Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

This photo sphere shows that the gates for one side of the road are lowered, but not the other. Does anyone know why this happened? https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.903 ... 508!8i1254

The first shot shows off the Glen Huntly tramway crossing activating. The second one shows off the hinged gates lowering.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.889 ... 312!8i6656
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TrickyMario7654 wrote:This photo sphere shows that the gates for one side of the road are lowered, but not the other. Does anyone know why this happened? https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.903 ... 508!8i1254

Probably when they took the panorama, it had started when they went past the right-side, and when they got all the way back around to the left side, it had lowered.

Look's like the flashing lights here have been installed for pedestrians.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.942 ... 312!8i6656

Another crossing with a McK&H bell (Wouldn't be surprised if this has been replaced).
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.948 ... 312!8i6656
Here's an old signal hut while I'm at it...
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Traffic and tram preemption lights at the Glenferrie tramway crossing. Also note the statically persevered warning thing from when the crossing had interlocking gates.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.839 ... 312!8i6656

I wonder why the crossbuck sticks out like that?
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Really faded gate.
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More train findings in Street View...

Found two at Blackburn station
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.819 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.820 ... 704!8i4352

Another one stabled at Bayswater.
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One at the trenched Boronia rail station. This section was trenched in the late 90's in order to eliminate the crossing at the intersection of Boronia and Dorset Roads.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.859 ... 312!8i6656
See here for pictures of the area a few years before this was done.
http://www.westonlangford.com/search/?q ... ry=&state=

One at Jewell station: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.774 ... 312!8i6656

Misc. stuff...

Level crossing removal works at Blackburn
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Found one of the now retired Z1 Trams on street view.
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Hilarious crossing safety billboard.
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Oops!
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Active crossing:
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Another active crossing:
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freebrickproductions wrote:Oops!
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Could have sworn you'd posted that in here already.

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Oops!
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.9131011 ... 6656?hl=en

Could have sworn you'd posted that in here already.

I probably have.

freebrickproductions wrote:Oops!
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Someone had too much fun at the office on the day they installed those lights!

TrickyMario7654 wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Oops!
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.9131011 ... 6656?hl=en

Someone had too much fun at the office on the day they installed those lights!

I know I've posted this before, but it seems that the CSX S&NA South Sub has had its fair share of issues with crossing lights.

Oh CSX is certainly a special one for sure.

Check out these classic 48 degree crossbucks! Interesting how they added a red outline to the crossbucks as opposed to just replacing them or keeping them the way they are, I don't think I've seen that done before! https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6699515 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@42.669996, ... 6656?hl=en
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Classic signals. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.1754468 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@43.1757988 ... 6656?hl=en
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I don't understand why these crossings are exempt, the line is not abandoned and its not like these crossings are on a very busy intersection or an Expressway or and Expressway Entrance/Exit or something like that.

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I went further up the line (the one with the exempt crossings above) and the line becomes abandon. I came across an abandon crossing that looked familiar, I then realized that it was the County Highway Y crossing in Sauk City, Looks like nothing has really changed.
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