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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 5:01 pm
by ToledoRailfan
cabman701 wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:
Here is a video of the crossing in action!

Do they all ring in sync? You would think it would be a lot louder (and more annoying). Either that or they are not all operating.
I noticed that as well, kind of odd.
cabman701 wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:I wonder why they installed the new signal on the other side of the road? I guess sense it is a one-way road it doesn't really matter.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.2112071 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.2111922 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like the area to the right used to be a fenced off parking area... and is now a driveway going right by where the old cantilever was. Maybe they were concerned it could have gotten hit?

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.2112071 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.2111864 ... 312!8i6656
That makes sense. Also, this looks pretty retro! :LOL3:

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:00 pm
by freebrickproductions

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:12 pm
by ToledoRailfan

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:05 pm
by ZachL
freebrickproductions wrote:Odd set-up:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.723174, ... 312!8i6656
I wonder if the maintainer of that crossing worked for NS at one point... :Roll:

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:32 pm
by brett nc railfanner

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:36 pm
by brett nc railfanner

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:44 pm
by cabman701
ToledoRailfan wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Odd set-up:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.723174, ... 312!8i6656
Nice find! That setup is a pretty bizarre! :Blink: :Confused: You can also tell that one signal is a cantilever-less cantilever signal.
The telephone pole (partially blocking the gated signal) is why that is still there I'm sure... but that is just ugly. If vision was the issue, why didn't they just leave it as a cantilever?

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2017 5:10 pm
by ToledoRailfan
cabman701 wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Odd set-up:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.723174, ... 312!8i6656
Nice find! That setup is a pretty bizarre! :Blink: :Confused: You can also tell that one signal is a cantilever-less cantilever signal.
The telephone pole (partially blocking the gated signal) is why that is still there I'm sure... but that is just ugly. If vision was the issue, why didn't they just leave it as a cantilever?
The other signal is pretty odd as well. :Blink:

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:13 am
by ToledoRailfan
Kind of odd.
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Interesting!
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So I guess they decided that they didn't need this crossbuck? :Blink: :Confused:
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.6687137 ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.6687126 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.6687205 ... 6656?hl=en

And here?!

I guess they could use one here as well, that stop sign is pretty cool though!
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This is a strange crossing! :Blink:
First off, the crossing has only one which has only one signal beacon! Why there is only one signal is anyone's guess.

The second reason that this crossing is strange is that all of the crossbucks have two pieces that say "Railway Crossing" instead of the normal one piece that says "RAILWAY" and another that says "CROSSING". Normally the only time that you would see a crossbuck with a piece that says "RAILWAY CROSSING" is when the crossbuck also has "TRAVERSE DE CHEMIN DE FER" which is French for "RAILWAY CROSSING". Kind of odd that they would use two English language crossbuck pieces meant for Bi-lingual crossbucks and use them for one crossbuck! :Blink: :Confused:
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.722158, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.72239,- ... 6656?hl=en
This crossbuck is probably just like the others at this crossing.

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 2:39 pm
by freebrickproductions
Active crossing on a BNSF line in Big Stone City, SD:
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.2945959 ... 312!8i6656