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freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:Here are some classic signals on the Y-Bridge in Zanesville, Ohio.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9403119 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9406183 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9404315 ... !1e1?hl=en

Just some old incandescent 12 inch Kentron/T-con/Econolite signals, so some would debate on them being considered "classic".

Are those Kentron signals/molds still produced today though? There are several Kentron signals all around Tampa.

ZachL wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:Here are some classic signals on the Y-Bridge in Zanesville, Ohio.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9403119 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9406183 ... !1e1?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9404315 ... !1e1?hl=en

Just some old incandescent 12 inch Kentron/T-con/Econolite signals, so some would debate on them being considered "classic".

Are those Kentron signals/molds still produced today though? There are several Kentron signals all around Tampa.

It was either Kentron or T-con that came first (never been able to figure that out, and other signal collectors haven't exactly helped clear that up, but that's a discussion for another time), then became the other company, before being bought out by Econolite. Econolite continued the mold for a very short time before discontinuing it and replacing it with their own mold. T-con/Kentron signals, at least the plastic (poly) ones, weren't very durable, and a lot of them have been replaced due to that. In the 1970s and early 1980s when plastic traffic lights had just become a thing, different companies experimented with different plastic mixes, before settling on polycarbonate which is used by every manufacturer for their current signals, I want to say (though McCain takes it a step further and molds their poly signals with fiber-glass reinforcement in them, which makes them stronger at the cost of making them heavier). However, while other manufacturers went with experimenting with polycarbonate, T-con/Kentron tried out a different plastic, and I want to say it was polypropylene. Might've been polyethylene though. Both plastics are somewhat weaker than polycarbonate, which made the heads a lot less durable, at least for their poly signals, regardless of the plastic used. I'm not sure how well their aluminum signals were made, as there aren't too many that I've seen in use (and most of the ones I've seen in use have been here in Alabama), but the ones in service have held up decently. However, I seem to recall that the T-con/Kentron signals' bodies weren't well made in general, but I could be wrong on that.

But to answer your question in a TL:DR; no, no they aren't.

I think I've found a bit of a glitch in Street view. If you try turning onto the road to the right from this angle, it will send you backwards instead of down the road you where intending to go down.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.818 ... 312!8i6656

TrickyMario7654 wrote:I think I've found a bit of a glitch in Street view. If you try turning onto the road to the right from this angle, it will send you backwards instead of down the road you where intending to go down.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.818 ... 312!8i6656

Good job Google.

freebrickproductions wrote:

TrickyMario7654 wrote:I think I've found a bit of a glitch in Street view. If you try turning onto the road to the right from this angle, it will send you backwards instead of down the road you where intending to go down.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.818 ... 312!8i6656

Good job Google.

I've noticed that a few times this past week too.

This is what the view should look like.

ToledoRailfan wrote:



This is what the view should look like.

Looks like street view forgot to activate right there from Earth mode.

ToledoRailfan wrote:Is that a Nerf gun in the middle of the road?

That or a water gun.