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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:39 pm
by ToledoRailfan
brett nc railfanner wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
Both are on the site, and I think that line is now officially out of service, or at least it doesn't get any use anymore.

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:42 pm
by freebrickproductions
ToledoRailfan wrote:
brett nc railfanner wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
Both are on the site, and I think that line is now officially out of service, or at least it doesn't get any use anymore.

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:32 am
by cabman701
A nice before and after... the first photo is from 1993:
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/608074/
Streetview picture from Nov 2015:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.043828, ... 56!6m1!1e1

This crossing just up the way near the casino is a bit odd (but kind of scenic) due to the configuration of the roads:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0414451 ... 64!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0407354 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0403535 ... 64!6m1!1e1

Another before and after in New Jersey... this first photo is from 1987:
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/607708/
Streetview from Sept 2016:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3617475 ... 56!6m1!1e1

One more, then I'll quit. Burlington, IA from 1993:
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/608391/
Streetview 20 years later. The cantilever is different, but it's nice to see the steam engine still in it's same spot:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8077503 ... 56!6m1!1e1

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:16 pm
by ToledoRailfan
cabman701 wrote: This crossing just up the way near the casino is a bit odd (but kind of scenic) due to the configuration of the roads:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0414451 ... 64!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0407354 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0403535 ... 64!6m1!1e1
I posted those here awhile ago. Hard to believe that is in Iowa! :Blink:

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:29 pm
by freebrickproductions
cabman701 wrote: Another before and after in New Jersey... this first photo is from 1987:
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/607708/
Streetview from Sept 2016:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3617475 ... 56!6m1!1e1
That's Massachusetts, not New Jersey. :Tongue1:
cabman701 wrote: One more, then I'll quit. Burlington, IA from 1993:
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/608391/
Streetview 20 years later. The cantilever is different, but it's nice to see the steam engine still in it's same spot:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8077503 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Gate mast is also the same, with the same lights as well, though the bell and gate mech have been replaced.

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:35 pm
by ToledoRailfan

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:44 pm
by freebrickproductions

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:46 pm
by ToledoRailfan
Well I didn't know either of those things! :oops: :Roll:

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:34 pm
by freebrickproductions
Can't remember if this was posted here before, but here's an active crossing in Kingston, NY:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9635814 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9637881 ... 312!8i6656

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:52 pm
by ToledoRailfan
freebrickproductions wrote:Can't remember if this was posted here before, but here's an active crossing in Kingston, NY:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9635814 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9637881 ... 312!8i6656
What kind of train is that?! :Blink: Almost looks like a streetcar.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9636246 ... 312!8i6656

Kind of interesting to see an advance warning sign for the side street.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9643134 ... 312!8i6656