Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

brett nc railfanner wrote:Portland, Oregon:
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5682402 ... 312!8i6656

Still has a bell on it!
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5681853 ... 312!8i6656
Also love how when UP put up the new ENS signs, they just took a wooden post, stuck it in the ground, and attached the two ENS signs to it:
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5681853 ... 312!8i6656
It used to have a twin on the other side as well, but that one has since disappeared:
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5681257 ... 312!8i6656

Russellville, AL:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.4552004 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.4554579 ... 328!8i1664
Safetran gate mechs!
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.4553541 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.4552905 ... 328!8i1664
Lights were a mixture of older Safetran 8 inch, 12x20 inch, and 12x24 inch lights.
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.4552941 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.4553541 ... 328!8i1664
Bell was a Safetran mechanical bell:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.4552941 ... 328!8i1664
All that's left of the crossing now is just the power connection:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.4553024 ... 312!8i6656

Akron, Ohio
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0477068 ... 312!8i6656

brett nc railfanner wrote:Akron, Ohio
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0477068 ... 312!8i6656

More Akron:
>Brittain Rd:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0933679 ... 312!8i6656

the gate mechs were still in place as of 2008:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0934091 ... 328!8i1664

>Arlington St:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0839354 ... 312!8i6656
( a signal base still existed as of 2014)

on its way out in 2008:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0839422 ... 328!8i1664

>>>Following the same line into Tallmadge...
>Southwest Ave:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.09696,- ... 312!8i6656

>South Ave:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0985896 ... 312!8i6656

back in 2008, it looks like there were still some rails left:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0985654 ... 328!8i1664

>Southeast Ave; rails still in the ground:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1000153 ... 312!8i6656

>East Ave; more rails:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1013799 ... 312!8i6656

...and check out the passenger car & caboose:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1013844 ... 312!8i6656
...looks like it's part of El Tren Grill:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.101402, ... 312!8i6656

>more rails:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1062817 ... 312!8i6656

>Howe Rd; more rails - these are still in the street:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1182642 ... 312!8i6656

Howe Rd, 2008:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1182248 ... 328!8i1664

>Middlebury Rd still has crossbucks and a pile of gravel in the middle of the tracks:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1353166 ... 312!8i6656

>It appears the line returns to service just beyond the ballast, because...Mogadore Rd:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1422062 ... 312!8i6656

Back in 2009, Mogadore Rd appeared dormant:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1421995 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1421815 ... 328!8i1664

busman_49 wrote:[Middlebury Rd still has crossbucks and a pile of gravel in the middle of the tracks:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1353166 ... 312!8i6656

Turns out, those crossbucks replaced a complete 50's/60's WRRS setup!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1352283 ... 312!8i6656

NathanFromEngland wrote:

busman_49 wrote:[Middlebury Rd still has crossbucks and a pile of gravel in the middle of the tracks:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1353166 ... 312!8i6656

Turns out, those crossbucks replaced a complete 50's/60's WRRS setup!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1352283 ... 312!8i6656

Here's the out of service Metro North Maybrook Line in New York. Many of these crossings still retain signals, though they've had the lights (and usually bells) removed and exempt signs added.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4937351 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5013776 ... 312!8i6656

This one retains a bell at it, and also has a "dummy" 4-way signal at the intersection next to it (sadly in a permanent flash mode):
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5025473 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like a WRRS bell based on the latch:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5025833 ... 312!8i6656
The traffic light:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5025833 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5045365 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5143708 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5158403 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5161071 ... 312!8i6656
There were once signals here based on the relay case:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5162877 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5158534 ... 312!8i6656

These were once gated cantilevers:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5332698 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.533666, ... 312!8i6656

These were likely originally gated as well:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5336763 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5444001 ... 312!8i6656

Based on the rust marks on the mast, these signals originally had gates too:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5440217 ... 312!8i6656

No exempt signs here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5503738 ... 312!8i6656

Or here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5519865 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5527112 ... 312!8i6656

Or here either:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5553931 ... 312!8i6656

A 45° crossbuck! No exempt signs again though, or after this crossing, it appears:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5574044 ... 312!8i6656

One of the crossbucks got chopped down!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5630637 ... 312!8i6656

Another really old 45° crossbuck!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5687264 ... 312!8i6656

The exempt signs make a return at this once-gated crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5756159 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5830718 ... 312!8i6656

These former signals are starting to get buried in the trees:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5680327 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5690881 ... 312!8i6656

This crossing may still retain a Safetran bell:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5857221 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5858165 ... 328!8i1664

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.523311, ... 328!8i1664

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4175539 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3885,-7 ... 312!8i6656

Once in CT, the line goes back into service as part of the Housatonic Railroad.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4615576 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4620335 ... 312!8i6656
This signal had Lex-C lights!
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4618756 ... 312!8i6656
Gone now:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4614417 ... 312!8i6656
The relay case still remains though:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4616953 ... 312!8i6656

Further north:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4683738 ... 312!8i6656
The mast and gate mech from one of the signals:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4683397 ... 312!8i6656
A few years prior when the crossing was getting torn out!
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4683552 ... 312!8i6656

freebrickproductions wrote:Here's the out of service Metro North Maybrook Line in New York. Many of these crossings still retain signals, though they've had the lights (and usually bells) removed and exempt signs added.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4937351 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5013776 ... 312!8i6656

This one retains a bell at it, and also has a "dummy" 4-way signal at the intersection next to it (sadly in a permanent flash mode):
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5025473 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like a WRRS bell based on the latch:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5025833 ... 312!8i6656
The traffic light:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5025833 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5045365 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5143708 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5158403 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5161071 ... 312!8i6656
There were once signals here based on the relay case:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5162877 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5158534 ... 312!8i6656

These were once gated cantilevers:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5332698 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.533666, ... 312!8i6656

These were likely originally gated as well:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5336763 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5444001 ... 312!8i6656

Based on the rust marks on the mast, these signals originally had gates too:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5440217 ... 312!8i6656

No exempt signs here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5503738 ... 312!8i6656

Or here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5519865 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5527112 ... 312!8i6656

Or here either:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5553931 ... 312!8i6656

A 45° crossbuck! No exempt signs again though, or after this crossing, it appears:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5574044 ... 312!8i6656

One of the crossbucks got chopped down!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5630637 ... 312!8i6656

Another really old 45° crossbuck!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5687264 ... 312!8i6656

The exempt signs make a return at this once-gated crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5756159 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5830718 ... 312!8i6656

These former signals are starting to get buried in the trees:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5680327 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5690881 ... 312!8i6656

This crossing may still retain a Safetran bell:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5857221 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5858165 ... 328!8i1664

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.523311, ... 328!8i1664

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4175539 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3885,-7 ... 312!8i6656

Once in CT, the line goes back into service as part of the Housatonic Railroad.

I believe that line out of Beacon has been posted here a long time ago in the past.

Also, wow that dummy signal is still going strong! And with LEDs too!

^ I think I posted the signal Beacon a while ago as a response to a post for the crossing.

I wonder if it was switched from incandescent to LED before it was put into flash mode as all of the lights on that signal are LED.