Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

cabman701 wrote:Found this pedestrian signal in San Diego, CA. It only has one light, even though it has a "regular" light mount. It also has it's own mechanical bell even though both cantilevers have e-bells.

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.6971217 ... 6656?hl=en

I think many pedestrian signals in California have just one light or one front light and one rear light.

Here is an interesting crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3013983 ... 6656?hl=en

This crossing is also close to the only known EVA signal still in service.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3031577 ... 6656?hl=en
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Both sidelights here are useless when the train is at the crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3193824 ... 6656?hl=en
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Active crossing in Galena, Illinois.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4121755 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4120204 ... 6656?hl=en
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Crossing next to a bridge.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4086369 ... 6656?hl=en
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The crossing ID tags are on seperate posts!
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4684579 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4681304 ... 6656?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote: Crossing next to a bridge.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4086369 ... 6656?hl=en

That's the site of the Galena, IL wigwag!

ZachL wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote: Crossing next to a bridge.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4086369 ... 6656?hl=en

That's the site of the Galena, IL wigwag!

I'm surprised that I didn't notice that!

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote: Crossing next to a bridge.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4086369 ... 6656?hl=en

That's the site of the Galena, IL wigwag!

I'm surprised that I didn't notice that!

Yeah, and it makes me sad to see that another bit the dust, too...

ZachL wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote: Crossing next to a bridge.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4086369 ... 6656?hl=en

That's the site of the Galena, IL wigwag!

I'm surprised that I didn't notice that!

Yeah, and it makes me sad to see that another bit the dust, too...

At least we shouldn't have to worry about the last wigwag (at a public crossing) in Illinois biting the dust. Still sad to see the Galena wigwag gone though.

ToledoRailfan wrote: Both sidelights here are useless when the train is at the crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3193824 ... 6656?hl=en

That's because they're rear lights.

Could've sworn that the Galena wig-wag being replaced was already known about...

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote: Both sidelights here are useless when the train is at the crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3193824 ... 6656?hl=en

That's because they're rear lights.

Still pretty odd though.

freebrickproductions wrote: Could've sworn that the Galena wig-wag being replaced was already known about...

I knew about it (although I didn't know that I had came across the crossing that it use to be at), Zach was just saying that is the crossing that use to be the location of the Galena wig-wag, I'm not sure if he knew it had been removed or not.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

cabman701 wrote:Found this pedestrian signal in San Diego, CA. It only has one light, even though it has a "regular" light mount. It also has it's own mechanical bell even though both cantilevers have e-bells.

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.6971217 ... 6656?hl=en

I think many pedestrian signals in California have just one light or one front light and one rear light.

I think it may have been standard practice for some railroads there for a long time. I'll have to ask Paul about that though.
They also remind me of the off-side signals commonly used at crossings in the Netherlands:
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.9195589 ... authuser=0
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.9139925 ... authuser=0

Active crossings in the Netherlands:
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.9177865 ... authuser=0

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.9269043 ... authuser=0

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.9434632 ... authuser=0

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.940562, ... authuser=0

ToledoRailfan wrote:I knew about it (although I didn't know that I had came across the crossing that it use to be at), Zach was just saying that is the crossing that use to be the location of the Galena wig-wag, I'm not sure if he knew it had been removed or not.

If I did then I could have easily forgotten.