Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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NathanFromEngland wrote:Damaged ties and poor track conditions.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0528517 ... 312!8i6656
Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0526883 ... 312!8i6656

Looks like a WCH mechanical bell and a GS Type 1 e-bell there. :TUP2:
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NathanFromEngland wrote:Damaged ties and poor track conditions.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0528517 ... 312!8i6656
That is nothing Nathan!
Sadly GSV doesn't show just HOW bad the line is
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freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:Damaged ties and poor track conditions.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0528517 ... 312!8i6656
Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0526883 ... 312!8i6656

Looks like a WCH mechanical bell and a GS Type 1 e-bell there. :TUP2:
I was gonna say, that's a gem to see that crossing active! But at that time, it was just a maintainer. :Sad:

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0526883 ... 312!8i6656
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ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:Damaged ties and poor track conditions.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0528517 ... 312!8i6656
Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0526883 ... 312!8i6656

Looks like a WCH mechanical bell and a GS Type 1 e-bell there. :TUP2:
I was gonna say, that's a gem to see that crossing active! But at that time, it was just a maintainer. :Sad:

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0526883 ... 312!8i6656
Along with that, this is the spur that is used by CSX for a bottling plant.
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NathanFromEngland wrote:
ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:Damaged ties and poor track conditions.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0528517 ... 312!8i6656
Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0526883 ... 312!8i6656

Looks like a WCH mechanical bell and a GS Type 1 e-bell there. :TUP2:
I was gonna say, that's a gem to see that crossing active! But at that time, it was just a maintainer. :Sad:

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0526883 ... 312!8i6656
Along with that, this is the spur that is used by CSX for a bottling plant.
Yes, I know that.
Crossing pictures from Plant City, FL are finally here! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2538
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This would be an interesting crossing to record at.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.421545, ... 6656?hl=en
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Active Crossing in National City, Illinois.
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6569745 ... 6656?hl=en
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Active crossing in Centralia, Missouri:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1917944 ... 312!8i6656
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Kind of odd having a third crossbuck there...
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4771065 ... 6656?hl=en
(Dunkirk, New York)
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In this small town near Toledo, Ohio it is a tradition to put a pumpkin on this signal during fall.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5100741 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5101309 ... 6656?hl=en

And the other signal before it was removed...
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5101309 ... 6656?hl=en
(Perrysburg/Stony Ridge, Ohio)
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Active crossing in Indianapolis, Indiana:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7883134 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7883512 ... 312!8i6656

Another active crossing in Indianapolis, Indiana:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7939719 ... 312!8i6656

Another active crossing in Indianapolis, Indiana:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8770706 ... 312!8i6656
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