Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

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Whitmore Lake, MI - an extra pair of lights above the crossbuck:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4289488 ... 312!8i6656

There's a small rise in the approach to the tracks
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Relay case with a satellite on it for no known reason.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.94756,- ... 6656?hl=en
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NathanFromEngland wrote:Relay case with a satellite on it for no known reason.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.94756,- ... 6656?hl=en
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Found this rather odd 4 way intersection installation in Bradenton, FL. It includes a mast signal for pedestrians, even though the sidewalk runs parallel to the tracks. :Confused:
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.4878778 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.4881439 ... 6656?hl=en

Hello there! https://www.google.com/maps/@27.4881245 ... 6656?hl=en
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NathanFromEngland wrote:Relay case with a satellite on it for no known reason.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.94756,- ... 6656?hl=en
Some kind of communications dish, IIRC. I think it might be PTC related?
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https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.781 ... 328!8i1664

Danger for google! Always obey red lights!
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Swedish Crossings wrote:https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.781 ... 328!8i1664

Danger for google! Always obey red lights!
That's been posted numerous times in the past, also that crossing has since been upgraded with new signals.
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Whats this?
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@36.72718 ... 312!8i6656
It looks like a wayside horn, but there is no horn!
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