Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

I'll reshare some of the one's I've found in Streetview...

A Comeng set at Carnegie station.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.886 ... 312!8i6656

DAH! I found the Devil's Comeng! Carriage 666M in the Dandenong stabling yard.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.987 ... 312!8i6656

Found the Comeng carriage (392M) that derailed at Ringwood in 1992 by running into the now-gone siding and stopping on the baulks half way in the air at the edge of the Wantirna Rd bridge coupled up to the same set that hit a truck at the former Springvale Road, Nunawading crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.987 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.988 ... 312!8i6656

Found this Hitachi Train stabled in a yard. All the remaining Hitachi trains were retired in 2014.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.985 ... 312!8i6656
Another one near Gardiner: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.853 ... 1664?hl=en

Found a freight train in street view. This one is running the Long Island steel train and is passing through Moorabbin station: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.933 ... 6656?hl=en

Suburban train at the same location: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.935 ... 6656?hl=en

Another at Cheltenham station (further down the line): https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.966 ... 6656?hl=en

Also found 320M (involved in the Syndal collision in 1989 with Hitachi 90M).
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.009 ... 312!8i6656

Jeez, how many X'trapolis trains do you need!? (Comeng trains aren't really common on the Northern and Burnley groups now days due to the amount of X'trapolis train we have now compared to a few years ago.)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.826 ... 312!8i6656

Found two at Blackburn station
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.819 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.820 ... 704!8i4352

Another one stabled at Bayswater.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.842 ... 312!8i6656

One at the trenched Boronia rail station. This section was trenched in the late 90's in order to eliminate the crossing at the intersection of Boronia and Dorset Roads.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.859 ... 312!8i6656
See here for pictures of the area a few years before this was done.
http://www.westonlangford.com/search/?q ... ry=&state=

One at Officer station.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.065 ... 312!8i6656

Another at Riversdale station.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.832 ... 312!8i6656

One going over this viaduct.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.795 ... 312!8i6656

TrickyMario7654 wrote:I'll reshare some of the one's I've found in Streetview...

A Comeng set at Carnegie station.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.886 ... 312!8i6656

DAH! I found the Devil's Comeng! Carriage 666M in the Dandenong stabling yard.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.987 ... 312!8i6656

Found the Comeng carriage (392M) that derailed at Ringwood in 1992 by running into the now-gone siding and stopping on the baulks half way in the air at the edge of the Wantirna Rd bridge coupled up to the same set that hit a truck at the former Springvale Road, Nunawading crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.987 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.988 ... 312!8i6656

Found this Hitachi Train stabled in a yard. All the remaining Hitachi trains were retired in 2014.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.985 ... 312!8i6656
Another one near Gardiner: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.853 ... 1664?hl=en

Found a freight train in street view. This one is running the Long Island steel train and is passing through Moorabbin station: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.933 ... 6656?hl=en

Suburban train at the same location: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.935 ... 6656?hl=en

Another at Cheltenham station (further down the line): https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.966 ... 6656?hl=en

Also found 320M (involved in the Syndal collision in 1989 with Hitachi 90M).
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.009 ... 312!8i6656

Jeez, how many X'trapolis trains do you need!? (Comeng trains aren't really common on the Northern and Burnley groups now days due to the amount of X'trapolis train we have now compared to a few years ago.)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.826 ... 312!8i6656

Found two at Blackburn station
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.819 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.820 ... 704!8i4352

Another one stabled at Bayswater.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.842 ... 312!8i6656

One at the trenched Boronia rail station. This section was trenched in the late 90's in order to eliminate the crossing at the intersection of Boronia and Dorset Roads.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.859 ... 312!8i6656
See here for pictures of the area a few years before this was done.
http://www.westonlangford.com/search/?q ... ry=&state=

One at Officer station.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.065 ... 312!8i6656

Another at Riversdale station.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.832 ... 312!8i6656

One going over this viaduct.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.795 ... 312!8i6656

Nice stuff!

brett nc railfanner wrote:Nice stuff!

Why thanks, I've got some more too...

This one is stationary at Patterson railway station.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.925 ... 6656?hl=en

One crossing the former McKinnon Road level crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.910 ... 6656?hl=en

Google Streetview got this parallel run of this one between McKinnon and Ormond stations.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.907 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.907 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.906 ... 6656?hl=en
Eventually, Streetview caught up with it at the old ground level station at Ormond and the nearby North Road crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.904 ... 6656?hl=en
A bit further up. (Possibly the same train?)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.901 ... 6656?hl=en

This one from 2010 (shortly after Metro Trains took over from Connex) shows this Comeng with temporary Metro stickers covering the Connex logos. (This set also happens to contain 392M! That's the second time I've found it in GSV. )
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.894 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.893 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.892 ... 312!8i6656
Streetview managed to catch up with the train at Glenhuntly station.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.890 ... 6656?hl=en

Another Comeng with temporary Metro stickers.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.891 ... 6656?hl=en

GSV caught this train going through the Glenhuntly tramsquare crossing. These sorts of crossings are unquie as they require the train to crawl thorugh the crossing at speeds of 15km/h.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.889 ... 6656?hl=en
They also managed to catch the Long Island Steel train going through this crossing too!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.889 ... 6656?hl=en

Behind the trees, you can make out this Connex Comeng train.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.888 ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.887 ... 1664?hl=en
Here it is at the Nerrim Road level crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.887 ... 1664?hl=en

This one must of just went through the Nerrim Road crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.886 ... 6656?hl=en
The trailing carriage.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.886 ... 6656?hl=en

GSV caught this one near Clayton.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.920 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.921 ... 6656?hl=en

TrickyMario7654 wrote:

brett nc railfanner wrote:Nice stuff!

Why thanks, I've got some more too...

This one is stationary at Patterson railway station.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.925 ... 6656?hl=en

One crossing the former McKinnon Road level crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.910 ... 6656?hl=en

Google Streetview got this parallel run of this one between McKinnon and Ormond stations.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.907 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.907 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.906 ... 6656?hl=en
Eventually, Streetview caught up with it at the old ground level station at Ormond and the nearby North Road crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.904 ... 6656?hl=en
A bit further up. (Possibly the same train?)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.901 ... 6656?hl=en

This one from 2010 (shortly after Metro Trains took over from Connex) shows this Comeng with temporary Metro stickers covering the Connex logos. (This set also happens to contain 392M! That's the second time I've found it in GSV. )
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.894 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.893 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.892 ... 312!8i6656
Streetview managed to catch up with the train at Glenhuntly station.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.890 ... 6656?hl=en

Another Comeng with temporary Metro stickers.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.891 ... 6656?hl=en

GSV caught this train going through the Glenhuntly tramsquare crossing. These sorts of crossings are unquie as they require the train to crawl thorugh the crossing at speeds of 15km/h.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.889 ... 6656?hl=en
They also managed to catch the Long Island Steel train going through this crossing too!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.889 ... 6656?hl=en

Behind the trees, you can make out this Connex Comeng train.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.888 ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.887 ... 1664?hl=en
Here it is at the Nerrim Road level crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.887 ... 1664?hl=en

This one must of just went through the Nerrim Road crossing.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.886 ... 6656?hl=en
The trailing carriage.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.886 ... 6656?hl=en

GSV caught this one near Clayton.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.920 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.921 ... 6656?hl=en

Great stuff!

Three Comeng sets lined up in the Macleod stabling yards.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.730 ... 312!8i6656

Fast forward to 2014, and every train is an X'Trapolis...
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.730 ... 312!8i6656

East Midlands train in England:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.3064557 ... 312!8i6656

Metra Union Pacific / North Line in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5850439 ... 6656?hl=en

Found one at Willamstown station. (Comeng set 499M-1100T-534M-M-T-M).
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.868 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.868 ... 312!8i6656
Bit of an interesting history behind 499M-1100T-534M as the reason behind it being coupled up like that (rather than 499M-1100T-500M & 533M-1117T-534M). The reason behind this is that both 500M & 533M were burnt out by vandals while running in revenue service back in 2002, (at Hampton & Merlyston stations respectively). 1117T was moved to another set to replace written off car 1109T (damaged in an accident at Epping). While 499M, 1100T, & 534M were configured into a three car set and have remained like that ever since. Chris Gordon of Vicsig has photos of the damaged cars...



533M has since been cut up (in 2010), and I'm unsure of 500M...

Progressive Rail locomotive down the tracks in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.5215552 ... 6656?hl=en

Found a Waratah set at Vineyard in NSW.
https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.650134 ... 6656?hl=en