Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

ZachL wrote:

cabman701 wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:I wonder why this cantilever is here?
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.84780 ... 5Z9A&z=201

My only guess... and it is just a guess... is that the road leading to / from the school used to end there. It appears they closed that entrance and moved it down to the other end of the football field / track at some point. Kind of crazy that the cantilever is still there.

A little easier to imagine on the sat view: http://goo.gl/maps/jpExl

I'm gonna take a guess and say that the cantilever protects Trotter Street because there aren't any sidelights facing it..

Agreed... but there are lights and a crossbuck pointing the other way.

cabman701 wrote:

ZachL wrote:

cabman701 wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:I wonder why this cantilever is here?
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.84780 ... 5Z9A&z=201

My only guess... and it is just a guess... is that the road leading to / from the school used to end there. It appears they closed that entrance and moved it down to the other end of the football field / track at some point. Kind of crazy that the cantilever is still there.

A little easier to imagine on the sat view: http://goo.gl/maps/jpExl

I'm gonna take a guess and say that the cantilever protects Trotter Street because there aren't any sidelights facing it..

Agreed... but there are lights and a crossbuck pointing the other way.

It's quite the opposite, actually! I went back in time on Google Earth, and lo and behold, that cantilever actually used to protect a road!!
It's kinda weird how the railroad didnt remove that cantilever, but I'd assume it dates back to the 1980s because its a Safetran "bridge" cantilever

Richmond, CA wig wags:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=railroad ... 91,,0,0.53

ZachL wrote:It's quite the opposite, actually! I went back in time on Google Earth, and lo and behold, that cantilever actually used to protect a road!!

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It's kinda weird how the railroad didnt remove that cantilever, but I'd assume it dates back to the 1980s because its a Safetran "bridge" cantilever

Good investigative work there.

Well, at least now the people running on the track will have some advanced warning of a train.

freebrickproductions wrote:Richmond, CA wig wags:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=railroad ... 91,,0,0.53

Cool that you found that. I followed quite a huge controversy regarding those wig wags about 10 years ago when the railroad decided the wags were not providing adequate protection and the RR wanted to put in the gates. They are just strictly decoration now since the gates were installed.

For those interested, here's the whole story on Dan's Wig Wag site: http://www.trainweb.org/dansrailpix/save_richmond1.htm

I also found this video when the wags were still in use before the gates. Watching the whole video I now remember it well also because the train stopped... and a couple of dumb bicycle riders who got impatient decided to jump across the stopped train.

ZachL wrote:

cabman701 wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:I wonder why this cantilever is here?
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.84780 ... 5Z9A&z=201

My only guess... and it is just a guess... is that the road leading to / from the school used to end there. It appears they closed that entrance and moved it down to the other end of the football field / track at some point. Kind of crazy that the cantilever is still there.

A little easier to imagine on the sat view: http://goo.gl/maps/jpExl

I'm gonna take a guess and say that the cantilever protects Trotter Street because there aren't any sidelights facing it..

But my new question. Why hasn't the railroad taken out the extra light(or turn them around) and why didn't they turn the crossbuck around? Was the road just taken out?
Whoops didn't see the other post.

CSX in the distance from Clark Rd:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Clark+Rd ... 96,,3,1.17
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train, Railroad Ave / NY-295 &Main Street, Chatham, New York:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Railroad ... 6,,0,-1.82
Austerlitz St. crossing which is the next street over:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Railroad ... 3,,0,-1.54

Railroad Ave./Main St. when it was being modified:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Railroad ... 71,,0,0.42
All Legit.

Trainzmandude2012 wrote:Railroad Ave./Main St. when it was being modified:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Railroad ... 71,,0,0.42

This is interesting: http://goo.gl/maps/4FgFw

There's a road there now... based on the satellite view.

Well we might want to build a turn lane here in 5 years...better put the crossing gate up now.