Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

cabman701 wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:Some VERY VERY VERY faded crossbucks still sitting in October 2014, i wonder if thats a TECO car maintenace depot?
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.7792869 ... 312!8i6656

No... those are buses that look like trolley's. The TECO cars are in Tampa which is across the bay. That area you are looking at is the maintenance garage for the city of Saint Petersburg.

TECO isn't even the power company in Pinellas County, either.

Their barn is right here: https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9595527 ... 312!8i6656

Abandoned crossings in Elista, Kalmykia.
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.3173408 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.3173408 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.3188421 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.3185693 ... 6656?hl=en

Paved over the crossing on the West Clare Railway in County Clare.
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.6678532 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.6680563 ... 6656?hl=en

Here's an abandoned line in Birkenhead, Liverpool:
This first crossing just has a pair of manual gates:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.406694, ... 312!8i6656

A fair amount of the tracks remain to the east of the crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4054329 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4051127 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4043687 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4041073 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4033898 ... 312!8i6656

This crossing has some signals, though two of them have had the wigwags removed:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4015128 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4018323 ... 312!8i6656

There had been a crossing along the line here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3981743 ... 312!8i6656

Here's a crossing with signals and manual gates:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3980061 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3980061 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.398201, ... 312!8i6656
The two signals, gates, and abandoned pedestrian bridge were still there earlier this year, but one of the signals was missing a wigwag:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3982404 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3979354 ... 312!8i6656
The signals at the crossing used bells!
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.398151, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.398151, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3979354 ... 312!8i6656

freebrickproductions wrote:
Here's a crossing with signals and manual gates:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3980061 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3980061 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.398201, ... 312!8i6656
The two signals, gates, and abandoned pedestrian bridge were still there earlier this year, but one of the signals was missing a wigwag:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3982404 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3979354 ... 312!8i6656
The signals at the crossing used bells!
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.398151, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.398151, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3979354 ... 312!8i6656

Its gone now.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3980061 ... 312!8i6656

Heres an abandoned spur line, near Manchester. It's laid defunct for around 10 years. I believe it used to serve an oil plant which is still running, but i guess they decided to end their contract of trains running on the line. Another section of the spur lead to some sort of reproduction plant or something. It was there in 2008 defunct, but by May 2012. It had been demolished. The site is now a car park and a site for oil tankers to be picked up.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47119 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47124 ... 312!8i6656

The first crossing has no signals nor a St Andrews cross on any sides of the signals.

Heres the first crossing, pretty bad view. I apologize.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47750 ... 312!8i6656

The tracks were still in a reasonable condition in July 2014.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47701 ... 312!8i6656
However, they were gone when Google came back 10 months later. Some of the ties were still there however.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47701 ... 312!8i6656

The next crossing has the same stuff, no signals, no nothing. The only thing that catches my eye is this.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47665 ... 312!8i6656

This crossing is blocked by a gate.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47604 ... 312!8i6656
Theres still a section of track here!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47604 ... 312!8i6656

This crossing is blocked by a barrier, this is used to by electricians to service this substation.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47572 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47572 ... 312!8i6656

This crossing is blocked by a fence.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47552 ... 312!8i6656

I believe this is where the crossing would get activated, i doubt it works.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47552 ... 312!8i6656
Back in 2008, there was a sign where trains had to stop, and await instructions.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47555 ... 312!8i6656
This crossing has a newish looking grade.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47545 ... 312!8i6656

This crossing still has its white light!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47545 ... 312!8i6656
This is a weird crossing. For some reason, theres 2 alarms on this signal.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47512 ... 312!8i6656
This crossing has a pedestrian light.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47516 ... 312!8i6656
There used to be a DOT tag saying to contact TFE, but i'm not sure what that is.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47516 ... 312!8i6656
I wonder if these are the relay cases?
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47490 ... 312!8i6656
This crossing has a cantilever!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47444 ... 312!8i6656

NathanFromEngland wrote:
There used to be a DOT tag saying to contact TFE, but i'm not sure what that is.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47516 ... 312!8i6656

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This crossing has a cantilever!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.47444 ... 312!8i6656

Not really a DOT tag, as DOT tags really only exist in the US. Emergency Information Sign (ENS) might be more accurate though.

Nice find with that cantilever signal as well! That may quite possibly also be the only cantilever signal in the UK. Shame it's out of service though.

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Look at the crossbucks.
https://goo.gl/maps/6uLoZBgf3CT2
https://goo.gl/maps/ZvPSMTTBpV12

Only Advanced Warning Signs remain
https://goo.gl/maps/szQ4yRzAthn

45 Degree Crossbuck
https://goo.gl/maps/szQ4yRzAthn

More American Crossbucks
https://goo.gl/maps/ebapKuU7dqs
https://goo.gl/maps/oGfnjzfByPP2

LARDLOGO wrote: Only Advanced Warning Signs remain
https://goo.gl/maps/szQ4yRzAthn

45 Degree Crossbuck
https://goo.gl/maps/szQ4yRzAthn

Those two links are the same.

Also, I think ToledoRailfan posted about those crossings before.

freebrickproductions wrote:

LARDLOGO wrote: Only Advanced Warning Signs remain
https://goo.gl/maps/szQ4yRzAthn

45 Degree Crossbuck
https://goo.gl/maps/szQ4yRzAthn

Those two links are the same.

Also, I think ToledoRailfan posted about those crossings before.

This one?
https://www.google.com/maps/@60.4509481 ... 312!8i6656

Victoria, B.C.
https://goo.gl/maps/JmLMe26tBb72
https://goo.gl/maps/o8btY6AJMyN2