Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

ToledoRailfan wrote:19 tracks and only one crossbuck that is facing the wrong way!
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.302899, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.3037818 ... 6656?hl=en

I wonder if this signal protected the crossing?

Not sure how much use that yard gets anymore. In the 2016 imagery, the yard is pretty much completely empty and starting to get overgrown. In the 2015 imagery, the yard only has a few empty intermodal cars in it and a pile of some kind that appears to be on one of the tracks:
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.302964, ... 6656?hl=en
In prior imagery, the yard is very full and quite obviously used. And yes, it does appear that the remains of that one signal were once a signal that protected the crossing.

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:19 tracks and only one crossbuck that is facing the wrong way!
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.302899, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.3037818 ... 6656?hl=en

I wonder if this signal protected the crossing?

Not sure how much use that yard gets anymore. In the 2016 imagery, the yard is pretty much completely empty and starting to get overgrown. In the 2015 imagery, the yard only has a few empty intermodal cars in it and a pile of some kind that appears to be on one of the tracks:
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.302964, ... 6656?hl=en
In prior imagery, the yard is very full and quite obviously used. And yes, it does appear that the remains of that one signal were once a signal that protected the crossing.

It definitely looks worse from Earth view!

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.3034203 ... !1e3?hl=en

Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8915843 ... 312!8i6656

Another active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8471184 ... 312!8i6656

Classic crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Galve ... 58!6m1!1e1

Interesting having two crossings so close together.

The other crossbuck was knocked over!

Here is a more recent view of the crossings.
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Wayside horn!

ToledoRailfan wrote:Interesting having two crossings so close together.

That reminds me of this crossing a saw back in 2012 in Minnesota:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6606524 ... 6656?hl=en
(Yes... I know the crossing behind it is active with a train, it has been posted on here previously).

The first crossing now has 12x24 LED's on all the signals:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6606259 ... 6656?hl=en

Active crossings:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7724553 ... !1e1?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7851233 ... !1e1?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7851289 ... !1e1?hl=en

Cantilever crossing with all 8-inch lights
albeit a GS e-bell
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4101561 ... 312!8i6656

Classic 8-inch gateless mast signals
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2835499 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.287176, ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2905648 ... 312!8i6656

Classic cantilever
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2904401 ... 312!8i6656

Joosh wrote:Classic 8-inch gateless mast signals
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2835499 ... 312!8i6656

The advance warning signs in that area are kind of odd.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.284323, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2835499 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2827908 ... 312!8i6656

Here is a normal one.

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:19 tracks and only one crossbuck that is facing the wrong way!
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.302899, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.3037818 ... 6656?hl=en

I wonder if this signal protected the crossing?

Not sure how much use that yard gets anymore. In the 2016 imagery, the yard is pretty much completely empty and starting to get overgrown. In the 2015 imagery, the yard only has a few empty intermodal cars in it and a pile of some kind that appears to be on one of the tracks:
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.302964, ... 6656?hl=en
In prior imagery, the yard is very full and quite obviously used. And yes, it does appear that the remains of that one signal were once a signal that protected the crossing.

It definitely looks worse from Earth view!

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.3034203 ... !1e3?hl=en

It looks like it's on its way to abandonment.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

Joosh wrote:Classic 8-inch gateless mast signals
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2835499 ... 312!8i6656

The advance warning signs in that area are kind of odd.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.284323, ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2835499 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2827908 ... 312!8i6656

Here is a normal one.

I think those are just an older design than the ones we typically see.