Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

ToledoRailfan wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:This house has traffic lights installed for a fence, But why? This is odd! Surely there must have been a driveway for the house at some point. But this streetview shows the house boarded up. So i can't tell if the house has been boarded up due to structural problems or whatsoever.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.46478 ... 6656?hl=en

That has to be one of the strangest things I've seen!

I assume that these sensors detect vehicles and make the light go to red. Not really a bad idea but that house has clearly been unoccupied for a very long time!

Yep, They can't remove the signals since the road is narrow for a few hundred yards. That is why the signals were installed. Otherwise, without the signals. People would drive over and run into another car and one would have to back up for that vehicle to pass.

They use "microwave sensors" to detect vehicles. Some lights in driveways or businesses use a pushbutton unit to change the lights to red so they can get through without causing an accident.

I don't know why,
but the track looks a bit odd here.
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This Amtrak station has cabooses on display.

Interesting signal beacon-stop sign combinations in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.4689984 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.4686157 ... 6656?hl=en
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Odd stop sign.

ToledoRailfan wrote: Odd stop sign.

Looks to be written in Clearview rather than Highway Gothic.

Also, it's worth noting that Google Street View turns 10 today. I wonder what's the oldest street view image on Google Maps?

I came across some CP Workers adding a cantilever on this crossing!
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3715012 ... 6656?hl=en

NathanFromEngland wrote:I came across some CP Workers adding a cantilever on this crossing!
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3715012 ... 6656?hl=en

Looks more like the removal of an old cantilever to me. Also, it appears they may be doing an LED upgrade there.

freebrickproductions wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:I came across some CP Workers adding a cantilever on this crossing!
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3715012 ... 6656?hl=en

Looks more like the removal of an old cantilever to me. Also, it appears they may be doing an LED upgrade there.

Looks to be a replacement.
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3725108 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3725341 ... 6656?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:I came across some CP Workers adding a cantilever on this crossing!
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3715012 ... 6656?hl=en

Looks more like the removal of an old cantilever to me. Also, it appears they may be doing an LED upgrade there.

Looks to be a replacement.
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3725108 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3725341 ... 6656?hl=en

Weird. Especially since it appears to be an older cantilever as well.

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:I came across some CP Workers adding a cantilever on this crossing!
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3715012 ... 6656?hl=en

Looks more like the removal of an old cantilever to me. Also, it appears they may be doing an LED upgrade there.

Looks to be a replacement.
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3725108 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3725341 ... 6656?hl=en

Weird. Especially since it appears to be an older cantilever as well.

It doesn't look that old.