Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

ToledoRailfan wrote:I wonder why they installed traffic signals here, kind of odd that they didn't do it on the other side of the crossing, I can't image that these are preemption for the traffic intersection after the crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3192685 ... 6656?hl=en

Does seem a bit odd, especially since that is not a large city and you would think traffic is not crazy. But here in 2015 the traffic lights on the cantilever are red, and so are the lights on the intersection ahead.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3193492 ... 6656?hl=en

Plus, in the 2016 shots if you "drive" down the road you can see the cantilever's traffic light change a little bit before the intersection's lights do.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3197608 ... 6656?hl=en

In this shot below, the white SUV is clearly not across the tracks yet... and the traffic lights are red on the cantilever. If you keep going, he just keeps proceeding across the tracks. How often do you think that happens?

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3201438 ... 6656?hl=en

cabman701 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:I wonder why they installed traffic signals here, kind of odd that they didn't do it on the other side of the crossing, I can't image that these are preemption for the traffic intersection after the crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3192685 ... 6656?hl=en

Does seem a bit odd, especially since that is not a large city and you would think traffic is not crazy. But here in 2015 the traffic lights on the cantilever are red, and so are the lights on the intersection ahead.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3193492 ... 6656?hl=en

Plus, in the 2016 shots if you "drive" down the road you can see the cantilever's traffic light change a little bit before the intersection's lights do.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3197608 ... 6656?hl=en

In this shot below, the white SUV is clearly not across the tracks yet... and the traffic lights are red on the cantilever. If you keep going, he just keeps proceeding across the tracks. How often do you think that happens?

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3201438 ... 6656?hl=en

Very strange that the intersection is so far from the crossing yet it has preemption signals. Only in Michigan!

Edit: I can't image that the signals at the intersection go into flash mode when the crossing activates.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

cabman701 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:I wonder why they installed traffic signals here, kind of odd that they didn't do it on the other side of the crossing, I can't image that these are preemption for the traffic intersection after the crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3192685 ... 6656?hl=en

Does seem a bit odd, especially since that is not a large city and you would think traffic is not crazy. But here in 2015 the traffic lights on the cantilever are red, and so are the lights on the intersection ahead.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3193492 ... 6656?hl=en

Plus, in the 2016 shots if you "drive" down the road you can see the cantilever's traffic light change a little bit before the intersection's lights do.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3197608 ... 6656?hl=en

In this shot below, the white SUV is clearly not across the tracks yet... and the traffic lights are red on the cantilever. If you keep going, he just keeps proceeding across the tracks. How often do you think that happens?

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3201438 ... 6656?hl=en

Very strange that the intersection is so far from the crossing yet it has preemption signals. Only in Michigan!

Edit: I can't image that the signals at the intersection go into flash mode when the crossing activates.

I wouldn't think so either... but hard to say for sure.

I also wonder what this sign is for when it's lit up? And is it for the crossing activation or something else?
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3183058 ... 6656?hl=en

cabman701 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

cabman701 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:I wonder why they installed traffic signals here, kind of odd that they didn't do it on the other side of the crossing, I can't image that these are preemption for the traffic intersection after the crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3192685 ... 6656?hl=en

Does seem a bit odd, especially since that is not a large city and you would think traffic is not crazy. But here in 2015 the traffic lights on the cantilever are red, and so are the lights on the intersection ahead.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3193492 ... 6656?hl=en

Plus, in the 2016 shots if you "drive" down the road you can see the cantilever's traffic light change a little bit before the intersection's lights do.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3197608 ... 6656?hl=en

In this shot below, the white SUV is clearly not across the tracks yet... and the traffic lights are red on the cantilever. If you keep going, he just keeps proceeding across the tracks. How often do you think that happens?

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3201438 ... 6656?hl=en

Very strange that the intersection is so far from the crossing yet it has preemption signals. Only in Michigan!

Edit: I can't image that the signals at the intersection go into flash mode when the crossing activates.

I wouldn't think so either... but hard to say for sure.

I also wonder what this sign is for when it's lit up? And is it for the crossing activation or something else?
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3183058 ... 6656?hl=en

It is a "no turn" sign. I've seen them at some intersections before but not on a small intersection with four-way clusters!
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3182636 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5189766 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5643193 ... 6656?hl=en

Here's something you don't see on Google Map's every day.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.534763, ... 8?hl=en-US

cabman701 wrote:Here's something you don't see on Google Map's every day.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.534763, ... 8?hl=en-US

busman_49 wrote:

cabman701 wrote:Here's something you don't see on Google Map's every day.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.534763, ... 8?hl=en-US

That is one of the oddest photo spheres on Google Maps that I've ever seen!

ToledoRailfan wrote:

busman_49 wrote:

cabman701 wrote:Here's something you don't see on Google Map's every day.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.534763, ... 8?hl=en-US

That is one of the oddest photo spheres on Google Maps that I've ever seen!

Warning: don't take Photo Spheres and have your GPS enabled!

Road signs in Irish.
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.048327, ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ring, ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.0482693 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.0482147 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.0511897 ... !1e1?hl=en