see the train!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@25.80736 ... 312!8i6656
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Believe it or not... I believe they do that on purpose. The quad gate is on a delay... so the ped gate will lower first (with the main gates), then the quad gate will lower. Yes... kind of silly. But I have seen this before.
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