Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

freebrickproductions wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:I wonder why there is a crossbuck here, there is no "DO NO ENTER" sign.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.53226 ... 312!8i6656
It also has the incorrect number of tracks!

Nevertheless, it will be a pain when i send these photos off, the FRA says that this crossing sees 10 trains a day! That isn't right!

When was the report from? Also, there is technically still a third track in the pavement there, but it hasn't seen use in a while.

I was gonna try and put a file link in, but i didn't think it would work.

Here is the DOT number.
622300G

NathanFromEngland wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:I wonder why there is a crossbuck here, there is no "DO NO ENTER" sign.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.53226 ... 312!8i6656
It also has the incorrect number of tracks!

Nevertheless, it will be a pain when i send these photos off, the FRA says that this crossing sees 10 trains a day! That isn't right!

When was the report from? Also, there is technically still a third track in the pavement there, but it hasn't seen use in a while.

I was gonna try and put a file link in, but i didn't think it would work.

Here is the DOT number.
622300G

From the top-left corner of the first page of the report:
A. Revision Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)
08___/_30__/_2012____

So I wouldn't be surprised if it's now much busier, assuming the new commuter trains are actively running along the line now.

Came across this signal from Arkville, NY. The images are from 2009 and a bit fuzzy, but it looks like it might have Griswold lights? Both sets of lights are on extension arms as well... I'm assuming for back when the signal had a A Frame gate.

The other signal is more normal. There is a also a ped gate with a set of lights on it as well.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1475631 ... 1?hl=en-US

cabman701 wrote:Came across this signal from Arkville, NY. The images are from 2009 and a bit fuzzy, but it looks like it might have Griswold lights? Both sets of lights are on extension arms as well... I'm assuming for back when the signal had a A Frame gate.

Not Griswold lights.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1475868 ... 4?hl=en-US

Nice pair of Safetran 8'inch lights, along with a weird bell extension.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.55674 ... 312!8i6656

I actually really want to go see this crossing!

NathanFromEngland wrote:Nice pair of Safetran 8'inch lights, along with a weird bell extension.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.55674 ... 312!8i6656

I actually really want to go see this crossing!

That's actually an old SAL US&S signal. The mast was split like that to avoid having the lights hit by the wooden gate arm back the in the day. Here's how it would've originally looks, only with two pairs of US&S 8 inch lights instead of one:
http://rxrsignals.com/Alabama/Odenville/Alabama/

In fact, according to street view, it was like that originally, only with the Teardrop bell already having been replaced with that RACO(?) bell by the time they went through:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.55676 ... 312!8i6656

The other signal was a slightly different style of SAL signal, probably from after the Teardrop was discontinued but before WRRS got bought by Federal Signal:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.55677 ... 312!8i6656

Totally uncalled for, i can't even see any houses.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.57660 ... 6656?hl=en

NathanFromEngland wrote:Totally uncalled for, i can't even see any houses.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.57660 ... 6656?hl=en

Could be some apartments right nearby, or a hospital. Either way, it appears the building with the bridge to the parking garage is most likely the one responsible for the quiet zone.

freebrickproductions wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:Totally uncalled for, i can't even see any houses.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.57660 ... 6656?hl=en

Could be some apartments right nearby, or a hospital. Either way, it appears the building with the bridge to the parking garage is most likely the one responsible for the quiet zone.

I don't know about you guys, but I wouldn't want train horns to be blaring by a hospital...

Active Crossing in Broxbourne England. These crossings have really long visors, I hope they don't hurt you!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.73165 ... 56!6m1!1e1