Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

dan the ca railfan wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:

dan the ca railfan wrote:and here's another one in north little rock arkansas on cheryl street that was probably installed by the l&N

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7524156 ... authuser=0

...The L&N never even operated in Arkansas.

well then who dou you think installed them i said l&n because that was the only company in that area that ever operated that made 45 degree cross bucks using stand ones.

here's another double set

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7625444 ... authuser=0

dan the ca railfan wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:

dan the ca railfan wrote:and here's another one in north little rock arkansas on cheryl street that was probably installed by the l&N

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7524156 ... authuser=0

...The L&N never even operated in Arkansas.

well then who dou you think installed them i said l&n because that was the only company in that area that ever operated that made 45 degree cross bucks using stand ones.

Probably one of the plains-states railroads that existed years ago. Years ago, many railroads used 45° crossbucks for crossbuck crossings, not just the L&N.

freebrickproductions wrote:

dan the ca railfan wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:

dan the ca railfan wrote:and here's another one in north little rock arkansas on cheryl street that was probably installed by the l&N

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7524156 ... authuser=0

...The L&N never even operated in Arkansas.

well then who dou you think installed them i said l&n because that was the only company in that area that ever operated that made 45 degree cross bucks using stand ones.

Probably one of the plains-states railroads that existed years ago. Years ago, many railroads used 45° crossbucks for crossbuck crossings, not just the L&N.

such as the southern pacific who built them in the same way as the l&N using normal cross bcuks here's one in patterson ,ca

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.4932737 ... 6656?hl=en

here's one in washington!

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9105021 ... 312!8i6656

EDIT

here's another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9103997 ... 312!8i6656

and another

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9103898 ... 312!8i6656

another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9101623 ... 312!8i6656

here's another in spangle wa

https://www.google.com/maps/@47.4762625 ... 328!8i1664

dan the ca railfan wrote:here's one in washington!

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9105021 ... 312!8i6656

EDIT

here's another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9103997 ... 312!8i6656

and another

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9103898 ... 312!8i6656

yeahhhh, no

ZachL wrote:

dan the ca railfan wrote:here's one in washington!

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9105021 ... 312!8i6656

EDIT

here's another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9103997 ... 312!8i6656

and another

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9103898 ... 312!8i6656

yeahhhh, no

yes they are they were just made using standard cross bucks!

the southern pacific liked to do this it seems!

dan the ca railfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:

dan the ca railfan wrote:here's one in washington!

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9105021 ... 312!8i6656

EDIT

here's another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9103997 ... 312!8i6656

and another

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9103898 ... 312!8i6656

yeahhhh, no

yes they are they were just made using standard cross bucks!

the southern pacific liked to do this it seems!

Just because a crossbuck is not at a 90-degree angle does not automatically make it a 45-degree crossbuck...

ZachL wrote:

dan the ca railfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:

dan the ca railfan wrote:here's one in washington!

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9105021 ... 312!8i6656

EDIT

here's another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9103997 ... 312!8i6656

and another

https://www.google.com/maps/@46.9103898 ... 312!8i6656

yeahhhh, no

yes they are they were just made using standard cross bucks!

the southern pacific liked to do this it seems!

Just because a crossbuck is not at a 90-degree angle does not automatically make it a 45-degree crossbuck...

i know but iv'e seen a couple of other forty-five degree crossbucks done this way!

here's one in maryland on display next to an old railroad depot!

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1876461 ... 312!8i6656

There's one at a private crossing along the CSX Indiana Sub (Ex-B&O), right in between Frichton and Wheatlnd, IN: https://youtu.be/UaSsYt-zbH8

Google Maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/qrmPpg5beHq

There's actually two back to back on this pole.