Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

cabman701 · Post by **cabman701** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 2:19 pm

Sheboygan, Wisconsin... these Griswolds are on the site! http://www.rxrsignals.com/Wisconsin/R-Z ... gan/North/
Looks like they are still around, at least as of 3 years ago. The 2 outer signals now have e-bells: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.7738744 ... 312!8i6656

Another Griswold, this time it looks like for a spur line that leads into a power plant:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.7175473 ... 312!8i6656

Active crossing in Effingham, South Carolina: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0960054 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like the 8 incher's are still there... at least as of 2 years ago: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0960058 ... 312!8i6656

Kind of an interesting setup... I'm guessing the boxes hanging above the road (that look like walk signals) are no right/left turn signals?
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1768732 ... 312!8i6656

Since nice older WRRS cantilvers:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.2022608 ... 312!8i6656

TrickyMario7654 · Post by **TrickyMario7654** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:47 pm

Random crossbuck crossing sign located a bit of a distance from the line itself in Leongatha, VIC. What's even more stupid about this is that the crossing it's near already has flashing lights and bells! So what's that signage doing there?

https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.472 ... 312!8i6656

This sign used to indicate the Great Southern Rail Trail crossing the road at this location is done in the style of a passive crossing's signage.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.496 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.662 ... 328!8i1664

Over to Queensland now were I've found a crossing with A-gates in Calvert!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.663 ... 312!8i6656

This is located not to far from the crossing were McK&H Aust. found the crossing powered by solar panels.

McK&H.Aust wrote:This crossing in QLD has some new kind of solar powered signals.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.654 ... 312!8i6656

Over in the US of A, I found this crossing which has it's gate mechanisms painted orange!
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.989213, ... 6656?hl=en

Found a bunch of RACO Hydrolic Gate Mechanisms at this crossing in Santa Maria, California (It also has cat-eyed signs too!).
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.9458895 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.946219, ... 6656?hl=en

Some Grisworld signals in Santa Maria.
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.9386703 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.9386703 ... 6656?hl=en

WABCO AL-70 triangle gate mechanisms in Roseville, California.
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.7845783 ... 6656?hl=en

chris96 · Post by **chris96** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:03 am

TrickyMario7654 wrote:
Found a bunch of RACO Hydrolic Gate Mechanisms at this crossing in Santa Maria, California (It also has cat-eyed signs too!).
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.9458895 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.946219, ... 6656?hl=en

Looks like that centre gate mech is failing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.946219, ... 6656?hl=en

chris96 · Post by **chris96** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:10 am

ZachL wrote:
chris96 wrote:Well this is odd......
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.0116 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.0118 ... 312!8i6656
Nothing odd there. Those other two spurs just went out of service, and the railroad never bothered to move the signal up further. It's actually quite expensive to move the signal, so that's why many railroads just bother to leave them where they were.

OK, that makes sense. I've just never seen such a huge unused space between signals like that before (especially with all those cars parked in the middle)!

cabman701 · Post by **cabman701** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 1:27 pm

freebrickproductions wrote:
ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Damaged lights on a CN crossing in Mobile:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.6819767 ... 6656?hl=en
And just a couple of crossings down are some nice Griswolds.

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.6880025 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.6879806 ... 6656?hl=en
Crossingman18 caught that crossing in action this morning. His video will be up Tuesday according to him.

Bump! Here is the video... the Griswolds start at the 12:30 mark. The lights on the cantilever have LED's in them! Might be the first Griswold I have seen like that.

YouTube · Thu Sep 29, 2016 2:41 pm

TrickyMario7654 wrote:Some Grisworld signals in Santa Maria.
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.9386703 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.9386703 ... 6656?hl=en

Those actually look like RACO EM signals. Nice find!

chris96 wrote:
TrickyMario7654 wrote:
Found a bunch of RACO Hydrolic Gate Mechanisms at this crossing in Santa Maria, California (It also has cat-eyed signs too!).
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.9458895 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.946219, ... 6656?hl=en

Looks like that centre gate mech is failing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.946219, ... 6656?hl=en

It's probably developed a leak in the hydraulics. I believe that's why the ones at Paradise Lane in Strasburg, PA were replaced.

cabman701 wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Damaged lights on a CN crossing in Mobile:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.6819767 ... 6656?hl=en
And just a couple of crossings down are some nice Griswolds.

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.6880025 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.6879806 ... 6656?hl=en
Crossingman18 caught that crossing in action this morning. His video will be up Tuesday according to him.
Bump! Here is the video... the Griswolds start at the 12:30 mark. The lights on the cantilever have LED's in them! Might be the first Griswold I have seen like that.

Yea, I noticed that. Not too surprised, as CN seems to do that on their cantilever signals that have incandescent lights.

Post by **ToledoRailfan** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 8:24 pm

ZachL · Post by **ZachL** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 8:37 pm

ToledoRailfan wrote:Semaphore gate mechanisms.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9628431 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9632573 ... 6656?hl=en

Holy cow, I think you're right on that one.

YouTube · Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:40 pm

ZachL wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:Semaphore gate mechanisms.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9628431 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9632573 ... 6656?hl=en
Holy cow, I think you're right on that one.

Yea, those were offered by GRS and WRRS. They pretty much re-used Semaphore mechanisms for the gate mechs.

TrickyMario7654 · Post by **TrickyMario7654** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:34 am

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