Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

This is kind of an odd signal. https://www.google.com/maps/@44.330052, ... 1664?hl=en
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One crossbuck wonder. https://www.google.com/maps/@44.333378, ... 1664?hl=en
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Bell only crossing. https://www.google.com/maps/@44.24123,- ... 1664?hl=en
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Some nice 8'' signals. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.432948, ... 1664?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@43.432802, ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.433086, ... 1664?hl=en
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Some more nice 8'' signals. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.468022, ... 1664?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@43.467824, ... 1664?hl=en
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That is a unique way to have to crossbucks on one post, notice the arrow sign and the yellow paint on the post. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.328491, ... 6656?hl=en

For some reason, both crossbucks have yellow reflective tape on the back of the crossbucks, the other crossbuck post has yellow paint too. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.328554, ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@43.328554, ... 6656?hl=en
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This is just weird, look how far the lights are separated from each other! This is because of a telephone poll. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.326854, ... 6656?hl=en
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These crossbucks also have yellow tape on the back, and yellow paint on their posts, looks like they are getting replaced by Crossbuck-Yield sign combinations. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.325753, ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@43.325749, ... 6656?hl=en
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This is not a crossing, this is a cool little railroad bridge! https://www.google.com/maps/@43.323097, ... 6656?hl=en
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Another one of those crossbucks with the yellow paint on their post and yellow tape on the back is being replaced by Crossbuck-Yield sign combinations. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.276493, ... 6656?hl=en
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Also not a crossing, this is a cool tunnel that goes under the railroad tracks! Looks like at one point it was a Railroad tunnel, if so, it would probably have been a narrow gauge railroad, if this was a railroad tunnel, it would have not have been in use for a while sense the last commercial narrow gauge railroads in the U.S died out a long time ago. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.266991, ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@43.267341, ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@43.267505, ... 6656?hl=en
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Very scenic crossing! https://www.google.com/maps/@43.250935, ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@43.250651, ... 6656?hl=en
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Some 8'' G.R.S LEX-C lights. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.147907, ... 6656?hl=en
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Some more of those crossbucks with yellow tape on the back with yellow paint on their posts. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.107106, ... 6656?hl=en
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ToledoRailfan wrote: Odd setup. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.257073, ... 6656?hl=en

Whoopsie! https://www.google.com/maps/@41.257191, ... 6656?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote:Odd sign. Its hard to read because Google blanked it out. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.943638, ... 6656?hl=en

It's a warning for the train crew that the signal is extremely close to the tracks. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.943639, ... 6656?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote: Looks almost as if these signals use to have those lights on the bottom like some signals use to have. The one in Blissfield use to have them before it was updated. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.936165, ... 6656?hl=en

Think those are for the maintainer to help climb up to change light bulbs. Not so necessary now that those are LED's.

cabman701 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote: Looks almost as if these signals use to have those lights on the bottom like some signals use to have. The one in Blissfield use to have them before it was updated. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.936165, ... 6656?hl=en

Think those are for the maintainer to help climb up to change light bulbs. Not so necessary now that those are LED's.

That's most likely what they are. There are a few crossings in my area with them.

freebrickproductions wrote:

cabman701 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote: Looks almost as if these signals use to have those lights on the bottom like some signals use to have. The one in Blissfield use to have them before it was updated. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.936165, ... 6656?hl=en

Think those are for the maintainer to help climb up to change light bulbs. Not so necessary now that those are LED's.

That's most likely what they are. There are a few crossings in my area with them.

Makes sense, too high to work on from the ground and too low for a ladder.

Unique crossing, I can't tell if it has a Safetran Type-1 E-Bell. https://www.google.com/maps/@48.101802, ... 1664?hl=en
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Odd sign. https://www.google.com/maps/@48.233972, ... 1664?hl=en
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Griswold Rotating banners on the United States-Canadian border in Fort Frances, Ontario! https://www.google.com/maps/@48.608997, ... 6656?hl=en
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Some MOW equitment next to a crossing doing track work. https://www.google.com/maps/@48.618823, ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@48.618823, ... 6656?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote: Griswold Rotating banners on the United States-Canadian border in Fort Frances, Ontario! https://www.google.com/maps/@48.608997, ... 6656?hl=en

Amazing find!
Doesn't appear that the stop signs rotate anymore, but at least they left one them in there! The other one appears to have had its one removed.

freebrickproductions wrote:

brett nc railfanner wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:Active crossing:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.27334 ... 74,,0,9.36

Another active crossing:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.27334 ... 2,,0,-1.35

Yet another active crossing:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.27334 ... 6,,1,-0.56

on the first crossing asc e-bell!

Yea, kinda known already though:
http://www.rxrsignals.net/Tennessee/Nashville/Fogg/

for people that did not know

odd....

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.855707, ... 312!8i6656