Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

ToledoRailfan wrote:

brett nc railfanner wrote:Active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3070552 ... 328!8i1664

brett nc railfanner wrote:Active Crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5970198 ... 312!8i6656

If you're going to make a post like that a few minutes after you made one that is similar, ya might as well combine the two by either editing the first one or deleting the first one and making a new one.

It also wouldn't hurt to say where the crossing is in the post just so you don't have a whole bunch of posts in a thread that just say "Active Crossing:".

Yeah true.

This crossing in Florence, SC looks to have an interesting mix of equipment, including old gate mechs, 8" inch lights, and a WABCO bell!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.1991 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.1988 ... 6656?hl=en

US&S Model 75 gate mech with a broken counterweight arm.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.1993 ... 6656?hl=en

Another WABCO bell!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.1990 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.1989 ... 6656?hl=en

Stupid bell nazis at work.
2012: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.0178 ... 6656?hl=en
2014: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.0178 ... 6656?hl=en

This is weird...
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@33.8314 ... 6656?hl=en

Active crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@33.9134 ... 6656?hl=en

This section of track crosses the same street twice in short succession!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.3748 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.3754 ... 6656?hl=en

Weird tracks sign.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.3831 ... 6656?hl=en

Signal with a black & white gate on display at Sanford, NC.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@35.4801 ... 6656?hl=en

The above find is conveniently located next to this interesting double crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@35.4804 ... 6656?hl=en

Another WABCO bell.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@35.4771 ... 6656?hl=en

TrickyMario7654 wrote: Stupid bell nazis at work.
2012: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.0178 ... 6656?hl=en
2014: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.0178 ... 6656?hl=en

Bell Nazis?!

Just when I thought I've seen everything on this forum!

TrickyMario7654 wrote: This section of track crosses the same street twice in short succession!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.3748 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.3754 ... 6656?hl=en

Interesting.

TrickyMario7654 wrote: Weird tracks sign.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@34.3831 ... 6656?hl=en

What the?!

TrickyMario7654 wrote: Signal with a black & white gate on display at Sanford, NC.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@35.4801 ... 6656?hl=en

The above find is conveniently located next to this interesting double crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@35.4804 ... 6656?hl=en

That has been posted here before.

Huh.
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.1110979 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.111091, ... 6656?hl=en
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Interesting pedestrian crossing in Joliette, Quebec.
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.0434212 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.0434488 ... 6656?hl=en
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This crossing is just weird...
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.0493884 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.0496816 ... 6656?hl=en

Black Safetran mechanical bells in Sanford, NC. This crossing has no rear lights for some reason.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@35.5233 ... 6656?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote:Interesting pedestrian crossing in Joliette, Quebec.
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.0434212 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.0434488 ... 6656?hl=en

I like how they put the flower boxes right in the back path lane... right in front of the arrow telling you which way to go.

Some classics in Indiana: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5148512 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5441572 ... 6656?hl=en

These are on the wrong sides of the road. I wonder if the signal on the left used to be a wig wag?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5805882 ... 6656?hl=en

Whoa! Not sure what this is about, but appears these were homemade. I'm assuming there were more tracks in this area at one time.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6093307 ... 6656?hl=en
Check out the bell! https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6099041 ... 6656?hl=en
Another one with a bell! https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6100938 ... 6656?hl=en

Back to some more "normal" classics: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6277731 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6432212 ... 6656?hl=en
Whoops! https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6432288 ... 6656?hl=en

Old semaphore's it appears: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6457566 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6487312 ... 6656?hl=en

A little bit of false advertising here... https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2861888 ... 6656?hl=en

It's not just in Canada that they do this... https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9891467 ... 6656?hl=en

These look interesting. Too bad there is not a more clearer image:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8961683 ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.896188, ... 1664?hl=en

Interesting... this is an abandoned crossing. Between September 2012 and October 2012 the one signal lost it's lights and both crossbucks were removed. The lights looked newer also. https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8890154 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8889939 ... 6656?hl=en

Not something you see too often... new tracks being put in along a once abandoned line!
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8772428 ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8772501 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8624215 ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8624298 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8517929 ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8518194 ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.83754,- ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8375433 ... 6656?hl=en

It appears all that above is to serve this power plant, as the tracks seem to end here. Funny... Duke Energy is our power source here in Pinellas County, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.7992647 ... !1e3?hl=en

I'm confused... I don't know if one of these relay cases is new.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3662463 ... 6656?hl=en

cabman701 wrote:Whoa! Not sure what this is about, but appears these were homemade. I'm assuming there were more tracks in this area at one time.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6093307 ... 6656?hl=en
Check out the bell! https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6099041 ... 6656?hl=en
Another one with a bell! https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6100938 ... 6656?hl=en

What the?! Those are pretty odd! Interesting how the crossing isn't visible yet the signals are still intact.

L&N setup.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@37.6937 ... 312!8i6656

Newer signals with inverted '2 Tracks' signs.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0292 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0293 ... 312!8i6656

General Signals e-bell replaced with a Safetran m-bell.
2007: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0585 ... 328!8i1664
2013: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0585 ... 312!8i6656

Another L&N setup, sadly it's gone now.
2013: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0752 ... 312!8i6656
2015: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0752 ... 312!8i6656

I guess this is another L&N setup (with two mini bells), but it's been upgraded too.
2012: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0413 ... 312!8i6656
2015: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0413 ... 312!8i6656

Another crossing ruined by an "upgrade".
2013: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0502 ... 312!8i6656
2015: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0502 ... 312!8i6656

Why is there a power line attached to this signal?
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@37.9793 ... 312!8i6656

Classic signals in Seymour, IN.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9577 ... 312!8i6656

Check out these crossings within the same town!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9577 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9581 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9563 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9593 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9602 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9622 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9631 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9641 ... 312!8i6656

This one's insane, three separate crossings within the same space!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9583 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9589 ... 312!8i6656

This gateless crossing only has two median signals, one with GRS Lex-C lights!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9612 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.9611 ... 312!8i6656