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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:17 am
by ZachL
ToledoRailfan wrote:ZachL wrote:
Wow, that is a lot of lights!
Probably lights up the whole area at the night. I wonder how cheap it is to live there.
I'd be interested in knowing that too! Also, I wonder what it looked like before it had LEDs too..
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:19 am
by ZachL
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:47 am
by NathanFromEngland
It just linked me to the first page.
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:03 pm
by ZachL
NathanFromEngland wrote:
It just linked me to the first page.
Tell me something I don't already know... it means that the link you posted was a line out of service.
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:33 pm
by NathanFromEngland
ZachL wrote:NathanFromEngland wrote:
It just linked me to the first page.
Tell me something I don't already know... it means that the link you posted was a line out of service.
f*ck me, i wasn't specific enough.
What was confusing me was the fact that someone had placed coal hoppers in the past few years, they didn't exist back in 2007!
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 6:01 pm
by ZachL
NathanFromEngland wrote:ZachL wrote:NathanFromEngland wrote:
It just linked me to the first page.
Tell me something I don't already know... it means that the link you posted was a line out of service.
f*ck me, i wasn't specific enough.
What was confusing me was the fact that someone had placed coal hoppers in the past few years, they didn't exist back in 2007!
It's not uncommon at all for railroads to use non-serviced lines for car storage, even if it's permanent storage.
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 4:57 am
by NathanFromEngland
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:27 am
by ZachL
Those aren't really "abandoned" lights though. Yes, they might have been installed when something was there at one point, but their second purpose could have been to show the cab crew that the signals were functional.
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:29 pm
by NathanFromEngland
Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 7:24 pm
by freebrickproductions
ZachL wrote:
Those aren't really "abandoned" lights though. Yes, they might have been installed when something was there at one point, but their second purpose could have been to show the cab crew that the signals were functional.
They probably still work as well, as the FRA requires crews to stop and flag crossings if the signals have more than a certain percentage of lights not working, IIRC.
Also, this may have been posted before, but here's an active crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6416567 ... 312!8i6656
One of the wigwags here is rather far back!
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.8858309 ... 312!8i6656
Here's another odd set-up:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.771865, ... 312!8i6656
Now gone though:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.7719898 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like this crossing still uses halogen gate lights!
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.8378206 ... 312!8i6656