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The signals aren't new, its just that most of the equipment on them is.
TrickyMario7654 wrote: 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
Kind of interesting seeing a WRRS mini bell on a gate mast like that.

Did you see this crossbuck? :cool:

https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0412 ... 312!8i6656
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ToledoRailfan wrote:Did you see this crossbuck? :cool:

https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.0412 ... 312!8i6656
No, I didn't notice it. :oops:
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cabman701 wrote: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
Based on this:
cabman701 wrote: Old semaphore's it appears: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6457566 ... 6656?hl=en
I believe that's an old Monon line there, in which case, the signal on the left may have originally been one of the Monon's Fail-safe signals, like this one:
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freebrickproductions wrote:
cabman701 wrote: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
Based on this:
cabman701 wrote: Old semaphore's it appears: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6457566 ... 6656?hl=en
I believe that's an old Monon line there, in which case, the signal on the left may have originally been one of the Monon's Fail-safe signals, like this one:
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Did most of the Monon crossings that had a not so busy road traffic have signals like that?
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ToledoRailfan wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
cabman701 wrote: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
Based on this:
cabman701 wrote: Old semaphore's it appears: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6457566 ... 6656?hl=en
I believe that's an old Monon line there, in which case, the signal on the left may have originally been one of the Monon's Fail-safe signals, like this one:
Image
Did most of the Monon crossings that had a not so busy road traffic have signals like that?
I honestly have no idea, but I'd assume at least a small number of them did.
They/Them for me, please.

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freebrickproductions wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
cabman701 wrote: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
Based on this:
cabman701 wrote: Old semaphore's it appears: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6457566 ... 6656?hl=en
I believe that's an old Monon line there, in which case, the signal on the left may have originally been one of the Monon's Fail-safe signals, like this one:
Image
Did most of the Monon crossings that had a not so busy road traffic have signals like that?
I honestly have no idea, but I'd assume at least a small number of them did.
I wonder when the last one was taken out of service. The last one was probably located in some rural forested part of Illinois.
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NathanFromEngland wrote:Black relay case?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.573728, ... 1664?hl=en
Conrail used relay cases like that a lot, and it seems like a lot of them were rather rusty. Not sure if they were made that way or what, but many ex-Conrail relay cases look like that.
NathanFromEngland wrote: Why are these lights so wide?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5642403 ... 1664?hl=en
Probably due to the gate arm.
NathanFromEngland wrote: Classic searchlights.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5642412 ... 1664?hl=en
Those are actually former Conrail Tri-light signals, it appears.
NathanFromEngland wrote: Is it just me, or is this crossbuck have a different font?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5417384 ... 6656?hl=en
That's a Harmon crossbuck, which does use a different front. Conrail was a huge user of them, though I have seen a few elsewhere. There is some evidence that CSX may have used them at one point.
NathanFromEngland wrote: This is an odd gate arm...
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5207091 ... 6656?hl=en
That there is an old Transport Products Corp. gate mechanism! :Drool:
NathanFromEngland wrote: What on earth is this???
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.4921459 ... 6656?hl=en
Snowplow.
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freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote: What on earth is this???
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.4921459 ... 6656?hl=en
Snowplow.
LOL... Brick beat me by like 2 minutes! That is called a wedge snow plow that has obviously been sitting unused for a long time (due to the rust and vandalism). The first clip in the below shows one of them in action:

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freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote: Is it just me, or is this crossbuck have a different font?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5417384 ... 6656?hl=en
That's a Harmon crossbuck, which does use a different front. Conrail was a huge user of them, though I have seen a few elsewhere. There is some evidence that CSX may have used them at one point.
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But Railroad archaeologists haven't confirmed it yet.
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