I think I read somewhere where they were having issues with soil contamination of something to that effect.
If you can find that, that would be awesome. I love junk like this - projects planned but never built
Re: Closed Railroad Crossings that still work
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 5:21 pm
by ToledoRailfan
freebrickproductions wrote:
cabman701 wrote:
And sort of going in the opposite direction, you can't forget about this beauty of a crossing that was built before the road, then the road never finished:
I wonder what the benefits are of installing signals before the road is even built are, especially without even having the planned right-of-way being cleared of trees!
Re: Closed Railroad Crossings that still work
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 5:49 pm
by cabman701
busman_49 wrote:If you can find that, that would be awesome. I love junk like this - projects planned but never built
It was actually in the comments on the YouTube video I posted. Tried doing some of my own Google searching about it, but didn't have much luck.
lllBoggylll3 weeks ago
I did some web-investigating. Across the tracks, the town wants a developer to build houses. When they get a developer to build houses, then they will build the road. However, nobody has agreed to build houses. The site is contaminated with lead and zinc from a prior industry on the site, and this may be scaring away builders.
Re: Closed Railroad Crossings that still work
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:09 pm
by TrickyMario7654
Special thanks to McK&H Aust. for originally sharing this with me.
Presumably, this used to be a private crossing. At some point, the road was ripped up, but the crossing signals left behind! As shown in this shot, the crossing is active and a train is passing through. https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-34.887 ... 312!8i6656
cabman701 wrote:
And sort of going in the opposite direction, you can't forget about this beauty of a crossing that was built before the road, then the road never finished:
I wonder what the benefits are of installing signals before the road is even built are, especially without even having the planned right-of-way being cleared of trees!
It might have been easier to lay the lines between the relay case and the signals, if I had to guess.
It could be possible that the signals were disconnected in the 2013 imagery, even though they were still standing.
Re: Closed Railroad Crossings that still work
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 5:23 am
by TrickyMario7654
Here's one in Trafalgar, VIC. This crossing was closed in 1996 when the nearby Princess Highway was duplicated. The crossing was replaced with a new one further east as the duplication would of lead no room for traffic entering the highway to give way without stopping on the tracks.
As shown in this shot, the crossing is active and a train is passing through.