Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Nascar Fan007 wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:21 pm

brett nc railfanner wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:38 pm Hobbs, New Mexico:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.6965932 ... 312!8i6656

Do you know if this line is still in service or Not? Nice to see a hinged gate as well.

That gate has been snapped, it's not a hinged gate.

Edit: Retract my statement, i hate how it didn't jump me to the next page. .-.

freebrickproductions wrote: Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:59 am

Nascar Fan007 wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:21 pm

brett nc railfanner wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:38 pm Hobbs, New Mexico:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.6965932 ... 312!8i6656

Do you know if this line is still in service or Not? Nice to see a hinged gate as well.

That gate arm's actually snapped.

And it looks like the line might still be used.

Ironically, there wasn't a wind guard there in 2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.6965894 ... 312!8i6656

ZachL wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:11 pm

freebrickproductions wrote: Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:59 am

Nascar Fan007 wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:21 pm

brett nc railfanner wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:38 pm Hobbs, New Mexico:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.6965932 ... 312!8i6656

Do you know if this line is still in service or Not? Nice to see a hinged gate as well.

That gate arm's actually snapped.

And it looks like the line might still be used.

Ironically, there wasn't a wind guard there in 2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.6965894 ... 312!8i6656

Well even with one, that gate is let down by its angle under the powerlines.

Trainzmandude2012 wrote: Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:22 pm

ZachL wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:11 pm

freebrickproductions wrote: Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:59 am

Nascar Fan007 wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:21 pm

brett nc railfanner wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:38 pm Hobbs, New Mexico:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.6965932 ... 312!8i6656

Do you know if this line is still in service or Not? Nice to see a hinged gate as well.

That gate arm's actually snapped.

And it looks like the line might still be used.

Ironically, there wasn't a wind guard there in 2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.6965894 ... 312!8i6656

Well even with one, that gate is let down by its angle under the powerlines.

Just an observation.

After making the best attempts to ensure that these haven't been recorded, there is quite a few to note in the Carolinas other than the two in Latta:
On the Andrews Subdivision, there are many older signals
SR 1803 Hamlet, NC
https://goo.gl/maps/qzvDRyZnzE4GQXKt8
Main Street Dillon, SC (literally all four of these bells ring)
https://goo.gl/maps/frmVexvhNwu9x1r49
Calhoun Street Dillon, SC
https://goo.gl/maps/yxJLc6ik1bF6fRLC8

Arkansas Street, Pineville, LA:
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3300155 ... 384!8i8192

I hate to say this, but the teardrop bells in Illiopolis and Blue mound and Pawnee, IL are all gone as of 2020. NS replaced Blue Mound with a GS Type 3 and in Illiopolis NS kept everything original at the crossing, but then replaced the gated signal (which had the teardrop) with a full on seimens install Then, in Pawnee, the railroad (forgot the name) replaced the two teardrops there with GS E-Bells. Sad to see these bells go as they were the closest active teardrops to me. The closest one now to me is now an inactive signal at the national museum of transportation. (Besides mine)

Here's one on display in Rochelle Park, NJ:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8997891 ... 384!8i8192

And based on this video, it sounds like it operates!

Asuza, California
https://maps.app.goo.gl/yPF9G7yW9WUCBiYG7
However, according to a railfan one was since been replaced with a WCH E-Bell, but interestingly enough the line seems to be "Out of Service" since there's a red flag on track. It may have been stolen?

Here are some locations, not sure which have and haven't been mentioned.

Charles City Rd, Henrico, VA: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.4959537 ... 384!8i8192

Hugo Rd, Margarettsville, NC(old street view, but it's still there): https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5408687 ... 328!8i1664

E Rice St, Latta, SC: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.3395827 ... 312!8i6656

W Main St, Dillon, SC: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.4195047 ... 312!8i6656