Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

NSrailfan4life wrote:And what do we have here, probably the most akward thing I have ever seen before. This signal is right outside of Downtown Jacksonville FL. to the east.

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=30.35119 ... -3.19&z=17

NSrailfan4life wrote:And what do we have here, probably the most akward thing I have ever seen before. This signal is right outside of Downtown Jacksonville FL. to the east.

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=30.35119 ... -3.19&z=17

If I had to say anything, the lights are probably sticking out like that because of the utility pole right there in front of it.

Athens, AL:
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=3 ... 49,,0,4.27

Look how small this signal is!
Mt Gilead, OH

https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!da ... !2e0&fid=5


https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!da ... !2e0&fid=5

This is just strange

Tiffin, OH

https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!da ... !2e0&fid=5

NSrailfan4life wrote:Another one back in my second hometown of Charlotte NC, What happened here to these cantilevers? Only top lights but not the ones on the bottom. And were the heck are the gates?

https://www.google.com/maps?q=United+St ... 1,,0,-4.67

We used to have a crossing like that... and I hated it. It was (at the time) a 4-way intersection with 4 cantilevers with no lights on the mast. The only exception was one of the cantilevers had a pair of side lights on it.

NS (and the city of Springfield) eliminated the 4 way intersection a few years ago for safety reasons, and only the cross road goes through there now, with a normal set of gates at the crossing now. But, luckily one of the old Streetview images of the old crossing can still be viewed:

What it used to look like: http://goo.gl/maps/SxAFF. The 4th cantilever was behind the tree to the left and is the one that had a pair of side lights on it.

Here is what the crossing looks like now: http://goo.gl/maps/Udqkp. Here are the new signals: http://goo.gl/maps/lkVsQ

https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q= ... 9827&fid=5

interesting conversion from wigwag to signal!

Walbridge Ohio

https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!da ... !2e0&fid=5

https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!da ... !2e0&fid=5

bigphilliestyle2000 wrote:https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q= ... 9827&fid=5

interesting conversion from wigwag to signal!

That's been on the site before somewhere, but it's intriguing. I'd estimate that those lights have been there for decades like that though since they are Griswolds.

ToledoRailfan wrote:Walbridge Ohio

https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!da ... !2e0&fid=5

https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!da ... !2e0&fid=5

I think that one's been on here as well.

Whats this? a regular crossbuck only crossing, but what do you see in the backround, a pole with only a GS E Bell.

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=39.77154 ... 68,,0,4.51