Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

[dan the ca railfan]

what the?

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.199143, ... authuser=0

[NathanFromEngland]

what the?

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.199143, ... authuser=0

...It's just a canteliever that is rotated slightly and its lights adjusted to face the road.

[dan the ca railfan]

check out these old semaphores

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.0817825 ... 312!8i6656

the first time google street view went pass the semaphores wasin 2009 when they caught one of them in action!

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.0817855 ... 312!8i6656

and here's another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.0849847 ... 312!8i6656

[dan the ca railfan]

um okay so railroad crossing now have to have danger signs on them?

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1484135 ... 312!8i6656

[freebrickproductions]

what the?

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.199143, ... authuser=0

...It's just a canteliever that is rotated slightly and its lights adjusted to face the road.

The other side does have some rather closely spaced lights on the overhead though:
https://www.google.com/maps/@49.1988523 ... authuser=0

um okay so railroad crossing now have to have danger signs on them?

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1484135 ... 312!8i6656

That's an old spec that the PRR liked to do on their signals. Not many of those left in service these days, nice find!

cool shot of a railroad swing bridge in action!

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.1822299 ... authuser=0

check out these old semaphores

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.0817825 ... 312!8i6656

the first time google street view went pass the semaphores wasin 2009 when they caught one of them in action!

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.0817855 ... 312!8i6656

and here's another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.0849847 ... 312!8i6656

I wouldn't describe those as "in action". More like "in use" or "operating". Also, in the case of the semaphore signals, they're always in use/operating, though Google caught them showing a different indication once.

[dan the ca railfan]

what the?

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.199143, ... authuser=0

...It's just a canteliever that is rotated slightly and its lights adjusted to face the road.

The other side does have some rather closely spaced lights on the overhead though:
https://www.google.com/maps/@49.1988523 ... authuser=0

um okay so railroad crossing now have to have danger signs on them?

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1484135 ... 312!8i6656

That's an old spec that the PRR liked to do on their signals. Not many of those left in service these days, nice find!

cool shot of a railroad swing bridge in action!

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.1822299 ... authuser=0

check out these old semaphores

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.0817825 ... 312!8i6656

the first time google street view went pass the semaphores wasin 2009 when they caught one of them in action!

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.0817855 ... 312!8i6656

and here's another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@49.0849847 ... 312!8i6656

I wouldn't describe those as "in action". More like "in use" or "operating". Also, in the case of the semaphore signals, they're always in use/operating, though Google caught them showing a different indication once.

still there aren't a lot of operating semaphores left on railroads though!

[freebrickproductions]

Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.2446312 ... authuser=0
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.245031, ... authuser=0
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.245031, ... authuser=0
The train, which had an ES44ACH leading three ET44AHs:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.2443797 ... authuser=0

[Ethan the Railfanner]

An extremely faded GS E-Bell!
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4683913 ... 312!8i6656

[freebrickproductions]

An extremely faded GS E-Bell!
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4683913 ... 312!8i6656

That's far from the worst I've seen, especially for GS Type 1s (which that likely is).

[dan the ca railfan]

what is this dudes function and hy is there green emergency contact info?

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.3240501 ... 312!8i6656