Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

By the way...
Upper Aughton Road, Southport.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6372568 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Duke Street: Southport.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6390561 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Birkdale Railway Station:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6341013 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Ainsdale Railway Station.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6021437 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Freshfield Railway Station.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5658565 ... 56!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5658692 ... 56!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5658814 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Raven Meols Lane, Formby.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5511884 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Hall Road Railway Station.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4970455 ... 56!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4970153 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Brooke Road East.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4818427 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Waterloo Railway Station.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4776398 ... 56!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4774267 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Maghull Railway Station.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5061401 ... 56!6m1!1e1

NathanFromEngland wrote: Fun Fact: The incandescent wigwags were manufactured by National Railway Supplies! (They were replaced by Union Pacific wigwags in 2014 IIRC)
The yodalarms here are really tired and worn out, here is what i mean.

Union Pacific? You mean Unipart Rail?
Nice finds though!

Here's an active crossing in Beeston, England:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.9019649 ... urce=apiv3
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.9019186 ... 312!8i6656
It appears that the driver of the Google car didn't want to wait for the second train!
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.9018166 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.9017913 ... 312!8i6656

And the crossing in action again a few years prior:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.9019534 ... 312!8i6656

Union Pacific? You mean Unipart Rail?
Nice finds though!

Fixed.

Anyway, back to main topic.
Brockhampton Lane (But Network Rail call it Swindon Road level crossing) I feel sorry for the people that live in the house!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.93109 ... 312!8i6656

What are these things?
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6696253 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6699762 ... 6656?hl=en

Found this old MCB crossing (Now unfortunately replaced!)
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.90290 ... 312!8i6656
If you look here, you can see some cones and a new wigwag pole.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.90319 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like one of the old barriers is a really slow raiser!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.90297 ... 312!8i6656

ToledoRailfan wrote:What are these things?
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6696253 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6699762 ... 6656?hl=en

Wayside horns...

(I'm not rolling my eyes at you, but at the railroad/municipality)

ZachL wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:What are these things?
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6696253 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6699762 ... 6656?hl=en

Wayside horns...

That is pretty strange of them to install them like that.

Very short post!
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Kind of an odd way to mount the bell.
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Odd cantilever setups.
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.6771415 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.6771565 ... 6656?hl=en
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Interesting crossing.
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Odd setup.
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This pedestrian crossing is kind of cool!
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.6821101 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.6822633 ... 6656?hl=en
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Kind of a cool crossing!
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Interesting stop sign.

ToledoRailfan wrote:Kind of an odd way to mount the bell.

Not sure what's odd about the way it's mounted. That's just how Safetran bells look from that angle.

ZachL wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:Kind of an odd way to mount the bell.

Not sure what's odd about the way it's mounted. That's just how Safetran bells look from that angle.

It's also on a 4 inch mast as it's at a gateless crossing. IIRC, Safetran bells were made with a 5 inch base, so they don't always look quite "right" when on a 4 inch mast, such as the one at Houston Street in Scottsboro, AL:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/Scottsboro/Houston/
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.6747243 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.6749217 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.6749678 ... 312!8i6656