Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

ZachL wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:What a great place to park your car.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4436788 ... 312!8i6656

It looks better than parking it on the curb.

Well that's how Brits do it on a narrow road, but it can be problematic for firefighters needing to get to a fire, as they either have to put all their weight on a car to move it or have the owner move it.

I can remember in the TV series Londons Burning when a firework sets a kitchen on fire, the firefighters find out the house is on a really narrow street, and they accidentally scratch the house owners car! (14:30)

NathanFromEngland wrote:

ZachL wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:What a great place to park your car.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4436788 ... 312!8i6656

It looks better than parking it on the curb.

Well that's how Brits do it on a narrow road, but it can be problematic for firefighters needing to get to a fire, as they either have to put all their weight on a car to move it or have the owner move it.

I can remember in the TV series Londons Burning when a firework sets a kitchen on fire, the firefighters find out the house is on a really narrow street, and they accidentally scratch the house owners car! (14:30)

Street parking in many cities in the US is designated or prohibited on narrower streets. Driveways are the thing.

These are some interesting traffic lights in Erin, TN here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3184482 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3185455 ... 312!8i6656

Ethan the Railfanner wrote:These are some interesting traffic lights in Erin, TN here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3184482 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3185455 ... 312!8i6656

4-ways. More common in rural towns today, but very common back in the 40s and 50s.

ZachL wrote:

Ethan the Railfanner wrote:These are some interesting traffic lights in Erin, TN here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3184482 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3185455 ... 312!8i6656

4-ways. More common in rural towns today, but very common back in the 40s and 50s.

4-way clusters to be exact. Likely replaced some 4-ways that hung in those same spots originally.

This is odd.
https://goo.gl/maps/fefFSHct8tw

LARDLOGO wrote:This is odd.
https://goo.gl/maps/fefFSHct8tw

Not the first place I've seen that, but certainly not common either.

ZachL wrote:

LARDLOGO wrote:This is odd.
https://goo.gl/maps/fefFSHct8tw

Not the first place I've seen that, but certainly not common either.

I think it's typically done as a replacement for a signal or beacon.

"DESOLC DAOR?"
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1033266 ... 312!8i6656

Although if you ask me, i think that there were plans for more houses to be constructed here, but funding may have fell through prior to construction.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1032688 ... 312!8i6656

"OFF LIENCE?" (Also, we had a bit of a discussion with the name a while ago)
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4222509 ... 312!8i6656

Damaged traffic signal.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4247287 ... 312!8i6656

NathanFromEngland wrote:Although if you ask me, i think that there were plans for more houses to be constructed here, but funding may have fell through prior to construction.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1032688 ... 312!8i6656

Likely closed off due to excessive use of the cul-de-sac as a turnaround point