Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

cabman701 wrote:

cabman701 wrote:Kind of an odd setup in Anderson, South Carolina: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.5005406 ... 6656?hl=en

Yes... I'm commenting on my own thread because I realize I forgot to point out something. The other cantilever on this crossing has 8 inch lights up above (on the opposite side), and for some reason they are squished together.

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.5008993 ... 6656?hl=en

What a weird font on the crossbucks there. Almost looks like a Harmon crossbuck, but it looks more like they just bolded the font on a standard one. Either way, it just looks ugly, IMO.

Anyways, here's an active crossing in Amory, MS:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9895875 ... 6656?hl=en

"pɐoɹlᴉɐɹ crossing" https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6267419 ... 6656?hl=en

The other side of the crossbuck piece is not upside down so I wonder if it was a manufacturing mistake? https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6267403 ... 6656?hl=en
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I wonder if this classic old 4-way signal beacon activates when there is a train? https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5338224 ... 1664?hl=en
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Odd vintage crossbucks.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5362743 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5365709 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5371673 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5370594 ... 6656?hl=en
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Kind of odd signals. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4929957 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4928432 ... 6656?hl=en
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Classic cantilevers. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5379674 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5377579 ... 6656?hl=en
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The cantilever signal for the turn lane seems unnecessary. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5365122 ... 6656?hl=en
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ToledoRailfan wrote:Kind of odd signals. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4929957 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4928432 ... 6656?hl=en

I wouldn't quite call those odd. They just appear to be vintage masts with 12x20" lights on them that may have had 8" lights back in the day.

ToledoRailfan wrote:"pɐoɹlᴉɐɹ crossing" https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6267419 ... 6656?hl=en

The other side of the crossbuck piece is not upside down so I wonder if it was a manufacturing mistake? https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6267403 ... 6656?hl=en

Must've been one.

ToledoRailfan wrote: Classic cantilevers. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5379674 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5377579 ... 6656?hl=en

Love those old Griswold signals! Especially since they still have the Type-B lights! Nice find!

Crossing in the process of getting upgraded to gates. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.076819, ... 6656?hl=en
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Pretty cool crossings. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6400554 ... 1664?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6400884 ... 1664?hl=en
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Kind of a funny looking place for a Wayside signal. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.9925272 ... 6656?hl=en
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What the heck are these guys doing here? Looks like they have some pop bottles there, they must have been there for a while? https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5721369 ... 6656?hl=en
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They need some crossbucks here.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.572291, ... 6656?hl=en
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What are these for? https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5885724 ... 6656?hl=en
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These are interesting signals. https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5980326 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@40.598296, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5980889 ... 6656?hl=en
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Railroad crossing on an Expressway/Freeway entrance ramp.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6059045 ... 1664?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote:Classic cantilevers. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5379674 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5377579 ... 6656?hl=en

Not railroad related... but what the heck is going on here? https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5378166 ... 6656?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote:Crossing in the process of getting upgraded to gates. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.076819, ... 6656?hl=en

The satellite view shows the side road was eliminated with the upgrade as well. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.0766141 ... !1e3?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote:What are these for? https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5885724 ... 6656?hl=en

If i had to guess it is for track crews... a few years back when they started upgrading the Union Pacific tracks in Illinois I seen these parked along the tracks in various places.

The cars to the right are for all of the equipment and the rest are offices and living/sleeping quarters. Saves them having to get hotel rooms all the time... plus I'm sure in remote areas it is much easier to use these.

cabman701 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:What are these for? https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5885724 ... 6656?hl=en

If i had to guess it is for track crews... a few years back when they started upgrading the Union Pacific tracks in Illinois I seen these parked along the tracks in various places.

The cars to the right are for all of the equipment and the rest are offices and living/sleeping quarters. Saves them having to get hotel rooms all the time... plus I'm sure in remote areas it is much easier to use these.

Yep. Those are for the track crews.
Back when NS was doing major track work on the Memphis District East End in 2013, they had a bunch of them in the small yard in downtown Huntsville.

Red crossbucks!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0855543 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0854413 ... 6656?hl=en