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Yep.
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Interesting RACO Cantilever:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8747708 ... 312!8i6656

If I were to guess, I'm thinking this MI cantilever was a replacement for a knocked down RACO Cantilever that was at the same crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8750008 ... 312!8i6656
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Ethan the Railfanner wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 8:45 pm Interesting RACO Cantilever:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8747708 ... 312!8i6656
What's interesting about it?
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ZachL wrote: Thu May 02, 2019 6:51 pm
Ethan the Railfanner wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 8:45 pm Interesting RACO Cantilever:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8747708 ... 312!8i6656
What's interesting about it?
There are front and rear facing mast lights, but the overhead lights are just front only... same for the other.
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Ethan the Railfanner wrote: Thu May 02, 2019 8:17 pm
ZachL wrote: Thu May 02, 2019 6:51 pm
Ethan the Railfanner wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 8:45 pm Interesting RACO Cantilever:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8747708 ... 312!8i6656
What's interesting about it?
There are front and rear facing mast lights, but the overhead lights are just front only... same for the other.
I've seen several setups like that.
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Some maintenance action at Mill Street in Boaz:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1983316 ... 384!8i8192
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freebrickproductions wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 2:02 am Some maintenance action at Mill Street in Boaz:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1983316 ... 384!8i8192
Can be seen in action too.
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1982542 ... 384!8i8192
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NathanFromEngland wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 3:35 am
freebrickproductions wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 2:02 am Some maintenance action at Mill Street in Boaz:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1983316 ... 384!8i8192
Can be seen in action too.
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1982542 ... 384!8i8192
Looks like he was working on the gate.
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Active Crossing(s) in Orlando, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.5457259 ... 384!8i8192

I'm also judging that the nearby FCEN crossing acts as a crossing that prevents overflow resulting in traffic stopping on the tracks.

Here's a pretty useless signal for a right turn and the tracks are not involved with the right turn.
https://www.google.com/maps/@26.6573048 ... 8192?hl=en
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NathanFromEngland wrote: Sat May 11, 2019 1:26 pm Here's a pretty useless signal for a right turn and the tracks are not involved with the right turn.
https://www.google.com/maps/@26.6573048 ... 8192?hl=en
You never do your research do you?

https://www.google.com/maps/@26.6573135 ... 1664?hl=en

Leftover signal from before the turn restriction was added. Railroad simply never took down the cantilever, that's all.
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