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dan the ca railfan wrote:
busman_49 wrote:
dan the ca railfan wrote:active signal in goshen indiana with lex-c lights and a hybrid bell too alhough thee crossing has been upgraded sadly

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5796945 ... 1664?hl=en
Those aren't Lex-C lights. They look like Safetrans.
you're right about that :oops:

but like i said it has been upgraded but the hybrid bell was replaced with an e-bell before the entire crossing was removed i know this because in 2013 google street view caught the crossing in action again!

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5796616 ... 6656?hl=en

how it looks now

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5797135 ... 6656?hl=en
dan the ca railfan wrote:removed
Removed? You mean the crossing was upgraded?
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what is this one the back of this train!

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.8516112 ... 312!8i6656
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Ethan the Railfanner wrote:Weird bell placement here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7988957 ... 312!8i6656
That's standard for UP, though a bit unusual to see on one of their older signals.
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dan the ca railfan wrote:what is this one the back of this train!

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.8516112 ... 312!8i6656
That is a caboose, they have became a rare sight to see since around the 1980's the rules having cabooses on the back of trains were relaxed following the use of defect detectors and EOT devices.
freebrickproductions wrote:
Ethan the Railfanner wrote:Weird bell placement here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7988957 ... 312!8i6656
That's standard for UP, though a bit unusual to see on one of their older signals.
That line crosses over next to a CSX line, when i noticed the signals differences. Both also have their DOT tags on the signal
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dan the ca railfan wrote:
busman_49 wrote:
dan the ca railfan wrote:active signal in goshen indiana with lex-c lights and a hybrid bell too alhough thee crossing has been upgraded sadly

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5796945 ... 1664?hl=en
Those aren't Lex-C lights. They look like Safetrans.
you're right about that :oops:

but like i said it has been upgraded but the hybrid bell was replaced with an e-bell before the entire crossing was removed i know this because in 2013 google street view caught the crossing in action again!

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5796616 ... 6656?hl=en

how it looks now

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5797135 ... 6656?hl=en
What a cute little gate setup for the sidewalk!
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NathanFromEngland wrote:
dan the ca railfan wrote:what is this one the back of this train!

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.8516112 ... 312!8i6656
That is a caboose, they have became a rare sight to see since around the 1980's the rules having cabooses on the back of trains were relaxed following the use of defect detectors and EOT devices.
doesn't look like one to me no dome on the top which is the most common thing known about cabooses they have a dome!
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dan the ca railfan wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:
dan the ca railfan wrote:what is this one the back of this train!

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.8516112 ... 312!8i6656
That is a caboose, they have became a rare sight to see since around the 1980's the rules having cabooses on the back of trains were relaxed following the use of defect detectors and EOT devices.
doesn't look like one to me no dome on the top which is the most common thing known about cabooses they have a dome!
It's a bay-window caboose. The Southern Railway loved to use that style, and that's what the one closest to me has. No every caboose has cupola on the top of it. In fact, Conrail used a very basic style of caboose:
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They/Them for me, please.

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freebrickproductions wrote:
dan the ca railfan wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:
dan the ca railfan wrote:what is this one the back of this train!

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.8516112 ... 312!8i6656
That is a caboose, they have became a rare sight to see since around the 1980's the rules having cabooses on the back of trains were relaxed following the use of defect detectors and EOT devices.
doesn't look like one to me no dome on the top which is the most common thing known about cabooses they have a dome!
It's a bay-window caboose. The southern loved to use that style. No every caboose has cupola on the top of it. In fact, Conrail used a very basic style of caboose:
Image
good to know.

i'm also geussing bay window cabooses are even rarer.

also check the locations of griwold cantilevers thread i posted the location of some abandoned griswold highway flashers with rotating stop signs that still havethem in that thread. i also put in the tracks out of service thread which is in an editied post.
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checkout these oldies

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.756434, ... authuser=0

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7565451 ... authuser=0

an original wrrs setup with a wrrs mechanical bell

overview of the crossing!

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7532431 ... authuser=0

close-up of the signal with the bell!

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7535691 ... authuser=0

close-up of the bell which shows it has wrrs locking mechanism which is proof it is from wrrs!

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7535203 ... authuser=0
very lucky to live two-three blocks away from three teardrop bells. one of which i see at least once a week!
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