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Doesn't technically count because the crossing was downgraded by the FGCX but here is a US&S teardrop in Palmetto, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.5489865 ... 1664?hl=en

NathanFromEngland wrote:Doesn't technically count because the crossing was downgraded by the FGCX but here is a US&S teardrop in Palmetto, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.5489865 ... 1664?hl=en

This would've gone better in Google Maps Scavenger Hunt.

NathanFromEngland wrote:Doesn't technically count because the crossing was downgraded by the FGCX but here is a US&S teardrop in Palmetto, Florida.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.5489865 ... 1664?hl=en

That line is in piss-poor condition to the point that I thought it was out of service...

Here's a pair of WABCO Teardrops in Pompeii, Italy with AL-70 gate mechs:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7509508 ... 312!8i6656
Close-up of one, showing the WABCO name on the rainshield rather well:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7508588 ... 312!8i6656
Sadly, according to this video, they're in poor shape, with one struggling to ring while the other sounds like it doesn't work at all (save for maybe one ring just before it lowers all the way):


Another pair at the next crossing over:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7505288 ... 312!8i6656

Another one here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.759225, ... 312!8i6656

And here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7607762 ... 312!8i6656

What appears to be an FS 64 or FS 88 crossing with a pair:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7665108 ... 312!8i6656

Another pair here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7691728 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7690854 ... 312!8i6656

Might still be a pair here as well:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7742556 ... 312!8i6656

Another FS 64/88 crossing with a pair, and in action too!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7758002 ... 312!8i6656

This line is just full of them!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7797819 ... 312!8i6656

Yet another pair:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7827692 ... 312!8i6656

Another one with some AL-70s:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7852139 ... 312!8i6656

Another gateless crossing with a pair:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7927419 ... 312!8i6656

Another!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7959235 ... 312!8i6656

And another!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7983315 ... 312!8i6656

And yet another, with some wishbone gates!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8000852 ... 312!8i6656

Even more!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8015917 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8006053 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8001021 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8000331 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8117467 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8047478 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8011041 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.803303, ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8063332 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8027477 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8034673 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8040008 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8103266 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8105152 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8108592 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.811024, ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8202292 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8242933 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8261417 ... 312!8i6656

Here's a pair with four(!) AL-70s at it:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8314399 ... 312!8i6656

Another one:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8323077 ... 312!8i6656

Yet another:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8347022 ... 312!8i6656

Man, how many of these setups does this part of Italy have?
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8359711 ... 312!8i6656

And here's another set of four AL-70s with two Teardrops!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8369772 ... 312!8i6656
According to this video, both Teardrops here are rather healthy!


https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8398588 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8406993 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8413087 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8429288 ... 312!8i6656

Google ran these signals as they started to lower!
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8508432 ... 312!8i6656

Just how many Teardrops does this part of Italy have? (If anyone wants to do a count, feel free to, lol.)
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8579903 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8695818 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.870351, ... 312!8i6656

Another gateless crossing with a pair:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8716813 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8725004 ... 312!8i6656

Another pair with four AL-70s:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8725477 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8740849 ... 312!8i6656

This one is hiding in the trees, lol:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.869965, ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8622357 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8596914 ... 312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.86012,1 ... 312!8i6656

So, anyone want to buy me a plane ticket?

freebrickproductions wrote:
So, anyone want to buy me a plane ticket?

No thanks, but you can at least buy me a ticket to Florida though, because i'm not interested in going to Rhodes in around four months time.

So, anyone want to buy me a plane ticket?

Dude, I'd literally burst if I visited these Crossings! :D

NathanFromEngland wrote:No thanks, but you can at least buy me a ticket to Florida though

you're not missing anything special here anyways

freebrickproductions wrote:Found a crossing here in Alabama that still has a Teardrop bell! The crossing is Alabama Street in Odenville, AL, and it still gets somewhat regular use by the ATN when they send trains between Gadsden and Birmingham. I sadly wasn't able to record this guy in action though, since the train had yet to arrive by the time I had to leave, so I have no idea if he still works or not. This crossing doesn't have any street view at it either, so this was a complete surprise! The signal is an old SAL install too!
Alabama Street, Odenville, AL by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
Old Railroad Crossing Signal by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
Old Railroad Crossing Signal by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
Old Railroad Crossing Signal by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
Old Railroad Crossing Signal by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
US&S Teardrop Bell by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
US&S Teardrop Bell by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
US&S Teardrop Bell by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Well, after a few years of trying, I finally got a video of this crossing yesterday!

LARDLOGO wrote:

cabman701 wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

brett nc railfanner wrote:https://www.google.com/maps/place/S+Sla ... 18.4105566

Nice find! There's another one there as well!
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.96077,- ... 312!8i6656

Very nice... and it looks like they were painted recently. It appears it has been a long time since they have seen a train though...

Judging from the fact that the spur ends not too far from the crossing, I'm going to assume that if any trains were to cross the road, it would be for switching purposes only.

Anyone else notice this?
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9608526 ... 312!8i6656

Also, these can sadly be confirmed dead:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9607887 ... 312!8i6656

Paysandú, Paysandú Department
https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.308207 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.308207 ... 312!8i6656

NathanFromEngland wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 2:42 pm Paysandú, Paysandú Department
https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.308207 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.308207 ... 312!8i6656

The first one looks more like an McK&H Teardrop!