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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:01 pm
by ZachL
dan the ca railfan wrote:the florida railway museum has a griswold rotating banner highway flasher!

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.56493 ... 6656?hl=en
That's the Central Florida Railroad Museum, not Florida Railway Museum

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:26 pm
by dan the ca railfan
sprinkle road in kalamazoo mighican is active in this shot because of a crane doing so rack maintance alsonthis crossing also has a mini bell i believe

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2467635 ... 312!8i6656

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:35 pm
by dan the ca railfan
holy :Censored: check out this abandoned signal box and it adjacent shack there complete and in suck great shape i'm amazed!

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2959609 ... 312!8i6656

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:43 pm
by dan the ca railfan
i have found a us&s semaphore in kalamazoo mighican!!!!!!!!!

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2839708 ... 312!8i6656

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:47 pm
by dan the ca railfan
this crossing in kalamazooo mighican on reed ave. has two us&s mechanical bells

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2741554 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2741545 ... 312!8i6656

found another crossing in portage mighican on garden lane that has a us&s mechanical bell

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2103142 ... 312!8i6656

found a third crossing with two more us&s mechanical bells

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1646921 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1646916 ... 312!8i6656
xyz ave might have one us&s mechanical bell as well but no way to confirmit unless someone goes out there and checks literally as you can't see the back of the bell. no i'm not joking about the street's name.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0921821 ... 312!8i6656

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:57 pm
by ZachL
dan the ca railfan wrote:this crossing in kalamazooo mighican on reed ave. has two us&s mechanical bells

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2741554 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2741545 ... 312!8i6656
Nope those are WRRS bells. A US&S bell looks like this on the back: http://www.rxrsignals.com/Florida/Plant ... ers2/5.JPG

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 5:28 pm
by dan the ca railfan

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:02 pm
by ZachL
dan the ca railfan wrote:32nd street birmingham alabama

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.5213078 ... authuser=0
I believe that shot's been posted here in the past.

Also... http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/A-F/Birmingham/32/

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:29 pm
by freebrickproductions
dan the ca railfan wrote:holy :Censored: check out this abandoned signal box and it adjacent shack there complete and in suck great shape i'm amazed!

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2959609 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like a nice crossing right there as well:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.295861, ... 312!8i6656

And two different ENS signs for two different railroads, I guess NS owned the line but ownership was transferred to Amtrak at some point:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.295861, ... 312!8i6656

Some 90s Conrail signals there as well, though the original 8 inch lights were replaced.

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:05 pm
by ZachL
Alright, I'll be the odd guy out to say that I had no idea Amtrak actually owned trackage. :Blink: