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Posted: **Tue Dec 19, 2017 2:54 pm**

When I first got a glance at this, for a second I thought it was a rocket of some sorts! :LOL3:

Posted: **Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:51 pm**

ToledoRailfan wrote: Oh that's real nice......
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.4975456 ... 6656?hl=en

Gotta love how there's also a useless TN 22 shield for traffic leaving Tennessee on the other side of the road:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.4973481 ... 6656?hl=en

Posted: **Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:11 pm**

Marbelite signals at Universal Orlando, I never knew these existed, i wonder why there were some random poles when i visited a few months ago!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47608 ... 312!8i6656
Sadly, the signals were deactivated not long after that street view was taken, by the time July 2009 rolled around, one of the masts and signals were gone.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47610 ... 312!8i6656
Somehow, one of the visors had been bent and buckled for some reason.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47610 ... 312!8i6656
By November 2015, the other signal was gone, its pole was used to place two speakers.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47605 ... 312!8i6656

There are also some very old 1920's Crouse Hind beacon signals on the other street, sadly a majority of them have blown bulbs, or they just don't work anymore.
2008, The red/green bulb is blown
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47708 ... 312!8i6656
2009, The bulb is fixed, but the signals are operating incorrectly!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47708 ... 312!8i6656
2015, The signals have been deactivated, and one of the signals has been rotated to face a building.

There were also some other Crouse Hind's that were installed a few years ago, they weren't there in 2009.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47730 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47732 ... 312!8i6656
Sadly, i don't think they ever got around to wiring them up.

I've forgotten the make of these signals, but these are those signals that display GO and STOP on their signs, and contain a bell to indicate traffic that the signals are changing. I saw tons of these at Disney Hollywood Studios, however most of these had the flags non-functional. Only one of had working flags and a dying motor bell.
It was there in 2008.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47597 ... 312!8i6656
Then in 2009, it was strangely removed
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47589 ... 312!8i6656
It was reinstalled however by the time 2015 rolled around.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47588 ... 312!8i6656

Another intersection had these, there were two in 2008
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47679 ... 312!8i6656
However one of the signals was gone by 2015.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47674 ... 312!8i6656

Posted: **Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:22 pm**

NathanFromEngland wrote:Marbelite signals at Universal Orlando, I never knew these existed, i wonder why there were some random poles when i visited a few months ago!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47608 ... 312!8i6656
Sadly, the signals were deactivated not long after that street view was taken, by the time July 2009 rolled around, one of the masts and signals were gone.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47610 ... 312!8i6656
Somehow, one of the visors had been bent and buckled for some reason.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47610 ... 312!8i6656
By November 2015, the other signal was gone, its pole was used to place two speakers.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47605 ... 312!8i6656

I wonder why they got rid of them. I wonder if they did a normal traffic signal cycle.

NathanFromEngland wrote: i wonder why there were some random poles when i visited a few months ago!

For some reason, I thought you were talking about Polish people at first! I was really confused!

NathanFromEngland wrote: There are also some very old 1920's Crouse Hind beacon signals on the other street, sadly a majority of them have blown bulbs, or they just don't work anymore.
2008, The red/green bulb is blown
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47708 ... 312!8i6656
2009, The bulb is fixed, but the signals are operating incorrectly!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47708 ... 312!8i6656
2015, The signals have been deactivated, and one of the signals has been rotated to face a building.

Those aren't actually considered beacon signals. Those looked really cool and fitting there! Very strange that they've done that, especially sense the rotated them instead of removing them!

NathanFromEngland wrote: There were also some other Crouse Hind's that were installed a few years ago, they weren't there in 2009.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47730 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47732 ... 312!8i6656
Sadly, i don't think they ever got around to wiring them up.

That is very weird that they'd just get rid of those old signals or deactivate them and rotate them.

I can't think of a reason as to why they would do that.

Did you notice this one stop sign that was made to look old! Pretty cool how it has a normal font instead of a novelty/private stop sign font.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47625 ... 312!8i6656

There's another one here, there are probably more there.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47628 ... 312!8i6656

Posted: **Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:27 pm**

ToledoRailfan wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:Marbelite signals at Universal Orlando, I never knew these existed, i wonder why there were some random poles when i visited a few months ago!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47608 ... 312!8i6656
Sadly, the signals were deactivated not long after that street view was taken, by the time July 2009 rolled around, one of the masts and signals were gone.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47610 ... 312!8i6656
Somehow, one of the visors had been bent and buckled for some reason.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47610 ... 312!8i6656
By November 2015, the other signal was gone, its pole was used to place two speakers.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47605 ... 312!8i6656
I wonder why they got rid of them. I wonder if they did a normal traffic signal cycle.

NathanFromEngland wrote: i wonder why there were some random poles when i visited a few months ago!
For some reason, I thought you were talking about Polish people at first! I was really confused!

NathanFromEngland wrote: There are also some very old 1920's Crouse Hind beacon signals on the other street, sadly a majority of them have blown bulbs, or they just don't work anymore.
2008, The red/green bulb is blown
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47708 ... 312!8i6656
2009, The bulb is fixed, but the signals are operating incorrectly!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47708 ... 312!8i6656
2015, The signals have been deactivated, and one of the signals has been rotated to face a building.
Those aren't actually considered beacon signals. Those looked really cool and fitting there! Very strange that they've done that, especially sense the rotated them instead of removing them!

NathanFromEngland wrote: There were also some other Crouse Hind's that were installed a few years ago, they weren't there in 2009.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47730 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47732 ... 312!8i6656
Sadly, i don't think they ever got around to wiring them up.
That is very weird that they'd just get rid of those old signals or deactivate them and rotate them. I can't think of a reason as to why they would do that.

Did you notice this one stop sign that was made to look old! Pretty cool how it has a normal font instead of a novelty/private stop sign font.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47625 ... 312!8i6656

There's another one here, there are probably more there.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47628 ... 312!8i6656

I did notice them, i am going back to Universal next July, so i'll have a look to see if anything's changed.

Posted: **Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:30 pm**

They also have a Yield sign equivalent to the stop signs.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47691 ... 312!8i6656

They also had these old (might actually be reproductions) semaphore traffic signals.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47697 ... 312!8i6656

But they were removed and one of the signals was replaced by a taller one and the Yield sign were both removed!

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47688 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47692 ... 312!8i6656

Posted: **Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:15 pm**

ToledoRailfan wrote:They also have a Yield sign equivalent to the stop signs.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47691 ... 312!8i6656

They also had these old (might actually be reproductions) semaphore traffic signals.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47697 ... 312!8i6656

But they were removed and one of the signals was replaced by a taller one and the Yield sign were both removed!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47688 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47692 ... 312!8i6656

I posted those after i edited the post, i only just remembered about them.

Posted: **Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:16 pm**

NathanFromEngland wrote:Marbelite signals at Universal Orlando, I never knew these existed, i wonder why there were some random poles when i visited a few months ago!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47608 ... 312!8i6656
Sadly, the signals were deactivated not long after that street view was taken, by the time July 2009 rolled around, one of the masts and signals were gone.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47610 ... 312!8i6656
Somehow, one of the visors had been bent and buckled for some reason.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47610 ... 312!8i6656
By November 2015, the other signal was gone, its pole was used to place two speakers.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47605 ... 312!8i6656

Those look to be LFE signals.

NathanFromEngland wrote: There are also some very old 1920's Crouse Hind beacon signals on the other street, sadly a majority of them have blown bulbs, or they just don't work anymore.
2008, The red/green bulb is blown
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47708 ... 312!8i6656
2009, The bulb is fixed, but the signals are operating incorrectly!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47708 ... 312!8i6656
2015, The signals have been deactivated, and one of the signals has been rotated to face a building.

There were also some other Crouse Hind's that were installed a few years ago, they weren't there in 2009.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47730 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47732 ... 312!8i6656
Sadly, i don't think they ever got around to wiring them up.

Those look to be shop-built two-color signals using Eagle equipment, with a sole single-face Eaglelux two-color signal:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47711 ... 312!8i6656

NathanFromEngland wrote: I've forgotten the make of these signals, but these are those signals that display GO and STOP on their signs, and contain a bell to indicate traffic that the signals are changing. I saw tons of these at Disney Hollywood Studios, however most of these had the flags non-functional. Only one of had working flags and a dying motor bell.
It was there in 2008.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47597 ... 312!8i6656
Then in 2009, it was strangely removed
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47589 ... 312!8i6656
It was reinstalled however by the time 2015 rolled around.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47588 ... 312!8i6656

Another intersection had these, there were two in 2008
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47679 ... 312!8i6656
However one of the signals was gone by 2015.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@28.47674 ... 312!8i6656

Those are Acme signals.

Posted: **Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:45 pm**

Hello!
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2542005 ... 6656?hl=en

Posted: **Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:57 am**

Interesting traffic signals in Bayeux, Normandy.
https://www.google.com/maps/@49.2749908 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@49.2746683 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@49.2747761 ... 6656?hl=en

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