Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

[ZachL]

This made me laugh, can anyone explain?
https://www.google.com/maps/@26.8273325 ... 312!8i6656

Probably due to the length of the gates, but then again some railroads like to have tall masts.

There was a period of time where Norfolk Southern loved tall masts.

They still do, at least on occasion, from what I can tell.

Any new ones you know of, out of curiosity?

[freebrickproductions]

This made me laugh, can anyone explain?
https://www.google.com/maps/@26.8273325 ... 312!8i6656

Probably due to the length of the gates, but then again some railroads like to have tall masts.

There was a period of time where Norfolk Southern loved tall masts.

They still do, at least on occasion, from what I can tell.

Any new ones you know of, out of curiosity?

Newest ones I've seen were put-up in Sylacauga, AL, at Norton Avenue sometime within the past few years. The Safetran gate mechs feature the cast-on logo, so they're still rather new.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1749647 ... 312!8i6656
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4703&p=39398&hilit ... uga#p39398

[ZachL]

This made me laugh, can anyone explain?
https://www.google.com/maps/@26.8273325 ... 312!8i6656

Probably due to the length of the gates, but then again some railroads like to have tall masts.

There was a period of time where Norfolk Southern loved tall masts.

They still do, at least on occasion, from what I can tell.

Any new ones you know of, out of curiosity?

Newest ones I've seen were put-up in Sylacauga, AL, at Norton Avenue sometime within the past few years. The Safetran gate mechs feature the cast-on logo, so they're still rather new.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1749647 ... 312!8i6656
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4703&p=39398&hilit ... uga#p39398

I think the LEDs make it easy to assume that they're recent

[freebrickproductions]

This made me laugh, can anyone explain?
https://www.google.com/maps/@26.8273325 ... 312!8i6656

Probably due to the length of the gates, but then again some railroads like to have tall masts.

There was a period of time where Norfolk Southern loved tall masts.

They still do, at least on occasion, from what I can tell.

Any new ones you know of, out of curiosity?

Newest ones I've seen were put-up in Sylacauga, AL, at Norton Avenue sometime within the past few years. The Safetran gate mechs feature the cast-on logo, so they're still rather new.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1749647 ... 312!8i6656
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4703&p=39398&hilit ... uga#p39398

I think the LEDs make it easy to assume that they're recent

Well, NS has been using LEDs since 2014, so...

[Ethan the Railfanner]

This made me laugh, can anyone explain?
https://www.google.com/maps/@26.8273325 ... 312!8i6656

Probably due to the length of the gates, but then again some railroads like to have tall masts.

There was a period of time where Norfolk Southern loved tall masts.

They still do, at least on occasion, from what I can tell.

Any new ones you know of, out of curiosity?

Newest ones I've seen were put-up in Sylacauga, AL, at Norton Avenue sometime within the past few years. The Safetran gate mechs feature the cast-on logo, so they're still rather new.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1749647 ... 312!8i6656
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4703&p=39398&hilit ... uga#p39398

I think the LEDs make it easy to assume that they're recent

Well, NS has been using LEDs since 2014, so...

More examples of tall masts on NS:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5127863 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5132549 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5143871 ... 312!8i6656

Fun fact: The crossing in the last link is also in action from it's old signals!
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5142981 ... 312!8i6656

[ZachL]

This made me laugh, can anyone explain?
https://www.google.com/maps/@26.8273325 ... 312!8i6656

Probably due to the length of the gates, but then again some railroads like to have tall masts.

There was a period of time where Norfolk Southern loved tall masts.

They still do, at least on occasion, from what I can tell.

Any new ones you know of, out of curiosity?

Newest ones I've seen were put-up in Sylacauga, AL, at Norton Avenue sometime within the past few years. The Safetran gate mechs feature the cast-on logo, so they're still rather new.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1749647 ... 312!8i6656
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4703&p=39398&hilit ... uga#p39398

I think the LEDs make it easy to assume that they're recent

Well, NS has been using LEDs since 2014, so...

Has it been that long already? Gosh, it feels just like yesterday since they began using LEDs!

[freebrickproductions]

Well, NS has been using LEDs since 2014, so...

Has it been that long already? Gosh, it feels just like yesterday since they began using LEDs!

I know, right? There are some days where I see the number of LED crossings on the NS and am like "wow, NS sure has been upgrading their crossings to LED rather fast!", and then I remember they started using LEDs 5 years ago...

Of course, it isn't helped by the fact that all-incandescent gated crossings seem to be getting rather hard to find on the NS these days, though that might be due to the fact that NS started really going through and restriping or replacing all of their older gate arms after they adopted LEDs, so many crossings now feature NEG or RECO LED gate lights as a result.

[ZachL]

Well, NS has been using LEDs since 2014, so...

Has it been that long already? Gosh, it feels just like yesterday since they began using LEDs!

I know, right? There are some days where I see the number of LED crossings on the NS and am like "wow, NS sure has been upgrading their crossings to LED rather fast!", and then I remember they started using LEDs 5 years ago...

Of course, it isn't helped by the fact that all-incandescent gated crossings seem to be getting rather hard to find on the NS these days, though that might be due to the fact that NS started really going through and restriping or replacing all of their older gate arms after they adopted LEDs, so many crossings now feature NEG or RECO LED gate lights as a result.

It's the same thing with CSXT. Tons of regular incandescents across their footprint, but incandescent gate lights are rare to come across these days.

[freebrickproductions]

Well, NS has been using LEDs since 2014, so...

Has it been that long already? Gosh, it feels just like yesterday since they began using LEDs!

I know, right? There are some days where I see the number of LED crossings on the NS and am like "wow, NS sure has been upgrading their crossings to LED rather fast!", and then I remember they started using LEDs 5 years ago...

Of course, it isn't helped by the fact that all-incandescent gated crossings seem to be getting rather hard to find on the NS these days, though that might be due to the fact that NS started really going through and restriping or replacing all of their older gate arms after they adopted LEDs, so many crossings now feature NEG or RECO LED gate lights as a result.

It's the same thing with CSXT. Tons of regular incandescents across their footprint, but incandescent gate lights are rare to come across these days.

Well, CSX has been using LEDs since the mid-2000s it appears, and has also done large-scale gate replacement program like NS has done.

Honestly, the diagonally striped gates seem to be rather hard to find these days, especially on Class Is and even on little-used lines like the CSX Dothan Sub!

[NathanFromEngland]

Well, NS has been using LEDs since 2014, so...

Has it been that long already? Gosh, it feels just like yesterday since they began using LEDs!

I know, right? There are some days where I see the number of LED crossings on the NS and am like "wow, NS sure has been upgrading their crossings to LED rather fast!", and then I remember they started using LEDs 5 years ago...

Of course, it isn't helped by the fact that all-incandescent gated crossings seem to be getting rather hard to find on the NS these days, though that might be due to the fact that NS started really going through and restriping or replacing all of their older gate arms after they adopted LEDs, so many crossings now feature NEG or RECO LED gate lights as a result.

It's the same thing with CSXT. Tons of regular incandescents across their footprint, but incandescent gate lights are rare to come across these days.

Well, CSX has been using LEDs since the mid-2000s it appears, and has also done large-scale gate replacement program like NS has done.

Honestly, the diagonally striped gates seem to be rather hard to find these days, especially on Class Is and even on little-used lines like the CSX Dothan Sub!

And plus, i don't mean to go off-topic here but didn't NS only start using LED's as far back as late-2014? I wonder why they never did it earlier...