Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

cabman701 wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Huh, the new signals have Harmon lights. I guess that answers a previous question I had.

I just noticed this also... the next crossing to the south is missing something: https://www.google.com/maps/@32.5878083 ... 312!8i6656. Wonder if maybe these tracks are no longer in use?

Possibly, or they may just be badly maintained by the railroad.

Here's another weird set-up nearby:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.595873, ... AI6CZQ!2e0

And this is to the south of the crossing with the missing light, so the line is likely still used:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.5734409 ... k9VKag!2e0
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.5734409 ... k9VKag!2e0

This line has an ex-Southern Railroad feel to it as well...

Hang on, it looks like this line was brought back from the dead!
Check out how this crossing looked when street view went through here last:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.4837228 ... tqp-pw!2e0
And if you look at satellite view, you can see the tracks have since been rebuilt through here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.4836856 ... a=!3m1!1e3

I guess that explains why some of the equipment is in poor shape...

Also, on this is on an NS line that comes off of the NS line that the line above branches off from:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8115327 ... _djjAg!2e0

freebrickproductions wrote: Here's another weird set-up nearby:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.595873, ... AI6CZQ!2e0

Talk about a terrible setup! Not only are the crossbucks on the wrong side of the road, this stop sign could make someone think that they have to stop on the tracks!

A line in Lublin gets brought back from the dead.

2011

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.2572094 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.2573565 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.2667623 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.2771773 ... 6656?hl=en

2013

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.2572144 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.2573596 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.2667536 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.2771773 ... 6656?hl=en

These are screen grabs from a YouTube video... I am not posting a link as the video itself is rather long, and has some adult language in it. But what I would like to know is where this crossing is? Does anybody recognize it?

The video itself was about "close calls". If you look closely in the 2nd image, there is a car just to the left of the locomotive's nose which has zoomed in front of it at the very last minute.

Following the line in this post, here's an interesting looking signal:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/30906 ... 152e?hl=en
The cantilever has a mechanical bell mounted on the side of it as well:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/30906 ... 152e?hl=en
Also, this is on the same line as the infamous "RoadRail Crossing":
https://www.google.com/maps/place/30906 ... 152e?hl=en
(Anyone else notice the WABCO bell?)

freebrickproductions wrote:Following the line in this post, here's an interesting looking signal:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/30906 ... 152e?hl=en
The cantilever has a mechanical bell mounted on the side of it as well:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/30906 ... 152e?hl=en
Also, this is on the same line as the infamous "RoadRail Crossing":
https://www.google.com/maps/place/30906 ... 152e?hl=en
(Anyone else notice the WABCO bell?)

Now that I have some time to do a little more exploring... found this crossing a little further west that was caught active in 2008: https://www.google.com/maps/@28.8074361 ... 1664?hl=en

"Look out for the cars":
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.8074737 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.8035074 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.8021601 ... 6656?hl=en
Not sure why the one crossbuck is on the left side... https://www.google.com/maps/@28.8020483 ... 6656?hl=en

Driveway crossing: https://www.google.com/maps/@28.8019893 ... 6656?hl=en

This is also the line that contains this masterpiece: https://www.google.com/maps/@28.8030893 ... 6656?hl=en
Here it is in action. You can skip the first 30 seconds of this video...

CSX maintainer working on a crossing in Lakeland, FL: https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0318039 ... 6656?hl=en

Kind of an odd setup here... https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0384956 ... 6656?hl=en

Gated signals without lights. I wonder if the gates are permanently down and if it had lights at one point. https://www.google.com/maps/@33.5748513 ... 312!8i6656
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Signal with two different size backgrounds. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.084276, ... 6656?hl=en
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Kind of a unique setup. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.0903474 ... 6656?hl=en
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I wonder how this happen? https://www.google.com/maps/@37.0925537 ... 6656?hl=en
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These crossing road markers are located farther than normal from the crossing. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.0829832 ... 6656?hl=en
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Odd setup. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.083217, ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@37.0831669 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@37.0829438 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@37.0829614 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@37.0830042 ... 6656?hl=en
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Here is a pretty cool crossing. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.1016252 ... 1664?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@37.1017054 ... 1664?hl=en

Odd crossbuck. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.1017054 ... 1664?hl=en
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Here is a pretty unique and cool crossing on a cog railway in Liguria, Italy. https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4257709 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4255114 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4255636 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4256184 ... 6656?hl=en
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Odd signals, I wonder if they did this because it is an industrial line that does not see much use. I could not find any mechanical bells or Yodalarms. https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5684141 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5678091 ... 6656?hl=en

Here are some more odd signals, these ones have crossbucks. https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5607252 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5598811 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5654978 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5653509 ... 6656?hl=en


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ToledoRailfan wrote:Gated signals without light. I wonder if the gates are permanently down and if it had lights at one point. https://www.google.com/maps/@33.5748513 ... 312!8i6656

You need to remove the "s" at the beginning of the link. But to answer your question, the satellite image shows this crossing is in use now, looks like GSV caught it before the road was put in. https://www.google.com/maps/@33.5746462 ... a=!3m1!1e3

ToledoRailfan wrote:Here is a pretty unique and cool crossing on a cog railway in Liguria, Italy. https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4257709 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4255114 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4255636 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4256184 ... 6656?hl=en

The Google car took a picture of itself in the mirror.
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4255114 ... 6656?hl=en