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ZachL wrote: Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:39 am
brett nc railfanner wrote: Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:27 amActive crossing in Biloxi, Mississippi:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3988716 ... 312!8i6656
Nice catch right in front of the former Amtrak station there. It would be nice to see the Sunset Limited resume service through there in the future.
There has been a few talks about Amtrak returning service back through here, but I'm not 100% real certain if it is gonna see service again... :Sneaky:
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Ethan the Railfanner wrote: Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:23 pm
ZachL wrote: Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:39 am
brett nc railfanner wrote: Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:27 amActive crossing in Biloxi, Mississippi:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3988716 ... 312!8i6656
Nice catch right in front of the former Amtrak station there. It would be nice to see the Sunset Limited resume service through there in the future.
There has been a few talks about Amtrak returning service back through here, but I'm not 100% real certain if it is gonna see service again... :Sneaky:
TBH, the sale of the P&A and Tallahassee Subs has probably thrown a wrench in any plans to bring back this part of the Sunset Limited.
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Active crossing in Conetoe, North Carolina:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.8161769 ... 328!8i1664
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Ran into this looking at stuff in Alaska. Coastal Classic (or whataever it was named then) heading out of Seward:
https://www.google.com/maps/@60.1433783 ... 312!8i6656
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Trainzmandude2012 wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:53 am Ran into this looking at stuff in Alaska. Coastal Classic (or whataever it was named then) heading out of Seward:
https://www.google.com/maps/@60.1433783 ... 312!8i6656
Nice catch!

Pretty sure that one's been posted in the past, though. A long time ago. Alaska is notorious for their 12x20 Lex-C lights.
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Quite an unusual and unique looking crossing in Panama City, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.182899, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.1833758 ... 312!8i6656

Active crossing, before the crossing was removed and another crossing (I assume the replacement? was built on the new road), look's like the cars were split, causing some tailbacks.
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.1836182 ... 312!8i6656

Active crossing, LED's are weird, unless it's just a bad reaction with street view.
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.1825268 ... 312!8i6656
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NathanFromEngland wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2019 6:20 pm Quite an unusual and unique looking crossing in Panama City, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.182899, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.1833758 ... 312!8i6656

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Active crossing, LED's are weird, unless it's just a bad reaction with street view.
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.1825268 ... 312!8i6656
I've documented both of those crossings for the site in the summer of 2018, just need to get the photos up sometime.
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WCH 7 inch gate lights on a crossing in Panama City, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.212746, ... 312!8i6656

GRS gate mechanism.
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.212736, ... 312!8i6656
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NathanFromEngland wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2019 7:42 am WCH 7 inch gate lights on a crossing in Panama City, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.212746, ... 312!8i6656

GRS gate mechanism.
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.212736, ... 312!8i6656
All long gone, sadly. Pretty much everything on the BAYL south of the Florida state line was upgraded some years ago, especially around Panama City.
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Active crossing in Olathe, Kansas
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8835984 ... authuser=0
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