Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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ajlynch91 wrote:What an odd looking crossbuck; https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4935532 ... m2!1e4!1e1
That's an old wooden 45° crossbuck! Nice find!
I think they accidentally discovered the oldest crossing on the entire site! Those large cross bucks were used with full length gates that used to span the roadway.

It was usually a similar setup like this:
Crossing Gates - South Smboy NJ 1981.jpg
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Erik-Gorb-Hamilton wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
ajlynch91 wrote:What an odd looking crossbuck; https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4935532 ... m2!1e4!1e1
That's an old wooden 45° crossbuck! Nice find!
I think they accidentally discovered the oldest crossing on the entire site! Those large cross bucks were used with full length gates that used to span the roadway.

It was usually a similar setup like this:
Crossing Gates - South Smboy NJ 1981.jpg
This is a pretty neat looking crossing right here, and wished that they kept it. But sadly, they had to upgrade it.
This is the same crossing today (at least from November 2017)
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4821029 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4823481 ... 312!8i6656
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Crossing pictures from Plant City, FL are finally here! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2538
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found crossbuck only crossing with only half a crossbuck

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found this crossbuck only crossing on irvine st in vernon ca one crossubuck has both of railroad and the crossing sigh while one of them only has the word crossing https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0085849 ... authuser=0
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found Wooden crossbuck!

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Alaska ave in Torrance ca has a Wooden cross buck the poor thing has seen better bays but both the words railroad and crossing are vissible here is the gsv link https://www.google.com/maps/@33.84321,- ... authuser=0
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Found two more wooden cross bucks this time in Oakland , ca
williow st
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8167954 ... authuser=0
20th st
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8162304 ... authuser=0
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dan the ca railfan wrote:Alaska ave in Torrance ca has a Wooden cross buck the poor thing has seen better bays but both the words railroad and crossing are vissible here is the gsv link https://www.google.com/maps/@33.84321,- ... authuser=0
It's pretty rare to see an inverted Crossbuck that are still in use, even know this spur line is abandoned, and not in use.
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thanks did you see my oakland finds as well https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8167954 ... authuser=0 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8161452 ... thuser=0it sucks that it is abandoned but hey i have an abandoned one in my city and i have seen it
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dan the ca railfan wrote:thanks did you see my oakland finds as wellhttp://www.rxrsignals.com/Phpbb3/posting.php?m ... f=13&t=203# it sucks that it is abandoned but hey i have an abandoned one in my city and i have seen it
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found a crossing in Maine with general signals e-bells painted BlACK!!
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.911922, ... 312!8i6656
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