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Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:35 pm
by brett nc railfanner

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:34 pm
by freebrickproductions
brett nc railfanner wrote:(500 posts!) Active Crossing: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4783517 ... 312!8i6656
Looks like signal maintenance:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4781327 ... 312!8i6656
Cool older block signal there as well. :TUP2:

A couple of long cantilevers here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3703907 ... 312!8i6656
Since been replaced with a couple of shorter ones, though it appears that much of the equipment here was re-used:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3703962 ... 312!8i6656

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 5:07 pm
by NathanFromEngland
Some pretty unusual but rare barriers.
https://www.google.com/maps/@55.1556431 ... 6656?hl=en

It can be seen active from Google Earth.
https://www.google.com/maps/@55.1556887 ... !1e3?hl=en

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 1:43 am
by brett nc railfanner
Active crossing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0980949 ... 312!8i6656

Odd crossing with GRS Lex-C lights:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0995332 ... 312!8i6656

A crossing with 8" Lex-C lights:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1041473 ... 312!8i6656

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:42 am
by brett nc railfanner

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 2:13 am
by freebrickproductions
brett nc railfanner wrote:Odd signals in Lyons, Georgia:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2040684 ... 312!8i6656
Believe I posted about those a while back. They replaced some classic SAL equipment:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2039856 ... 328!8i1664
One of the signals had a light missing as well, apparently:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2042286 ... 328!8i1664

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 3:40 pm
by ZachL
freebrickproductions wrote:
brett nc railfanner wrote:Odd signals in Lyons, Georgia:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2040684 ... 312!8i6656
Believe I posted about those a while back. They replaced some classic SAL equipment:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2039856 ... 328!8i1664
One of the signals had a light missing as well, apparently:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2042286 ... 328!8i1664
I just now realized that the gates remain untouched there. :Sneaky:

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:58 pm
by freebrickproductions
ZachL wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
brett nc railfanner wrote:Odd signals in Lyons, Georgia:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2040684 ... 312!8i6656
Believe I posted about those a while back. They replaced some classic SAL equipment:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2039856 ... 328!8i1664
One of the signals had a light missing as well, apparently:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2042286 ... 328!8i1664
I just now realized that the gates remain untouched there. :Sneaky:
Only the gate mechs really. One of the gate arms (along with the bell and lights on the same signal) were more recently replaced:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2042706 ... 312!8i6656

Personally, I'm just glad that the classic WRRS gate mechanism remains in service. :TUP2:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.2042517 ... 312!8i6656

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:30 pm
by brett nc railfanner
Active crossing in Los Angeles, California:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0675431 ... 384!8i8192

Re: Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:47 pm
by NathanFromEngland
Active crossing in Taft, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4205353 ... 312!8i6656

Active crossing in Orlando, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.5421688 ... 312!8i6656