Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

ToledoRailfan wrote:This would be a neat crossing to film a train at, if only f***ing Google Maps hadn't blurred the crossbucks!
https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.743008 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.742832 ... 6656?hl=en

Well... I hope they wouldn't be blurred if you were there filming.

cabman701 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:This would be a neat crossing to film a train at, if only f***ing Google Maps hadn't blurred the crossbucks!
https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.743008 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.742832 ... 6656?hl=en

Well... I hope they wouldn't be blurred if you were there filming.

That would be weird!

interesting crossing...

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6044843 ... 6656?hl=en

IanMP wrote:interesting crossing...

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6044843 ... 6656?hl=en

Looks like the lights were upgraded since the photos for the site were taken:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Michigan/Moun ... /Broadway/

Oddly enough, the new lights appear to be older Federal Signal or WCH 12x20s?

freebrickproductions wrote:

IanMP wrote:interesting crossing...

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6044843 ... 6656?hl=en

Looks like the lights were upgraded since the photos for the site were taken:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Michigan/Moun ... /Broadway/

Oddly enough, the new lights appear to be older Federal Signal or WCH 12x20s?

It sucks that the 8" lights with the shield guards are gone, those were something that I always thought were cool.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

IanMP wrote:interesting crossing...

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6044843 ... 6656?hl=en

Looks like the lights were upgraded since the photos for the site were taken:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Michigan/Moun ... /Broadway/

Oddly enough, the new lights appear to be older Federal Signal or WCH 12x20s?

It sucks that the 8" lights with the shield guards are gone, those were something that I always thought were cool.

At least the RACO and Teardrop live on!

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

IanMP wrote:interesting crossing...

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6044843 ... 6656?hl=en

Looks like the lights were upgraded since the photos for the site were taken:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Michigan/Moun ... /Broadway/

Oddly enough, the new lights appear to be older Federal Signal or WCH 12x20s?

It sucks that the 8" lights with the shield guards are gone, those were something that I always thought were cool.

At least the RACO and Teardrop live on!

I thought it was discussed in the forum that the teardrop was removed?

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

IanMP wrote:interesting crossing...

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6044843 ... 6656?hl=en

Looks like the lights were upgraded since the photos for the site were taken:
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Michigan/Moun ... /Broadway/

Oddly enough, the new lights appear to be older Federal Signal or WCH 12x20s?

It sucks that the 8" lights with the shield guards are gone, those were something that I always thought were cool.

At least the RACO and Teardrop live on!

I thought it was discussed in the forum that the teardrop was removed?

I honestly don't remember. It might've, but it also might've been on Facebook instead.

Active crossing in Elmore, AL with a southbound CSX train stopped at it with a CSX SD50-3 leading an HLCX SD40-2:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.5762606 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.5765794 ... 312!8i6656
This woman then got out of her car later, and I'm not sure why, but she is on her phone:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.576466, ... 312!8i6656

freebrickproductions wrote:This woman then got out of her car later, and I'm not sure why, but she is on her phone:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.576466, ... 312!8i6656

Just a thought... but since that is a passenger van I wonder if she is there helping with a crew change? Which could explain why the train is stopped? There is someone from the train crew walking here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.5763326 ... 312!8i6656

Also, looks like this signal on the other side got gently side swiped. It was fixed the next time through in 2016.
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.5764306 ... 312!8i6656