Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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cabman701 wrote:
ZachL wrote:
TheSignalMan2000 wrote:
Erik-Gorb-Hamilton wrote:Found a inverted SORS Sign!
Following the rail like, there is a crossing with a lone crossing gate that is all white (red part must of fated out due to age).
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.1842026 ... 312!8i6656
That line appears to be out of service. If you notice here, the plants would get plowed through if it still saw activity:
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.184228, ... 312!8i6656
Agree on those tracks being out of service. Check out the signal with the inverted SORS in 2012: https://www.google.com/maps/@47.1850481 ... 312!8i6656
This line was a BNSF spur to a paper mill (?) that used to unload Woodchip Cars. It has been OOS For quite some time.
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Erik-Gorb-Hamilton wrote:
cabman701 wrote:
ZachL wrote:
TheSignalMan2000 wrote:
Erik-Gorb-Hamilton wrote:Found a inverted SORS Sign!
Following the rail like, there is a crossing with a lone crossing gate that is all white (red part must of fated out due to age).
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.1842026 ... 312!8i6656
That line appears to be out of service. If you notice here, the plants would get plowed through if it still saw activity:
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.184228, ... 312!8i6656
Agree on those tracks being out of service. Check out the signal with the inverted SORS in 2012: https://www.google.com/maps/@47.1850481 ... 312!8i6656
This line was a BNSF spur to a paper mill (?) that used to unload Woodchip Cars. It has been OOS For quite some time.
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Active crossing in Orlando, Florida.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@28.5436 ... 312!8i6656
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TrickyMario7654 wrote:Active crossing in Orlando, Florida.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@28.5436 ... 312!8i6656
Why the extension on the one side of this pole?
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.54366,- ... 312!8i6656
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cabman701 wrote:
TrickyMario7654 wrote:Active crossing in Orlando, Florida.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@28.5436 ... 312!8i6656
Why the extension on the one side of this pole?
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.54366,- ... 312!8i6656
That is really odd! :Blink: :Confused:
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brett nc railfanner wrote:Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2308395 ... 312!8i6656
You could count this one as active too... and it appears Google caught someone driving around the gates.
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2300759 ... 312!8i6656

Here's the train to the left: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2300792 ... 312!8i6656
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cabman701 wrote:
brett nc railfanner wrote:Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2308395 ... 312!8i6656
You could count this one as active too... and it appears Google caught someone driving around the gates.
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2300759 ... 312!8i6656

Here's the train to the left: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2300792 ... 312!8i6656
Amazing that Google managed to catch a train on the Dothan Sub. IIRC, outside of the locals that run along the line, there are no regular trains assigned to that line...

Also, the power is a pair of ES40DCs:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2301076 ... 312!8i6656
They/Them for me, please.

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Active crossing that is not there anymore!
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.5126838 ... 328!8i1664
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