Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Active crossings:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2134321 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2138085 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.210156, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2093794 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2091713 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2088282 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2062472 ... 312!8i6656
Look at how low this gate goes!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.206125, ... 312!8i6656
And it was caught in action back in 2008 too:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.205938, ... 328!8i1664

A neat looking pedestrian crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.1986102 ... 312!8i6656

freebrickproductions wrote:All of those are on the site and used to have tons of lantern gate lights. The signal was made that way due to it originally having a wishbone gate.

Sort of reminds me of this crossing signal in Melbourne.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.885 ... 312!8i6656

However, this suburban crossing has a wishbone gate, yet it doesn't stick out!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.881 ... 312!8i6656

Old style cantilevers and Harmon gate mechs in Cañon City, Colorado.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4414 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4413 ... 312!8i6656

More Harmon Gate Mechs further down the line.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4362 ... 312!8i6656

The bell (a GS E-Bell) is mounted on the relay case. (Probably the first time I've seen that for an E-Bell)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4362 ... 312!8i6656

I've never seen them mount the lights in this position before.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4477 ... 312!8i6656

Two crossbucks on one signal!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4395 ... 312!8i6656

Another Harmon Gate mech + another crossing with the bell mounted on the relay case.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4057 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4057 ... 312!8i6656

More E-bells mounted on relay cases.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.3928 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.3909 ... 312!8i6656

TrickyMario7654 wrote:The bell (a GS E-Bell) is mounted on the relay case. (Probably the first time I've seen that for an E-Bell)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4362 ... 312!8i6656

Definitely unique to see an e-bell mounted like that. This bell replaced a Safetran mechanical bell:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4361 ... 328!8i1664

ZachL wrote:

TrickyMario7654 wrote:The bell (a GS E-Bell) is mounted on the relay case. (Probably the first time I've seen that for an E-Bell)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4362 ... 312!8i6656

Definitely unique to see an e-bell mounted like that. This bell replaced a Safetran mechanical bell:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4361 ... 328!8i1664

I wonder why they sometimes do that at crossings, I can't image the benefits of doing that, if anything it makes it less audible to motorists.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:

TrickyMario7654 wrote:The bell (a GS E-Bell) is mounted on the relay case. (Probably the first time I've seen that for an E-Bell)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4362 ... 312!8i6656

Definitely unique to see an e-bell mounted like that. This bell replaced a Safetran mechanical bell:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.4361 ... 328!8i1664

I wonder why they sometimes do that at crossings, I can't image the benefits of doing that, if anything it makes it less audible to motorists.

Cheaper, as there's less wiring to run, I bet.

Classic signal!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3954696 ... 6656?hl=en
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Check out this old relic!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3935786 ... 1664?hl=en

Sadly this signal along with the other one is gone.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3936126 ... 6656?hl=en

Here is where the signals were after they were removed. I wonder if they're still there!?
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2847669 ... 6656?hl=en
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Here is an odd setup with classic signals!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.392625, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3924348 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3920409 ... 6656?hl=en

Sadly these signals are gone too!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3926419 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3925899 ... 6656?hl=en
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8'' GRS Lex-c light!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2852758 ... 6656?hl=en
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Active crossings, Defiance, Ohio.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2777104 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2774036 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2772696 ... 6656?hl=en
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Nice grade, and this crossing ins't abandon either.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.222688, ... 1664?hl=en
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Here are some very old signals! With a teardrop bell!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1806012 ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1808979 ... 1664?hl=en

Sadly, these have been replaced too!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1805908 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1809215 ... 6656?hl=en

Here are the new signals in action!
https://youtu.be/P7k8vnstemc?t=4m52s

Apparently those signals hadn't been functional for years, the crossing was flagged when there was a train, here is a video of it being flagged.
https://youtu.be/XBIDZ2VodhI?t=2m47s

And when they were functional they were manually controlled.

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Interesting signals.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1806949 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1803266 ... 6656?hl=en
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More classic signals.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4170904 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4168206 ... 6656?hl=en
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Most of the crossings above have already been posted here with some of them being originally posted by me. I just thought they were worth being re-posted.
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Here is an old signal on display with a teardrop along with a caboose, and two crossbucks!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3219166 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3216039 ... 6656?hl=en

The track that the caboose is on a piece of track that was part of a line that ran from Grand Rapids to Indiana. I found this display when I followed the line on Google Earth, the track is gone but you can still see where the line was.
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Classic cantilever signals!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0976494 ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0972953 ... 1664?hl=en
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Active crossings, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0742054 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0743014 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0745075 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0745075 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.074721, ... 6656?hl=en

I'm sure those Napoleon and Antwerp signals have been posted here in the past.

Why re-post them then if there haven't been any updates to them then?