Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

This is one weird railroad crossing in Hull, Five barriers on a main road, where are pedestrian gates when you need them?

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75075 ... 56!6m1!1e1
It was caught in action before the gates lowered when the Google Car decided to turn right than rather wait for the train!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75070 ... 56!6m1!1e1

NathanFromEngland wrote:This is one weird railroad crossing in Hull, Five barriers on a main road, where are pedestrian gates when you need them?

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75075 ... 56!6m1!1e1
It was caught in action before the gates lowered when the Google Car decided to turn right than rather wait for the train!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75070 ... 56!6m1!1e1

I counted six gates/barriers there. And here's one starting to descend:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75065 ... 312!8i6656

And the crossing in action in 2010 when it still had halogens:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75066 ... 312!8i6656

freebrickproductions wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:This is one weird railroad crossing in Hull, Five barriers on a main road, where are pedestrian gates when you need them?

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75075 ... 56!6m1!1e1
It was caught in action before the gates lowered when the Google Car decided to turn right than rather wait for the train!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75070 ... 56!6m1!1e1

I counted six gates/barriers there. And here's one starting to descend:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75065 ... 312!8i6656

And the crossing in action in 2010 when it still had halogens:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75066 ... 312!8i6656

That building blocking the view made me not notice that other barrier.

Speaking of Pedestrian Gates, here is one in Bicester North, for some reason. Somebody said on RailUK that the crossing itself is defunct when it doesn't look to be.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.90152 ... 6656?hl=en

NathanFromEngland wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:This is one weird railroad crossing in Hull, Five barriers on a main road, where are pedestrian gates when you need them?

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75075 ... 56!6m1!1e1
It was caught in action before the gates lowered when the Google Car decided to turn right than rather wait for the train!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75070 ... 56!6m1!1e1

I counted six gates/barriers there. And here's one starting to descend:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75065 ... 312!8i6656

And the crossing in action in 2010 when it still had halogens:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75066 ... 312!8i6656

That building blocking the view made me not notice that other barrier.

Speaking of Pedestrian Gates, here is one in Bicester North, for some reason. Somebody said on RailUK that the crossing itself is defunct when it doesn't look to be.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.90152 ... 6656?hl=en

Looks like they had to replace a mechanism at one point:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.90178 ... 6656?hl=en

Active crossing in Deer Park, VIC.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.778 ... 312!8i6656

Odd sidelights.
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This relay cabinet is rusting in a weird way.
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Active crossing in Flint, Michigan.
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0184615 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0184615 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.018467, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0184806 ... 6656?hl=en
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Temporary crossbucks for a signalized crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0261099 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0265759 ... 6656?hl=en
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"Rough crossing".
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An interesting temporary setup.
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Classic signals.
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.048401, ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0486997 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0493557 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0490705 ... 6656?hl=en

Uh oh!
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Active crossing in Nelson, British Columbia with an amazing view!

ToledoRailfan wrote:Uh oh!

The line looks to be abandoned anyways. Wonder if it's still like that?

ToledoRailfan wrote: This relay cabinet is rusting in a weird way.

Looks to be rusting along the edges of the individual panels that make up the walls of the relay case. It also appears that the railroad used some kind of sealing foam spray to patch the spots where it had rusted through or was about to.